IT Operations Administrator Salary in the United States
How much does an IT Operations Administrator make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an IT Operations Administrator in the United States is $49,194 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.
However, an IT Operations Administrator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,949
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,157 to $53,777
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,572
10%$39,572
50% (Median)$49,194
90%$57,949
IT Operations Administrator Salaries by Percentile
Key Factors That Influence IT Operations Administrator Salaries
An IT Operations Administrator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do IT Operations Administrator 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 IT Operations Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $54,468.
California: $54,261.
Massachusetts: $53,538.
District of Columbia$54,468
California$54,261
Massachusetts$53,538
Washington$53,341
New Jersey$53,321
Alaska$53,253
Connecticut$52,574
New York$52,298
Hawaii$51,418
Rhode Island$51,004
Maryland$50,724
Minnesota$50,340
Colorado$50,193
Illinois$50,143
Oregon$49,957
Delaware$49,819
New Hampshire$49,732
Virginia$49,538
Pennsylvania$48,973
Nevada$48,687
North Dakota$48,594
Michigan$48,446
Wisconsin$48,392
Vermont$48,284
Texas$47,984
Maine$47,964
Arizona$47,935
Ohio$47,900
Georgia$47,448
Indiana$47,221
Wyoming$47,177
Utah$47,108
Iowa$47,079
Kansas$46,843
Louisiana$46,774
North Carolina$46,749
Missouri$46,739
Florida$46,547
Montana$46,444
Nebraska$46,346
Kentucky$46,292
South Carolina$46,095
Tennessee$45,972
Idaho$45,923
New Mexico$45,563
Oklahoma$45,485
Alabama$45,195
South Dakota$44,708
Arkansas$44,442
West Virginia$44,299
Mississippi$43,871
Top Paying Cities for IT Operations Administrators
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: $62,048
San Francisco: $61,369
Oakland: $60,076
San Jose, CA$62,048
San Francisco, CA$61,369
Oakland, CA$60,076
New York, NY$56,641
Paramus, NJ$55,953
Queens Village, NY$55,950
Passaic, NJ$55,904
Bergenfield, NJ$55,899
Stamford, CT$55,791
Huntington, NY$55,771
Newark, NJ$55,407
Bridgeport, CT$55,303
Vallejo, CA$55,206
New Brunswick, NJ$55,186
Petaluma, CA$55,156
Middlesex, NJ$55,063
Somerset, NJ$55,028
Santa Cruz, CA$54,964
Boston, MA$54,664
Monterey, CA$54,492
Seattle, WA$54,379
Santa Rosa, CA$54,369
Los Angeles, CA$54,354
Juneau, AK$54,227
Washington, DC$54,172
Orange, CA$53,997
Santa Ana, CA$53,867
Long Beach, CA$53,818
Anaheim, CA$53,808
Anchorage, AK$53,784
Santa Maria, CA$53,636
Everett, WA$53,626
Danbury, CT$53,453
Bremerton, WA$53,385
Tacoma, WA$53,208
New Suffolk, NY$53,207
Sacramento, CA$53,193
Santa Barbara, CA$53,139
Trenton, NJ$53,085
San Diego, CA$53,085
Brockton, MA$53,031
Fairbanks, AK$52,911
Lompoc, CA$52,785
Lowell, MA$52,745
Ventura, CA$52,736
Nashua, NH$52,726
Stockton, CA$52,721
Modesto, CA$52,362
Poughkeepsie, NY$52,254
Olympia, WA$52,160
Kennewick, WA$52,160
New Haven, CT$52,141
Lawrence, MA$51,964
Hartford, CT$51,914
Riverside, CA$51,905
New Bedford, MA$51,855
Richland, WA$51,855
Bakersfield, CA$51,787
San Bernardino, CA$51,767
New Britain, CT$51,762
Atlantic City, NJ$51,762
New London, CT$51,742
Norwich, CT$51,727
Portsmouth, NH$51,718
Boulder, CO$51,613
Portland, OR$51,545
Worcester, MA$51,541
Minneapolis, MN$51,388
Philadelphia, PA$51,319
Honolulu, HI$51,157
Saint Paul, MN$51,133
Vineland, NJ$51,122
Providence, RI$50,980
Chicago, IL$50,837
Bellingham, WA$50,778
Springfield, MA$50,739
Baltimore, MD$50,724
Chico, CA$50,601
Pittsfield, MA$50,468
Manchester, NH$50,375
