What are the main factors that influence a Computer It's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Computer It's salary?

A Computer It's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,780 for beginners, reaching about $65,291 at mid-level, and approach $69,242 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Computer It?

Computer It salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Computer It roles are District of Columbia $71,090, California $70,820, Massachusetts $69,876. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Computer It roles make?

Salaries for Computer It level roles vary by specialization: SVP of IT Operations: $317,640; VP of IT Operations: $251,580; IT Operations Director: $204,890; IT Department Director: $204,810; IT Operations Senior Manager: $165,690.

How do different companies affect a Computer It's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Computer It roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Computer It Salary in the United States

How much does a Computer It make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer It in the United States is $64,207 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Computer It's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,401
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,219 to $71,637
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,857

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Computer It Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,637	$5,970	$1,378	$34
Average	$64,207	$5,351	$1,235	$31
25th Percentile	$57,219	$4,768	$1,100	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Computer It Salaries

A Computer It's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Computer It Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Computer It's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,780
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,266
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,291
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,643
Expert (over 8 years): $69,242

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Computer It	$61,780
Intermediate Level Computer It	$62,266
Senior Level Computer It	$65,291
Specialist Level Computer It	$68,643
Expert Level Computer It	$69,242

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How Do Computer It Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Computer Its. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,090.
California: $70,820.
Massachusetts: $69,876.

District of Columbia $71,090 California $70,820 Massachusetts $69,876 Washington $69,619 New Jersey $69,594 Alaska $69,504 Connecticut $68,618 New York $68,258

Hawaii $67,109 Rhode Island $66,570 Maryland $66,204 Minnesota $65,703 Colorado $65,510 Illinois $65,446 Oregon $65,202 Delaware $65,022

New Hampshire $64,909 Virginia $64,656 Pennsylvania $63,918 Nevada $63,545 North Dakota $63,423 Michigan $63,231 Wisconsin $63,160 Vermont $63,019

Texas $62,627 Maine $62,602 Arizona $62,563 Ohio $62,518 Georgia $61,927 Indiana $61,632 Wyoming $61,574 Utah $61,484

Iowa $61,446 Kansas $61,138 Louisiana $61,048 North Carolina $61,016 Missouri $61,003 Florida $60,752 Montana $60,618 Nebraska $60,489

Kentucky $60,419 South Carolina $60,162 Tennessee $60,001 Idaho $59,937 New Mexico $59,468 Oklahoma $59,366 Alabama $58,987 South Dakota $58,351

Arkansas $58,004 West Virginia $57,818 Mississippi $57,260

Top Paying Cities for Computer Its

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $80,984
San Francisco: $80,188
Oakland: $78,409

San Jose, CA $80,984

San Francisco, CA $80,188

Oakland, CA $78,409

New York, NY $74,409

Queens Village, NY $73,928

Paramus, NJ $73,414

Passaic, NJ $73,350

Bergenfield, NJ $73,286

Stamford, CT $73,189

Huntington, NY $73,125

Newark, NJ $72,708

Bridgeport, CT $72,579

New Brunswick, NJ $72,367

Vallejo, CA $72,233

Middlesex, NJ $72,194

Somerset, NJ $72,136

Petaluma, CA $71,989

Santa Cruz, CA $71,738

Boston, MA $71,610

Monterey, CA $71,289

Fairbanks, AK $71,244

Los Angeles, CA $71,122

Washington, DC $71,090

Seattle, WA $70,974

Santa Rosa, CA $70,961

Juneau, AK $70,775

Orange, CA $70,563

Anchorage, AK $70,448

Anaheim, CA $70,403

Santa Ana, CA $70,306

Nassau, NY $70,268

Long Beach, CA $70,242

Danbury, CT $70,223

Santa Maria, CA $70,005

Everett, WA $69,992

Bremerton, WA $69,677

Trenton, NJ $69,555

Sacramento, CA $69,529

San Diego, CA $69,497

Brockton, MA $69,472

Tacoma, WA $69,446

Santa Barbara, CA $69,356

Lowell, MA $69,099

New Suffolk, NY $69,074

Nashua, NH $68,997

Lompoc, CA $68,894

Ventura, CA $68,830

Stockton, CA $68,810

New Haven, CT $68,682

Atlantic City, NJ $68,515

Hartford, CT $68,374

Modesto, CA $68,342

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,200

New Britain, CT $68,168

Olympia, WA $68,078

Kennewick, WA $68,078

New London, CT $68,066

Norwich, CT $68,046

Lawrence, MA $68,014

Bakersfield, CA $67,834

Riverside, CA $67,744

New Bedford, MA $67,744

Richland, WA $67,680

Portsmouth, NH $67,629

Vineland, NJ $67,616

San Bernardino, CA $67,565

Boulder, CO $67,385

Worcester, MA $67,334

Portland, OR $67,276

Saint Paul, MN $67,199

Minneapolis, MN $67,199

Philadelphia, PA $67,109

Honolulu, HI $66,769

Springfield, MA $66,544

Providence, RI $66,537

Chicago, IL $66,351

Bellingham, WA $66,274

Baltimore, MD $66,204

Chico, CA $66,043

Wilmington, DE $65,934

Pittsfield, MA $65,870

Manchester, NH $65,748

Spokane, WA $65,465

Denver, CO $65,459

Albany, NY $65,157

Troy, NY $65,131

Schenectady, NY $64,996

Burlington, VT $64,855

Portland, ME $64,630

Salem, OR $64,579

Yakima, WA $64,566

Ann Arbor, MI $64,547

Rochester, MN $64,367

Fresno, CA $64,335

Reno, NV $64,335

Milwaukee, WI $64,277

Detroit, MI $64,213

Allentown, PA $64,194

Carson City, NV $64,187

Houston, TX $64,091

Colorado Springs, CO $64,085

Syracuse, NY $64,053

Eugene, OR $63,931

Bismarck, ND $63,854

Gary, IN $63,854

Galveston, TX $63,854

Springfield, OR $63,802

Medford, OR $63,648

Fort Collins, CO $63,622

Austin, TX $63,571

Mesa, AZ $63,436

Phoenix, AZ $63,423

Dallas, TX $63,404

Reading, PA $63,366

Saint Cloud, MN $63,340

Concord, NH $63,282

Madison, WI $63,256

Utica, NY $63,083

Raleigh, NC $63,032

Las Vegas, NV $63,025

Rochester, NY $62,980

Des Moines, IA $62,974

Atlanta, GA $62,871

Battle Creek, MI $62,852

Salt Lake City, UT $62,833

Lancaster, PA $62,736

Champaign, IL $62,724

Harrisburg, PA $62,646

Durham, NC $62,589

Kansas City, MO $62,582

Kansas City, KS $62,569

Fort Worth, TX $62,563

Boca Raton, FL $62,537

Cleveland, OH $62,531

Columbus, OH $62,518

Pittsburgh, PA $62,512

Richmond, VA $62,486

Indianapolis, IN $62,473

Cincinnati, OH $62,390

Petersburg, VA $62,293

Billings, MT $62,152

Lansing, MI $62,152

Huntsville, AL $62,152

Lebanon, PA $62,146

Dayton, OH $62,139

Pueblo, CO $62,139

Appleton, WI $62,120

Buffalo, NY $62,094

Racine, WI $62,062

Charlotte, NC $62,056

Saint Louis, MO $62,037

Springfield, IL $62,011

Elkhart, IN $61,998

York, PA $61,998

Gastonia, NC $61,992

Benton Harbor, MI $61,992

Beaumont, TX $61,953

Lorain, OH $61,940

Toledo, OH $61,915

Binghamton, NY $61,882

Rock Hill, SC $61,876

Rockford, IL $61,844

Fargo, ND $61,812

Elyria, OH $61,812

Flagstaff, AZ $61,767

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,728

Miami, FL $61,690

Duluth, MN $61,587

Bangor, ME $61,504

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,433

Louisville, KY $61,401

Grand Rapids, MI $61,388

Hialeah, FL $61,382

Casper, WY $61,292

Scranton, PA $61,215

New Orleans, LA $61,195

Virginia Beach, VA $61,189

Akron, OH $61,157

Peoria, IL $61,073

Sarasota, FL $61,061

Green Bay, WI $61,016

Baton Rouge, LA $60,984

Charleston, SC $60,971

Nashville, TN $60,951

Jamestown, NY $60,939

Davenport, IA $60,939

Tucson, AZ $60,906

Cheyenne, WY $60,887

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,868

Tampa, FL $60,855

Omaha, NE $60,842

Port Arthur, TX $60,817

Evansville, IN $60,817

Bradenton, FL $60,791

Santa Fe, NM $60,675

Orlando, FL $60,611

Clearwater, FL $60,540

Canton, OH $60,406

La Crosse, WI $60,406

Grand Forks, ND $60,386

Albuquerque, NM $60,367

Tulsa, OK $60,367

Newport News, VA $60,361

High Point, NC $60,341

Ogden, UT $60,316

Corpus Christi, TX $60,264

Laramie, WY $60,226

Norfolk, VA $60,226

