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 $67,384, an IT Generalist (2-4 years)earns $80,749, an Information Technology Generalist III (4-7 years)earns $104,850, an Information Technology Generalist IV (7+ years)earns $128,808, an Information Technology Generalist V (7-10 years)earns $149,871,

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 $90,049, California $89,707, Massachusetts $88,511. 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 Technology Generalist VI: $198,122; Information Systems (IS) Generalist V: $151,900; 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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for an IT Generalist in the United States is $81,330 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): $96,414
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,298 to $89,226
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,075

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IT Generalist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,226	$7,435	$1,716	$43
Average	$81,330	$6,778	$1,564	$39
25th Percentile	$72,298	$6,025	$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): $67,384
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,749
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,850
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,808
Expert (over 8 years): $149,871

Levels	Salary
Informati... Level IT Generalist	$67,384
IT Genera... Level IT Generalist	$80,749
Informati... Level IT Generalist	$104,850
Informati... Level IT Generalist	$128,808
Informati... Level IT Generalist	$149,871

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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: $90,049.
California: $89,707.
Massachusetts: $88,511.

District of Columbia $90,049 California $89,707 Massachusetts $88,511 Washington $88,186 New Jersey $88,154 Alaska $88,040 Connecticut $86,917 New York $86,462

Hawaii $85,006 Rhode Island $84,323 Maryland $83,859 Minnesota $83,225 Colorado $82,981 Illinois $82,900 Oregon $82,591 Delaware $82,363

New Hampshire $82,220 Virginia $81,899 Pennsylvania $80,964 Nevada $80,492 North Dakota $80,338 Michigan $80,094 Wisconsin $80,004 Vermont $79,825

Texas $79,329 Maine $79,297 Arizona $79,248 Ohio $79,191 Georgia $78,443 Indiana $78,069 Wyoming $77,995 Utah $77,882

Iowa $77,833 Kansas $77,442 Louisiana $77,329 North Carolina $77,288 Missouri $77,272 Florida $76,954 Montana $76,784 Nebraska $76,621

Kentucky $76,532 South Carolina $76,206 Tennessee $76,003 Idaho $75,922 New Mexico $75,328 Oklahoma $75,198 Alabama $74,718 South Dakota $73,913

Arkansas $73,474 West Virginia $73,238 Mississippi $72,530

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: $102,582
San Francisco: $101,573
Oakland: $99,320

