IT Manager Salary (2026)
Typical pay is $175,140 a year, with most IT managers earning between $138,060 and $220,730. Based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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Nationally, the typical IT manager earns $175,140 a year. Early-career pay starts around $138,060, experienced IT managers earn $220,730 or more, and the top 10% make over $297,510. About 670,570 people work in this occupation in the US. Pay is highest in California ($218,290) and, among metro areas, in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($291,660).
IT Manager salary in the United States
Annual pay, BLS survey of May 2025
What IT managers do
IT managers and directors plan and run an organization's technology, managing teams, budgets, vendors and security. BLS counts them as computer and information systems managers.
IT Manager salary by state
Typical annual pay for IT managers in every state where BLS publishes figures, highest first.
| State | Typical | Early career | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $218,290 | $170,240 | $293,470 |
| Massachusetts | $214,960 | $173,350 | $260,040 |
| New York | $214,300 | $169,720 | $288,230 |
| Washington | $209,370 | $165,670 | $287,690 |
| New Jersey | $203,460 | $168,250 | $227,650 |
| Virginia | $201,490 | $166,430 | $234,310 |
| Colorado | $199,420 | $162,070 | $229,350 |
| District of Columbia | $195,190 | $167,590 | $223,160 |
| New Hampshire | $176,540 | $145,970 | $213,620 |
| Minnesota | $176,380 | $143,970 | $215,000 |
| Oregon | $175,270 | $138,590 | $217,160 |
| Georgia | $173,940 | $142,520 | $216,100 |
| North Carolina | $172,860 | $137,690 | $217,280 |
| Connecticut | $171,750 | $137,200 | $215,950 |
| Illinois | $171,730 | $133,220 | $212,040 |
| Texas | $171,530 | $136,870 | $213,550 |
| Maryland | $171,490 | $137,240 | $209,060 |
| Delaware | $168,500 | $141,450 | $225,110 |
| Florida | $168,470 | $131,630 | $209,720 |
| Rhode Island | $167,270 | $127,830 | $210,800 |
| Arizona | $166,430 | $129,630 | $200,060 |
| Nevada | $165,000 | $129,260 | $207,860 |
| Kansas | $164,830 | $131,120 | $206,820 |
| Pennsylvania | $163,910 | $127,440 | $206,150 |
| Michigan | $163,760 | $128,050 | $196,800 |
| Ohio | $163,640 | $129,570 | $205,860 |
| Utah | $163,610 | $125,550 | $201,980 |
| Idaho | $162,240 | $116,540 | $176,200 |
| South Dakota | $162,240 | $140,390 | $195,840 |
| South Carolina | $160,860 | $121,560 | $200,480 |
| Maine | $160,260 | $126,450 | $201,410 |
| Wisconsin | $160,140 | $127,160 | $198,760 |
| Missouri | $159,460 | $125,130 | $182,370 |
| Tennessee | $158,700 | $126,310 | $193,030 |
| North Dakota | $149,130 | $114,990 | $171,470 |
| Iowa | $143,780 | $121,640 | $173,860 |
| Indiana | $142,040 | $117,150 | $175,220 |
| Hawaii | $141,640 | $121,600 | $169,510 |
| Kentucky | $140,360 | $109,560 | $175,150 |
| West Virginia | $139,820 | $98,780 | $174,580 |
| Alabama | $138,670 | $105,780 | $174,470 |
| Vermont | $138,460 | $101,540 | $179,740 |
| New Mexico | $137,730 | $116,810 | $183,000 |
| Oklahoma | $137,280 | $104,990 | $171,350 |
| Nebraska | $135,780 | $112,140 | $170,180 |
| Alaska | $133,490 | $109,210 | $163,520 |
| Montana | $132,860 | $107,410 | $174,770 |
| Louisiana | $127,500 | $98,830 | $165,060 |
| Arkansas | $127,220 | $97,300 | $165,720 |
| Mississippi | $124,280 | $99,390 | $158,810 |
| Wyoming | $120,850 | $100,100 | $144,620 |
Highest-paying metro areas
| Metro area | Typical |
|---|---|
| 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $291,660 |
| 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $232,890 |
| 3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $215,300 |
| 4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $214,960 |
| 5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $214,680 |
| 6. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $207,760 |
| 7. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $206,740 |
| 8. Boulder, CO | $206,260 |
| 9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $204,370 |
| 10. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $203,340 |
| 11. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $201,440 |
| 12. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $198,770 |
| 13. Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $197,420 |
| 14. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $195,190 |
| 15. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $195,190 |
Pay in Apollo's markets
| Metro | Typical |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | $177,970 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $173,810 |
| Houston | $172,160 |
| Austin | $176,990 |
| Charlotte | $176,840 |
| Raleigh | $173,960 |
| San Antonio | $163,490 |
| Chicago | $173,760 |
| Orlando | $171,210 |
| Tampa | $168,470 |
| Miami | $169,600 |
| Jacksonville | $169,010 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg | $161,180 |
| Columbia, SC | $141,570 |
| Charleston, SC | $167,000 |
| Savannah | $159,660 |
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IT Manager salary FAQs
How much does a IT manager make in the US?
The typical (median) IT manager in the US earns $175,140 a year, or about $84.20 an hour (BLS, May 2025). Half earn more and half earn less.
What is the entry-level salary for a IT manager in the US?
Early-career IT managers in the US typically earn around $138,060 (the 25th percentile), and the lowest-paid 10% earn under $107,550. Degree, internships, licenses and the industry all move starting pay.
How much do experienced IT managers earn in the US?
Experienced IT managers in the US earn $220,730 or more (the 75th percentile), and the top 10% earn over $297,510.
Which state pays IT managers the most?
California has the highest typical pay for IT managers at $218,290 a year. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $291,660 (BLS, May 2025).
Are IT managers in demand?
BLS projects employment in this occupation to grow 15.8% from 2025 to 2035, compared with 3.5% for all jobs, with about 53,500 openings a year nationally as people retire, change jobs or the field grows.
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Where these numbers come from
Pay figures come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program (OEWS), which surveys about 1.1 million employer locations and is the government's main source of pay by occupation and location. This page uses the May 2025 survey, released in 2026, and updates itself when BLS publishes the next year's figures. Job outlook comes from the BLS Employment Projections for 2025–35. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024, where the US average is 100.
Pay is base wages and salary before tax. It does not include bonuses, overtime, benefits or equity. Early career is the 25th percentile (a quarter of workers earn less), Typical is the median and Experienced is the 75th percentile. The bar shows the full range from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The salary rank check estimates a percentile by drawing straight lines between those five published points.
BLS groups some job titles together. Controls engineers, for example, are counted with electrical engineers, and CAD designers with drafters. Each result names the BLS occupation it uses so you can see exactly what is being measured. BLS does not publish every occupation in every area, for example when too few people in a job were surveyed or when a figure does not meet its reliability standards. When a metro figure is missing, the calculator shows the state figure, or the national figure if the state is also missing, and says so.
BLS occupation used on this page: Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021).