IT Specialist salary in California

IT Specialists working in California earn normally around $125,200 per year and most of the IT salaries are between $65,500 and $178,500 per year.

If you earn less than $65,500 then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new IT Specialist job in California.

If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):

Average and median IT Specialist salary in California

The average salary for IT Specialists in California is $125,200 per year, while the median salary is $125,200 per year.

The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical IT Specialist earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than $125,200 and 50% earn less than this.

The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.

IT Specialist compensation statistics and percentiles in California

The top 25% best earning IT Specialists earn more than $155,700 per year and the top 10% reach over $178,500, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.

At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning IT Specialists earn less than $93,600 per year and 10% earn less than $65,500.

IT salaries in other states in the U.S.

You have to be aware that the salaries for IT Specialists can vary a lot in different states. This page shows the salaries in California, but you can select a different state below: