IT manager earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level IT manager earnings begin at:

$61.63 per hour

$128,180 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level IT manager earnings begin at:

$52.90 per hour

$110,030 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level IT manager earnings begin at:

$41.72 per hour

$86,770 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level IT manager earnings begin at:

$32.64 per hour

$67,890 per year

10th percentile

Starting level IT manager earnings begin at:

$23.23 per hour

$48,320 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

IT manager salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Colorado $99,840
Connecticut $99,730
New Jersey $99,210
California $98,010
South Carolina $93,240
Pennsylvania $90,801
New York $90,430
Georgia $90,140
Hawaii $89,960
Massachusetts $88,660
Texas $88,460
Washington $87,760
Illinois $86,800
North Carolina $86,770
Alaska $86,727
Nebraska $85,600
Alabama $84,414
Missouri $83,720
West Virginia $83,160
Ohio $82,640
Guam $81,940
Indiana $81,541
Idaho $81,379
South Dakota $80,720
Rhode Island $79,840
Iowa $79,702
Mississippi $78,970
Florida $78,900
Oklahoma $78,630
Maine $77,640
Minnesota $77,560
Oregon $77,540
New Mexico $76,890
Delaware $76,580
Arizona $74,292
Michigan $73,650
Kentucky $73,580
Utah $73,370
Wyoming $73,050
Nevada $72,610
Tennessee $72,100
Vermont $71,490
Wisconsin $71,050
Arkansas $70,735
North Dakota $68,870
Kansas $67,440
Montana $66,510
Louisiana $62,800
Puerto Rico $62,800
Virgin Islands, U.S. $43,130
District of Columbia $118,800
Maryland $116,360
New Hampshire $113,770
Virginia $104,840

How do IT manager salaries compare to similar careers?

IT managers earn about the same as related careers in North Carolina. On average, they make less than computer programmers.

Career Median Salary
Computer programmer salary $91K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $90K
Systems analyst salary $90K
Database administrator salary $93K
Lodging manager salary $81K
Game level designer salary $87K
Database architect salary $87K
Systems engineer salary $87K
Game artist salary $87K
IT manager salary $87K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)