What are the main factors that influence an IT Generalist's salary?

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

How does experience change An IT Generalist's salary?

An IT Generalist's salary grows with experience: an Information Technology Generalist I (0-2 years)earns $67,381, an IT Generalist (2-4 years)earns $80,745, an Information Technology Generalist III (4-7 years)earns $104,848, an Information Technology Generalist IV (7+ years)earns $128,808, an Information Technology Generalist V (7-10 years)earns $149,875,

What are the highest paying states for an IT Generalist?

IT Generalist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for IT Generalist roles are District of Columbia $90,043, California $89,702, Massachusetts $88,506. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of IT Generalist roles make?

Salaries for IT Generalist level roles vary by specialization: Information Systems (IS) Generalist VI: $198,200; Information Systems (IS) Generalist V: $151,900; Information Technology Generalist V: $151,849; Information Systems (IS) Generalist IV: $130,523; Information Technology Generalist IV: $130,505.

How do different companies affect an IT Generalist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for IT Generalist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

IT Generalist Salary in the United States

How much does an IT Generalist make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an IT Generalist in the United States is $81,325 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, an IT Generalist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,392
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,280 to $89,212
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,044

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IT Generalist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,212	$7,434	$1,716	$43
Average	$81,325	$6,777	$1,564	$39
25th Percentile	$72,280	$6,023	$1,390	$35

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Key Factors That Influence IT Generalist Salaries

An IT Generalist'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 IT Generalist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an IT Generalist'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): $67,381
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,745
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,848
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,808
Expert (over 8 years): $149,875

Levels	Salary
Informati... Level IT Generalist	$67,381
IT Genera... Level IT Generalist	$80,745
Informati... Level IT Generalist	$104,848
Informati... Level IT Generalist	$128,808
Informati... Level IT Generalist	$149,875

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How Do IT Generalist 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 Generalists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,043.
California: $89,702.
Massachusetts: $88,506.

District of Columbia $90,043 California $89,702 Massachusetts $88,506 Washington $88,181 New Jersey $88,149 Alaska $88,035 Connecticut $86,912 New York $86,457

Hawaii $85,001 Rhode Island $84,318 Maryland $83,855 Minnesota $83,220 Colorado $82,976 Illinois $82,895 Oregon $82,586 Delaware $82,358

New Hampshire $82,215 Virginia $81,895 Pennsylvania $80,959 Nevada $80,488 North Dakota $80,333 Michigan $80,089 Wisconsin $80,000 Vermont $79,821

Texas $79,325 Maine $79,292 Arizona $79,243 Ohio $79,187 Georgia $78,438 Indiana $78,064 Wyoming $77,991 Utah $77,877

Iowa $77,828 Kansas $77,438 Louisiana $77,324 North Carolina $77,284 Missouri $77,267 Florida $76,950 Montana $76,779 Nebraska $76,617

Kentucky $76,527 South Carolina $76,202 Tennessee $75,999 Idaho $75,917 New Mexico $75,324 Oklahoma $75,193 Alabama $74,714 South Dakota $73,909

Arkansas $73,469 West Virginia $73,234 Mississippi $72,526

Top Paying Cities for IT Generalists

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: $102,576
San Francisco: $101,453
Oakland: $99,315