Rock Island, IL $60,187

Saginaw, MI $60,175

Jacksonville, FL $60,168

Salisbury, NC $60,155

Memphis, TN $60,142

Moline, IL $60,110

Fort Myers, FL $60,091

Waterloo, IA $60,008

Spartanburg, SC $59,943

Lincoln, NE $59,911

Fort Wayne, IN $59,898

Birmingham, AL $59,828

Cedar Falls, IA $59,815

Provo, UT $59,809

Springfield, OH $59,802

San Antonio, TX $59,789

Greensboro, NC $59,764

South Bend, IN $59,757

Winston Salem, NC $59,751

Boise, ID $59,731

Savannah, GA $59,687

Muskegon, MI $59,571

Lima, OH $59,494

Lake Charles, LA $59,468

Anderson, IN $59,455

Lexington, KY $59,436

Augusta, GA $59,417

Greenville, SC $59,417

Wichita, KS $59,359

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,359

Columbia, SC $59,301

Bloomington, IN $59,141

Roanoke, VA $59,102

Asheville, NC $59,019

Knoxville, TN $58,910

Shreveport, LA $58,903

Wilmington, NC $58,820

Frankfort, KY $58,698

Oklahoma City, OK $58,653

Chillicothe, OH $58,627

Longview, TX $58,621

Topeka, KS $58,601

Mobile, AL $58,505

Terre Haute, IN $58,479

Erie, PA $58,473

Altoona, PA $58,441

Melbourne, FL $58,422

Amarillo, TX $58,396

Killeen, TX $58,377

Fayetteville, AR $58,325

Sioux Falls, SD $58,280

Chattanooga, TN $58,242

Idaho Falls, ID $58,235

Gainesville, FL $58,101

Portsmouth, OH $58,069

Little Rock, AR $58,056

Lynchburg, VA $58,056

Lafayette, LA $58,030

Youngstown, OH $58,030

Temple, TX $58,004

Daytona Beach, FL $57,991

Clarksville, TN $57,985

Pensacola, FL $57,979

Hopkinsville, KY $57,786

Charleston, WV $57,780

Florence, SC $57,748

Sioux City, IA $57,709

Macon, GA $57,523

Tallahassee, FL $57,516

Fayetteville, NC $57,504

Waco, TX $57,491

Wichita Falls, TX $57,491

Pine Bluff, AR $57,465

Vincennes, IN $57,343

Lubbock, TX $57,317

Great Falls, MT $57,279

Alamogordo, NM $57,272

Abilene, TX $57,221

Rapid City, SD $57,138

Monroe, LA $57,138

Albany, GA $57,099

Huntington, WV $57,093

Jackson, MS $57,086

Greenville, MS $57,080

Parkersburg, WV $57,016

Montgomery, AL $57,003

Johnstown, PA $56,990

Springfield, MO $56,939

Biloxi, MS $56,906

Sumter, SC $56,772

Columbus, GA $56,765

Twin Falls, ID $56,727

Pascagoula, MS $56,643

Kingsport, TN $56,476

Gulfport, MS $56,457

Alexandria, LA $56,245

Fort Smith, AR $56,085

El Paso, TX $55,911

Helena, MT $55,828

Las Cruces, NM $55,622

Harlingen, TX $55,442

Pocatello, ID $55,385

Florence, AL $55,365

Brownsville, TX $55,353

Dothan, AL $55,250

Mcallen, TX $55,218

Columbus, MS $54,743

Altus, OK $54,447

Lawton, OK $54,325

Pierre, SD $54,094

What Skills Can Increase a Computer It's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 8.84% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 2.49% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
Geriatrics (Mentioned in 1.28% Job Postings): Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term geriatrics originates from the Greek geron meaning "old man", and iatros meaning "healer".

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	8.84%
Patient Care	2.49%
Geriatrics	1.28%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Computer It's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Psychiatric: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$66,775	4%
Psychiatric	$66,133	3%
Verbal Communication	$66,133	3%
Collaboration	$66,133	3%
Commitment	$65,491	2%
Patient Care	$65,491	2%

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How Education impacts a Computer It's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Computer Its enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Computer It with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $71,017 and $74,969).

Computer It Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Computer It

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 0.8%

Associates 1.5%

Bachelors 5.1%

Masters 91.4%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	0.8%
Associates	1.5%
Bachelors	5.1%
Masters	91.4%
Doctorate	1.1%

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Computer It Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Computer It's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$57,219

Average $64,207/year

$71,637

$4,768

Average $5,351/month

$5,970

$1,100

Average $1,235/week

$1,378

$28

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,637	$5,970	$1,378	$34
Average	$64,207	$5,351	$1,235	$31
25th Percentile	$57,219	$4,768	$1,100	$28

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Salary Trends for Computer It

Salaries for a Computer It can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $76,337 in 2023 to around $72,639 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Computer It salary trends, .

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2024

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