Mike Carter
CIO base salaries in 2026 range from $170,000 to $350,000+, with total compensation reaching $600K+ at Fortune 500 companies once equity and bonuses are included. The wide spread reflects vastly different scopes — a mid-market manufacturer’s CIO and a Fortune 500 CIO carry the same title but manage 100× different budgets and team sizes. Industry … Read more
The Short Version Oracle just cut 30,000 people. Some of the best database administrators on the planet were in that number. DBAs who spent years wrangling RAC clusters, squeezing performance out of Exadata boxes, and making sure Data Guard failovers actually worked when it mattered. They’re available right now. If you’ve been struggling to fill … Read more
CTO base pay in 2026 runs $183,000 to $390,000, with total compensation topping $600,000 at funded startups and public companies once equity is included. Fractional CTO engagements run $8K-$25K/month. Pay scales sharply with company size (Series A < Series B/C < Public), industry (fintech & AI lead), and metro (SF/NYC > rest of US). Source: … Read more
Oracle laid off approximately 30,000 employees on March 31, 2026 — roughly 18% of its global workforce — to redirect $8-10 billion in annual cash flow toward AI data center construction. The cuts hit Cerner/Oracle Health, Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and ERP consulting hardest. Most displaced senior engineers are landing in mid-market and PE-backed roles within … Read more
KORE1 came out on top in our 2026 ranking, with Payroll4Construction close behind, followed by Devine Consulting, ADP, and Insperity. What pushed these five to the top was not brand size alone. It was their ability to deal with the parts of construction payroll that usually cause the most friction: certified payroll, prevailing wage rules, … Read more
Discover the top payroll outsourcing companies in 2026. Compare providers like ADP, Deel, and KORE 1 to find the best fit for your business.
Help Desk Technician Salary Guide 2026 Help desk technicians in the United States earn between $41,000 and $65,000 per year, with a national median around $48,000 to $60,000 depending on the source. Entry-level Tier 1 positions start near $41,000. Experienced Tier 3 specialists and help desk supervisors push past $80,000 and can reach $115,000. Location, … Read more
AI Isn’t Replacing Recruiters. It’s Replacing Bad Recruiting. Companies are laying off recruiters because of AI. Not because AI is doing recruiting work. Because executives think it will, eventually, and they want the cost savings now. The data on how that’s going is already in, and it’s ugly. A Harvard Business Review study published in … Read more
Epic Games Layoffs: 1,000+ Game Developers Just Hit the Market Epic Games cut over 1,000 employees on March 24, 2026. About a fifth of the entire company, gone in one announcement. For hiring managers who’ve been struggling to find C++ engineers, Unreal Engine specialists, or anyone who’s shipped multiplayer systems at scale — the talent … Read more
2026 SoCal IT Staffing Salary & Hiring Trends Report $161,449. That’s the average base compensation for a tech worker in Los Angeles right now, according to Motion Recruitment’s 2026 data. Orange County is slightly behind. San Diego a bit further. All three are running 8-12% above national medians, and the gap is wider than it … Read more