San Jose, CA $102,576

San Francisco, CA $101,453

Oakland, CA $99,315

New York, NY $93,637

Paramus, NJ $92,499

Queens Village, NY $92,495

Passaic, NJ $92,417

Bergenfield, NJ $92,410

Stamford, CT $92,231

Huntington, NY $92,198

Newark, NJ $91,597

Bridgeport, CT $91,425

Vallejo, CA $91,263

New Brunswick, NJ $91,231

Petaluma, CA $91,182

Middlesex, NJ $91,028

Somerset, NJ $90,971

Santa Cruz, CA $90,865

Boston, MA $90,369

Monterey, CA $90,083

Seattle, WA $89,897

Santa Rosa, CA $89,881

Los Angeles, CA $89,856

Juneau, AK $89,645

Washington, DC $89,556

Orange, CA $89,266

Santa Ana, CA $89,051

Long Beach, CA $88,970

Anaheim, CA $88,954

Anchorage, AK $88,913

Santa Maria, CA $88,669

Everett, WA $88,653

Danbury, CT $88,367

Bremerton, WA $88,254

Tacoma, WA $87,962

New Suffolk, NY $87,960

Sacramento, CA $87,937

Santa Barbara, CA $87,848

Trenton, NJ $87,758

San Diego, CA $87,758

Brockton, MA $87,669

Fairbanks, AK $87,470

Lompoc, CA $87,262

Lowell, MA $87,196

Ventura, CA $87,181

Nashua, NH $87,165

Stockton, CA $87,156

Modesto, CA $86,563

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,384

Olympia, WA $86,229

Kennewick, WA $86,229

New Haven, CT $86,197

Lawrence, MA $85,904

Hartford, CT $85,823

Riverside, CA $85,806

New Bedford, MA $85,725

Richland, WA $85,725

Bakersfield, CA $85,611

San Bernardino, CA $85,579

New Britain, CT $85,571

Atlantic City, NJ $85,571

New London, CT $85,538

Norwich, CT $85,514

Portsmouth, NH $85,497

Boulder, CO $85,325

Portland, OR $85,213

Worcester, MA $85,205

Minneapolis, MN $84,953

Philadelphia, PA $84,839

Honolulu, HI $84,570

Saint Paul, MN $84,531

Vineland, NJ $84,513

Providence, RI $84,278

Chicago, IL $84,042

Bellingham, WA $83,944

Springfield, MA $83,879

Baltimore, MD $83,855

Chico, CA $83,651

Pittsfield, MA $83,432

Manchester, NH $83,277

Spokane, WA $82,919

Denver, CO $82,911

Albany, NY $82,529

Troy, NY $82,496

Nassau, NY $82,409

Schenectady, NY $82,326

Wilmington, DE $82,261

Burlington, VT $82,147

Salem, OR $82,114

Portland, ME $81,862

Yakima, WA $81,781

Rochester, MN $81,529

Reno, NV $81,488

Fresno, CA $81,488

Milwaukee, WI $81,415

Detroit, MI $81,334

Ann Arbor, MI $81,320

Allentown, PA $81,309

Colorado Springs, CO $81,171

Syracuse, NY $81,130

Carson City, NV $81,130

Houston, TX $81,016

Eugene, OR $80,976

Gary, IN $80,878

Springfield, OR $80,813

Bismarck, ND $80,797

Galveston, TX $80,740

Medford, OR $80,618

Fort Collins, CO $80,585

Concord, NH $80,545

Austin, TX $80,520

Mesa, AZ $80,349

Reading, PA $80,341

Phoenix, AZ $80,333

Dallas, TX $80,309

Saint Cloud, MN $80,231

Madison, WI $80,122

Utica, NY $79,902

Rochester, NY $79,772

Des Moines, IA $79,764

Raleigh, NC $79,756

Atlanta, GA $79,634

Battle Creek, MI $79,609

Salt Lake City, UT $79,585

Lancaster, PA $79,463

Harrisburg, PA $79,349

Kansas City, MO $79,268

Champaign, IL $79,252

Kansas City, KS $79,252

Fort Worth, TX $79,243

Columbus, OH $79,230

Boca Raton, FL $79,211

Pittsburgh, PA $79,178

Richmond, VA $79,146

Indianapolis, IN $79,130

Cleveland, OH $79,121

Las Vegas, NV $79,024

Cincinnati, OH $79,024

Petersburg, VA $78,902

Huntsville, AL $78,780

Lansing, MI $78,725

Lebanon, PA $78,715

Pueblo, CO $78,707

Appleton, WI $78,682

Buffalo, NY $78,650

Dayton, OH $78,625

Racine, WI $78,609

Charlotte, NC $78,601

Saint Louis, MO $78,577

York, PA $78,528

Elkhart, IN $78,528

Gastonia, NC $78,512

Billings, MT $78,493

Beaumont, TX $78,471

Lorain, OH $78,455

Benton Harbor, MI $78,438

Toledo, OH $78,422

Binghamton, NY $78,381

Rock Hill, SC $78,373

Rockford, IL $78,333

Springfield, IL $78,300

Elyria, OH $78,292

Fargo, ND $78,292

Flagstaff, AZ $78,235

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,186

Duluth, MN $78,137

Miami, FL $78,137

Cheyenne, WY $78,081

Grand Forks, ND $78,081

Bangor, ME $77,902

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,812

Durham, NC $77,778

Louisville, KY $77,771

Grand Rapids, MI $77,755

Hialeah, FL $77,747

Casper, WY $77,633

Scranton, PA $77,536

New Orleans, LA $77,511

Virginia Beach, VA $77,503

Akron, OH $77,462

Peoria, IL $77,357

Sarasota, FL $77,340

Nashville, TN $77,284

Omaha, NE $77,284

Green Bay, WI $77,284

Baton Rouge, LA $77,243

Charleston, SC $77,227

Jamestown, NY $77,186

Davenport, IA $77,186

Tucson, AZ $77,145

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,096

Tampa, FL $77,080

Evansville, IN $77,031

Port Arthur, TX $77,031

Bradenton, FL $76,999

Santa Fe, NM $76,853

Orlando, FL $76,706

Clearwater, FL $76,682

Canton, OH $76,511

La Crosse, WI $76,511

Albuquerque, NM $76,462

Newport News, VA $76,454

High Point, NC $76,430

Ogden, UT $76,397

Corpus Christi, TX $76,332

Norfolk, VA $76,283

Laramie, WY $76,283

Rock Island, IL $76,234

Saginaw, MI $76,218

Jacksonville, FL $76,210

Salisbury, NC $76,194

Boise, ID $76,178

Moline, IL $76,137

Fort Myers, FL $76,112

Memphis, TN $76,096

Tulsa, OK $76,056

Waterloo, IA $76,007

Spartanburg, SC $75,925

Lincoln, NE $75,885

Fort Wayne, IN $75,868

Provo, UT $75,860

Cedar Falls, IA $75,763

San Antonio, TX $75,730

Greensboro, NC $75,698

South Bend, IN $75,690

Savannah, GA $75,600

