Money counts for CIOs. They're making more money than ever before and the job is growing in importance at many companies. CIO Magazine released its 2008 "State of the CIO" report after surveying nearly 600 executives from companies of all different sizes. More top IT executives hold the CIO title and more report to the CEO. No matter what size the company is, the job is growing in responsibility and salary. For companies with less than $100 million in revenue, the job is now paying $148,300, up from $138,200 the year before. And bigger companies are paying more than that. Firms with revenues of $100 million to $999 million are paying $213,500, up from $184,000. The largest companies with revenues of $1 billion or more are paying CIOs $344,400, up from a healthy $281,900 a year ago.

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