San Jose, CA $102,582

San Francisco, CA $101,573

Oakland, CA $99,320

New York, NY $94,253

Queens Village, NY $93,643

Paramus, NJ $92,993

Passaic, NJ $92,911

Bergenfield, NJ $92,830

Stamford, CT $92,708

Huntington, NY $92,627

Newark, NJ $92,098

Bridgeport, CT $91,935

New Brunswick, NJ $91,667

Vallejo, CA $91,496

Middlesex, NJ $91,447

Somerset, NJ $91,374

Petaluma, CA $91,187

Santa Cruz, CA $90,870

Boston, MA $90,707

Monterey, CA $90,301

Fairbanks, AK $90,244

Los Angeles, CA $90,089

Washington, DC $90,049

Seattle, WA $89,902

Santa Rosa, CA $89,886

Juneau, AK $89,650

Orange, CA $89,382

Anchorage, AK $89,235

Anaheim, CA $89,178

Santa Ana, CA $89,056

Nassau, NY $89,008

Long Beach, CA $88,975

Danbury, CT $88,951

Santa Maria, CA $88,674

Everett, WA $88,658

Bremerton, WA $88,259

Trenton, NJ $88,105

Sacramento, CA $88,072

San Diego, CA $88,032

Brockton, MA $87,999

Tacoma, WA $87,967

Santa Barbara, CA $87,853

Lowell, MA $87,527

New Suffolk, NY $87,495

Nashua, NH $87,397

Lompoc, CA $87,267

Ventura, CA $87,186

Stockton, CA $87,161

New Haven, CT $86,999

Atlantic City, NJ $86,787

Hartford, CT $86,608

Modesto, CA $86,568

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,389

New Britain, CT $86,348

Olympia, WA $86,234

Kennewick, WA $86,234

New London, CT $86,218

Norwich, CT $86,194

Lawrence, MA $86,153

Bakersfield, CA $85,925

Riverside, CA $85,811

New Bedford, MA $85,811

Richland, WA $85,730

Portsmouth, NH $85,665

Vineland, NJ $85,649

San Bernardino, CA $85,584

Boulder, CO $85,356

Worcester, MA $85,291

Portland, OR $85,218

Saint Paul, MN $85,120

Minneapolis, MN $85,120

Philadelphia, PA $85,006

Honolulu, HI $84,575

Springfield, MA $84,290

Providence, RI $84,282

Chicago, IL $84,046

Bellingham, WA $83,949

Baltimore, MD $83,859

Chico, CA $83,656

Wilmington, DE $83,518

Pittsfield, MA $83,436

Manchester, NH $83,282

Spokane, WA $82,924

Denver, CO $82,916

Albany, NY $82,534

Troy, NY $82,501

Schenectady, NY $82,330

Burlington, VT $82,151

Portland, ME $81,867

Salem, OR $81,802

Yakima, WA $81,785

Ann Arbor, MI $81,761

Rochester, MN $81,533

Fresno, CA $81,493

Reno, NV $81,493

Milwaukee, WI $81,419

Detroit, MI $81,338

Allentown, PA $81,314

Carson City, NV $81,306

Houston, TX $81,184

Colorado Springs, CO $81,175

Syracuse, NY $81,135

Eugene, OR $80,980

Bismarck, ND $80,883

Gary, IN $80,883

Galveston, TX $80,883

Springfield, OR $80,818

Medford, OR $80,622

Fort Collins, CO $80,590

Austin, TX $80,525

Mesa, AZ $80,354

Phoenix, AZ $80,338

Dallas, TX $80,313

Reading, PA $80,265

Saint Cloud, MN $80,232

Concord, NH $80,159

Madison, WI $80,126

Utica, NY $79,907

Raleigh, NC $79,842

Las Vegas, NV $79,834

Rochester, NY $79,777

Des Moines, IA $79,768

Atlanta, GA $79,638

Battle Creek, MI $79,614

Salt Lake City, UT $79,590

Lancaster, PA $79,468

Champaign, IL $79,451

Harrisburg, PA $79,354

Durham, NC $79,280

Kansas City, MO $79,272

Kansas City, KS $79,256

Fort Worth, TX $79,248

Boca Raton, FL $79,215

Cleveland, OH $79,207

Columbus, OH $79,191

Pittsburgh, PA $79,183

Richmond, VA $79,150

Indianapolis, IN $79,134

Cincinnati, OH $79,028

Petersburg, VA $78,906

Billings, MT $78,727

Lansing, MI $78,727

Huntsville, AL $78,727

Lebanon, PA $78,719

Dayton, OH $78,711

Pueblo, CO $78,711

Appleton, WI $78,687

Buffalo, NY $78,654

Racine, WI $78,614

Charlotte, NC $78,605

Saint Louis, MO $78,581

Springfield, IL $78,549

Elkhart, IN $78,532

York, PA $78,532

Gastonia, NC $78,524

Benton Harbor, MI $78,524

Beaumont, TX $78,475

Lorain, OH $78,459

Toledo, OH $78,427

Binghamton, NY $78,386

Rock Hill, SC $78,378

Rockford, IL $78,337

Fargo, ND $78,296

Elyria, OH $78,296

Flagstaff, AZ $78,239

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,191

Miami, FL $78,142

Duluth, MN $78,012

Bangor, ME $77,906

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,817

Louisville, KY $77,776

Grand Rapids, MI $77,760

Hialeah, FL $77,751

Casper, WY $77,638

Scranton, PA $77,540