Spokane, WA$50,158
Denver, CO$50,153
Albany, NY$49,922
Troy, NY$49,902
Nassau, NY$49,850
Schenectady, NY$49,799
Wilmington, DE$49,760
Burlington, VT$49,691
Salem, OR$49,671
Portland, ME$49,519
Yakima, WA$49,469
Rochester, MN$49,317
Reno, NV$49,292
Fresno, CA$49,292
Milwaukee, WI$49,248
Detroit, MI$49,199
Ann Arbor, MI$49,191
Allentown, PA$49,184
Colorado Springs, CO$49,101
Syracuse, NY$49,076
Carson City, NV$49,076
Houston, TX$49,007
Eugene, OR$48,982
Gary, IN$48,923
Springfield, OR$48,884
Bismarck, ND$48,874
Galveston, TX$48,840
Medford, OR$48,766
Fort Collins, CO$48,746
Concord, NH$48,722
Austin, TX$48,707
Mesa, AZ$48,604
Reading, PA$48,599
Phoenix, AZ$48,594
Dallas, TX$48,579
Saint Cloud, MN$48,532
Madison, WI$48,466
Utica, NY$48,333
Rochester, NY$48,254
Des Moines, IA$48,249
Raleigh, NC$48,245
Atlanta, GA$48,171
Battle Creek, MI$48,156
Salt Lake City, UT$48,141
Lancaster, PA$48,067
Harrisburg, PA$47,999
Kansas City, MO$47,949
Champaign, IL$47,940
Kansas City, KS$47,940
Fort Worth, TX$47,935
Columbus, OH$47,926
Boca Raton, FL$47,915
Pittsburgh, PA$47,895
Richmond, VA$47,876
Indianapolis, IN$47,866
Cleveland, OH$47,861
Las Vegas, NV$47,802
Cincinnati, OH$47,802
Petersburg, VA$47,728
Huntsville, AL$47,654
Lansing, MI$47,621
Lebanon, PA$47,615
Pueblo, CO$47,610
Appleton, WI$47,595
Buffalo, NY$47,576
Dayton, OH$47,561
Racine, WI$47,551
Charlotte, NC$47,546
Saint Louis, MO$47,531
York, PA$47,502
Elkhart, IN$47,502
Gastonia, NC$47,492
Billings, MT$47,481
Beaumont, TX$47,467
Lorain, OH$47,457
Benton Harbor, MI$47,448
Toledo, OH$47,438
Binghamton, NY$47,413
Rock Hill, SC$47,408
Rockford, IL$47,384
Springfield, IL$47,364
Elyria, OH$47,359
Fargo, ND$47,359
Flagstaff, AZ$47,325
Fort Lauderdale, FL$47,295
Duluth, MN$47,266
Miami, FL$47,266
Cheyenne, WY$47,231
Grand Forks, ND$47,231
Bangor, ME$47,123
Cedar Rapids, IA$47,069
Durham, NC$47,048
Louisville, KY$47,044
Grand Rapids, MI$47,034
Hialeah, FL$47,029
Casper, WY$46,961
Scranton, PA$46,902
New Orleans, LA$46,887
Virginia Beach, VA$46,882
Akron, OH$46,857
Peoria, IL$46,793
Sarasota, FL$46,783
Nashville, TN$46,749
Omaha, NE$46,749
Green Bay, WI$46,749
Baton Rouge, LA$46,724
Charleston, SC$46,715
Jamestown, NY$46,690
Davenport, IA$46,690
Tucson, AZ$46,665
Saint Petersburg, FL$46,636
Tampa, FL$46,626
Evansville, IN$46,597
Port Arthur, TX$46,597
Bradenton, FL$46,577
Santa Fe, NM$46,488
Orlando, FL$46,400
Clearwater, FL$46,385
Canton, OH$46,282
La Crosse, WI$46,282
Albuquerque, NM$46,252
Newport News, VA$46,247
High Point, NC$46,233
Ogden, UT$46,213
Corpus Christi, TX$46,173
Norfolk, VA$46,144
Laramie, WY$46,144
Rock Island, IL$46,114
Saginaw, MI$46,105
Jacksonville, FL$46,100
Salisbury, NC$46,090
Boise, ID$46,080
Moline, IL$46,055
Fort Myers, FL$46,041
Memphis, TN$46,031
Tulsa, OK$46,006
Waterloo, IA$45,977
Spartanburg, SC$45,928
Lincoln, NE$45,903
Fort Wayne, IN$45,893
Provo, UT$45,888
Cedar Falls, IA$45,829
San Antonio, TX$45,809
Greensboro, NC$45,790
South Bend, IN$45,785
Savannah, GA$45,731
Muskegon, MI$45,711
Birmingham, AL$45,706
Winston Salem, NC$45,682
Lake Charles, LA$45,563
Anderson, IN$45,554
Lexington, KY$45,539
Augusta, GA$45,524
Greenville, SC$45,524
Lima, OH$45,485
Wichita, KS$45,480
Tuscaloosa, AL$45,480
Columbia, SC$45,436
Springfield, OH$45,426
Asheville, NC$45,347
Bloomington, IN$45,313
Knoxville, TN$45,135
Shreveport, LA$45,131
Wilmington, NC$45,067
Roanoke, VA$45,067
Topeka, KS$44,978
Frankfort, KY$44,973
Oklahoma City, OK$44,939
Chillicothe, OH$44,919
Longview, TX$44,914
Melbourne, FL$44,909
Sioux Falls, SD$44,830
Mobile, AL$44,826
Terre Haute, IN$44,806
Altoona, PA$44,776
Amarillo, TX$44,742