Muskegon, MI $75,568

Birmingham, AL $75,559

Winston Salem, NC $75,520

Lake Charles, LA $75,324

Anderson, IN $75,307

Lexington, KY $75,283

Augusta, GA $75,259

Greenville, SC $75,259

Lima, OH $75,193

Wichita, KS $75,185

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,185

Columbia, SC $75,112

Springfield, OH $75,096

Asheville, NC $74,966

Bloomington, IN $74,909

Knoxville, TN $74,616

Shreveport, LA $74,608

Wilmington, NC $74,502

Roanoke, VA $74,502

Topeka, KS $74,356

Frankfort, KY $74,347

Oklahoma City, OK $74,291

Chillicothe, OH $74,258

Longview, TX $74,250

Melbourne, FL $74,242

Sioux Falls, SD $74,112

Mobile, AL $74,104

Terre Haute, IN $74,071

Altoona, PA $74,022

Amarillo, TX $73,965

Killeen, TX $73,941

Fayetteville, AR $73,876

Chattanooga, TN $73,852

Sioux City, IA $73,778

Idaho Falls, ID $73,762

Lynchburg, VA $73,697

Gainesville, FL $73,591

Portsmouth, OH $73,551

Little Rock, AR $73,534

Lafayette, LA $73,502

Youngstown, OH $73,502

Daytona Beach, FL $73,453

Clarksville, TN $73,445

Pensacola, FL $73,437

Temple, TX $73,431

Hopkinsville, KY $73,193

Erie, PA $73,177

Florence, SC $73,144

Charleston, WV $73,014

Great Falls, MT $72,973

Macon, GA $72,859

Tallahassee, FL $72,851

Fayetteville, NC $72,835

Waco, TX $72,819

Helena, MT $72,762

Pine Bluff, AR $72,731

Vincennes, IN $72,632

Lubbock, TX $72,599

Alamogordo, NM $72,550

Twin Falls, ID $72,477

Rapid City, SD $72,453

Jackson, MS $72,306

Huntington, WV $72,301

Greenville, MS $72,298

Parkersburg, WV $72,215

Montgomery, AL $72,201

Wichita Falls, TX $72,119

Springfield, MO $72,119

Biloxi, MS $72,079

Monroe, LA $71,997

Johnstown, PA $71,940

Sumter, SC $71,908

Columbus, GA $71,900

Pascagoula, MS $71,745

Abilene, TX $71,745

Kingsport, TN $71,534

Albany, GA $71,534

Gulfport, MS $71,509

Alexandria, LA $71,241

Fort Smith, AR $71,038

El Paso, TX $70,818

Las Cruces, NM $70,452

Harlingen, TX $70,246

Pocatello, ID $70,233

Florence, AL $70,127

Brownsville, TX $70,111

Mcallen, TX $69,940

Dothan, AL $69,826

Columbus, MS $69,343

Altus, OK $68,964

Lawton, OK $68,809

Pierre, SD $68,517

What Skills Can Increase an IT Generalist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 9.52% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
IT Support (Mentioned in 3.17% Job Postings): Assisting with managing, maintaining, and repairing business technology to ensure all IT functions work seamlessly.
Computer Hardware (Mentioned in 2.25% Job Postings): Maintaining, configuring, and setting up computer hardware to increase business efficiency and staff productivity.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	9.52%
IT Support	3.17%
Computer Hardware	2.25%

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 an IT Generalist's salary.

Emerging Technology: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Test Automation: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Emerging Technology	$91,898	13%
Test Automation	$87,831	8%
Leadership	$87,831	8%
Innovation	$87,018	7%
Collaboration	$87,018	7%
Consulting	$86,205	6%

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IT Generalist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For IT Generalist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 36% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 17% above the average. In contrast, IT Generalist positions in Transportation or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view IT Generalist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an IT Generalist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$95,151	$46.0	17%
Biotechnology	$92,711	$45.0	14%
Energy & Utilities	$90,271	$43.0	11%
Insurance	$88,645	$43.0	9%
Aerospace & Defense	$86,205	$41.0	6%

How Education impacts an IT Generalist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many IT Generalists enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an IT Generalist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $81,356 and $86,059).

IT Generalist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for IT Generalist

No Diploma 2.9%

High School 16.7%

Associates 17.7%

Bachelors 51.2%

Masters 11.0%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.9%
High School	16.7%
Associates	17.7%
Bachelors	51.2%
Masters	11.0%
Doctorate	0.5%

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IT Generalist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an IT Generalist'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 August 01, 2026

$72,280

Average $81,325/year

$89,212

$6,023

Average $6,777/month

$7,434

$1,390

Average $1,564/week

$1,716

$35

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,212	$7,434	$1,716	$43
Average	$81,325	$6,777	$1,564	$39
25th Percentile	$72,280	$6,023	$1,390	$35

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Salary Trends for IT Generalist

Salaries for an IT Generalist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $78,519 in 2023 to around $76,653 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of IT Generalist salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for IT Generalist?

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