New Orleans, LA $77,516

Virginia Beach, VA $77,507

Akron, OH $77,467

Peoria, IL $77,361

Sarasota, FL $77,345

Green Bay, WI $77,288

Baton Rouge, LA $77,247

Charleston, SC $77,231

Nashville, TN $77,207

Jamestown, NY $77,190

Davenport, IA $77,190

Tucson, AZ $77,150

Cheyenne, WY $77,125

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,101

Tampa, FL $77,085

Omaha, NE $77,068

Port Arthur, TX $77,036

Evansville, IN $77,036

Bradenton, FL $77,003

Santa Fe, NM $76,857

Orlando, FL $76,776

Clearwater, FL $76,686

Canton, OH $76,515

La Crosse, WI $76,515

Grand Forks, ND $76,491

Albuquerque, NM $76,466

Tulsa, OK $76,466

Newport News, VA $76,458

High Point, NC $76,434

Ogden, UT $76,401

Corpus Christi, TX $76,336

Laramie, WY $76,288

Norfolk, VA $76,288

Rock Island, IL $76,239

Saginaw, MI $76,222

Jacksonville, FL $76,214

Salisbury, NC $76,198

Memphis, TN $76,182

Moline, IL $76,141

Fort Myers, FL $76,117

Waterloo, IA $76,011

Spartanburg, SC $75,930

Lincoln, NE $75,889

Fort Wayne, IN $75,873

Birmingham, AL $75,783

Cedar Falls, IA $75,767

Provo, UT $75,759

Springfield, OH $75,751

San Antonio, TX $75,734

Greensboro, NC $75,702

South Bend, IN $75,694

Winston Salem, NC $75,686

Boise, ID $75,661

Savannah, GA $75,604

Muskegon, MI $75,458

Lima, OH $75,360

Lake Charles, LA $75,328

Anderson, IN $75,312

Lexington, KY $75,287

Augusta, GA $75,263

Greenville, SC $75,263

Wichita, KS $75,190

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,190

Columbia, SC $75,116

Bloomington, IN $74,913

Roanoke, VA $74,864

Asheville, NC $74,759

Knoxville, TN $74,620

Shreveport, LA $74,612

Wilmington, NC $74,506

Frankfort, KY $74,352

Oklahoma City, OK $74,295

Chillicothe, OH $74,262

Longview, TX $74,254

Topeka, KS $74,230

Mobile, AL $74,108

Terre Haute, IN $74,075

Erie, PA $74,067

Altoona, PA $74,027

Melbourne, FL $74,002

Amarillo, TX $73,970

Killeen, TX $73,945

Fayetteville, AR $73,880

Sioux Falls, SD $73,823

Chattanooga, TN $73,774

Idaho Falls, ID $73,766

Gainesville, FL $73,596

Portsmouth, OH $73,555

Little Rock, AR $73,539

Lynchburg, VA $73,539

Lafayette, LA $73,506

Youngstown, OH $73,506

Temple, TX $73,474

Daytona Beach, FL $73,457

Clarksville, TN $73,449

Pensacola, FL $73,441

Hopkinsville, KY $73,197

Charleston, WV $73,189

Florence, SC $73,148

Sioux City, IA $73,099

Macon, GA $72,864

Tallahassee, FL $72,855

Fayetteville, NC $72,839

Waco, TX $72,823

Wichita Falls, TX $72,823

Pine Bluff, AR $72,790

Vincennes, IN $72,636

Lubbock, TX $72,603

Great Falls, MT $72,554

Alamogordo, NM $72,546

Abilene, TX $72,481

Rapid City, SD $72,376

Monroe, LA $72,376

Albany, GA $72,327

Huntington, WV $72,319

Jackson, MS $72,311

Greenville, MS $72,302

Parkersburg, WV $72,221

Montgomery, AL $72,205

Johnstown, PA $72,189

Springfield, MO $72,123

Biloxi, MS $72,083

Sumter, SC $71,912

Columbus, GA $71,904

Twin Falls, ID $71,855

Pascagoula, MS $71,749

Kingsport, TN $71,538

Gulfport, MS $71,513

Alexandria, LA $71,245

Fort Smith, AR $71,042

El Paso, TX $70,822

Helena, MT $70,716

Las Cruces, NM $70,456

Harlingen, TX $70,228

Pocatello, ID $70,155

Florence, AL $70,131

Brownsville, TX $70,115

Dothan, AL $69,984

Mcallen, TX $69,944

Columbus, MS $69,342

Altus, OK $68,968

Lawton, OK $68,813

Pierre, SD $68,521

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	$91,903	13%
Test Automation	$87,836	8%
Leadership	$87,836	8%
Innovation	$87,023	7%
Collaboration	$87,023	7%
Consulting	$86,210	6%

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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.

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$72,298

Average $81,330/year

$89,226

$6,025

Average $6,778/month

$7,435

$1,390

Average $1,564/week

$1,716

$35

Average $39/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,226	$7,435	$1,716	$43
Average	$81,330	$6,778	$1,564	$39
25th Percentile	$72,298	$6,025	$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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