Killeen, TX$44,727
Fayetteville, AR$44,688
Chattanooga, TN$44,673
Sioux City, IA$44,629
Idaho Falls, ID$44,619
Lynchburg, VA$44,580
Gainesville, FL$44,516
Portsmouth, OH$44,491
Little Rock, AR$44,481
Lafayette, LA$44,462
Youngstown, OH$44,462
Daytona Beach, FL$44,432
Clarksville, TN$44,427
Pensacola, FL$44,422
Temple, TX$44,419
Hopkinsville, KY$44,275
Erie, PA$44,265
Florence, SC$44,245
Charleston, WV$44,166
Great Falls, MT$44,142
Macon, GA$44,073
Tallahassee, FL$44,068
Fayetteville, NC$44,058
Waco, TX$44,048
Helena, MT$44,014
Pine Bluff, AR$43,995
Vincennes, IN$43,935
Lubbock, TX$43,915
Alamogordo, NM$43,886
Twin Falls, ID$43,842
Rapid City, SD$43,827
Jackson, MS$43,738
Huntington, WV$43,735
Greenville, MS$43,733
Parkersburg, WV$43,683
Montgomery, AL$43,674
Wichita Falls, TX$43,625
Springfield, MO$43,625
Biloxi, MS$43,601
Monroe, LA$43,551
Johnstown, PA$43,517
Sumter, SC$43,497
Columbus, GA$43,492
Pascagoula, MS$43,399
Abilene, TX$43,399
Kingsport, TN$43,271
Albany, GA$43,271
Gulfport, MS$43,256
Alexandria, LA$43,094
Fort Smith, AR$42,971
El Paso, TX$42,838
Las Cruces, NM$42,617
Harlingen, TX$42,492
Pocatello, ID$42,484
Florence, AL$42,420
Brownsville, TX$42,410
Mcallen, TX$42,307
Dothan, AL$42,238
Columbus, MS$41,946
Altus, OK$41,717
Lawton, OK$41,623
Pierre, SD$41,446
IT Operations Administrator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For IT Operations Administrator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, IT Operations Administrator positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view IT Operations Administrator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an IT Operations Administrator
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$63,952
$31.0
30%
Biotechnology
$61,492
$30.0
25%
Telecom
$57,557
$28.0
17%
Financial Services
$56,573
$27.0
15%
MFG Durable
$56,573
$27.0
15%
IT Operations Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an IT Operations Administrator'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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$44,157
Average$49,194/year
$53,777
$3,680
Average$4,100/month
$4,481
$849
Average$946/week
$1,034
$21
Average$24/hour
$26
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$53,777
$4,481
$1,034
$26
Average
$49,194
$4,100
$946
$24
25th Percentile
$44,157
$3,680
$849
$21
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IT Administrator$152,063
It Database Administrator$101,880
IT Business Administrator$99,111
IT System Administrator$93,030
It Infrastructure Administrator$92,236
It Support Administrator$90,979
IT Systems Administrator$89,352
It Server Administrator$83,862
It Site Administrator$81,983
It Security Administrator$68,069
It Service Administrator$66,207
Salary Trends for IT Operations Administrator
Salaries for an IT Operations Administrator can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $44,492 in 2023
to around $44,397 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of IT Operations Administrator salary trends,
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Most common benefits for IT Operations Administrator
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for IT Operations Administrator
Here are companies hiring for IT Operations Administrator and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about IT Operations Administrator
1. What industry pays the highest salary for IT Operations Administrator?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for IT Operations Administrator roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
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