IT Manager salary in the United States

IT Managers working in the United States earn normally around 133,000 USD per year and most of the Manager salaries are between 45,500 USD and 200,000 USD per year.

If you earn less than 45,500 USD then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new IT Manager job in the United States.

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 Manager salary in the United States

The average salary for IT Managers in the United States is 126,500 USD per year, while the median salary is 133,000 USD per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?

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 Manager earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 133,000 USD 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 Manager compensation statistics and percentiles in the United States

The top 25% best earning IT Managers earn more than 168,000 USD per year and the top 10% reach over 200,000 USD, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.

At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning IT Managers earn less than 80,000 USD per year and 10% earn less than 45,500 USD.

Manager salaries in other states in the U.S.

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