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

An IT Professional's salary grows with experience: a IT Professional (0-2 years)earns $83,667, a Software Systems Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $102,740, a Software Systems Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $119,205, a Software Systems Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $145,880, a Software Systems Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $167,175,

What are the highest paying states for an IT Professional?

IT Professional salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for IT Professional roles are District of Columbia $93,384, California $93,029, Massachusetts $91,790. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of IT Professional roles make?

Salaries for IT Professional level roles vary by specialization: IT Infrastructure Supervisor: $153,790; IT Sales Professional: $125,582; IT Audit Supervisor: $123,190; IS and Cyber Security Professional - Senior: $119,690; Senior IT Professional: $118,833.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for IT Professional 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 Professional Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an IT Professional in the United States is $84,342 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,876
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,117 to $93,520
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,538

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IT Professional Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,520	$7,793	$1,798	$45
Average	$84,342	$7,029	$1,622	$41
25th Percentile	$77,117	$6,426	$1,483	$37

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Key Factors That Influence IT Professional Salaries

An IT Professional'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 Professional Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an IT Professional'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): $83,667
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,740
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,205
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,880
Expert (over 8 years): $167,175

Levels	Salary
IT Profes... Level IT Professional	$83,667
Software ... Level IT Professional	$102,740
Software ... Level IT Professional	$119,205
Software ... Level IT Professional	$145,880
Software ... Level IT Professional	$167,175

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

District of Columbia: $93,384.
California: $93,029.
Massachusetts: $91,790.

District of Columbia $93,384 California $93,029 Massachusetts $91,790 Washington $91,452 New Jersey $91,418 Alaska $91,300 Connecticut $90,136 New York $89,664

Hawaii $88,154 Rhode Island $87,446 Maryland $86,965 Minnesota $86,307 Colorado $86,054 Illinois $85,970 Oregon $85,649 Delaware $85,413

New Hampshire $85,265 Virginia $84,932 Pennsylvania $83,963 Nevada $83,473 North Dakota $83,313 Michigan $83,060 Wisconsin $82,967 Vermont $82,782

Texas $82,267 Maine $82,234 Arizona $82,183 Ohio $82,124 Georgia $81,348 Indiana $80,960 Wyoming $80,884 Utah $80,766

Iowa $80,715 Kansas $80,311 Louisiana $80,192 North Carolina $80,150 Missouri $80,133 Florida $79,804 Montana $79,627 Nebraska $79,459

Kentucky $79,366 South Carolina $79,029 Tennessee $78,818 Idaho $78,733 New Mexico $78,118 Oklahoma $77,983 Alabama $77,485 South Dakota $76,650

Arkansas $76,195 West Virginia $75,950 Mississippi $75,216

Top Paying Cities for IT Professionals

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: $106,381
San Francisco: $105,335
Oakland: $102,999

San Jose, CA $106,381

San Francisco, CA $105,335

Oakland, CA $102,999

New York, NY $97,744

Queens Village, NY $97,111

Paramus, NJ $96,437

Passaic, NJ $96,352

Bergenfield, NJ $96,268

Stamford, CT $96,142

Huntington, NY $96,057

Newark, NJ $95,509

Bridgeport, CT $95,340

New Brunswick, NJ $95,062

Vallejo, CA $94,885

Middlesex, NJ $94,834

Somerset, NJ $94,758

Petaluma, CA $94,564

Santa Cruz, CA $94,235

Boston, MA $94,067

Monterey, CA $93,645

Fairbanks, AK $93,586

Los Angeles, CA $93,426

Washington, DC $93,384

Seattle, WA $93,232

Santa Rosa, CA $93,215

Juneau, AK $92,970

Orange, CA $92,692

Anchorage, AK $92,540

Anaheim, CA $92,481

Santa Ana, CA $92,355

Nassau, NY $92,304

Long Beach, CA $92,270

Danbury, CT $92,245

Santa Maria, CA $91,958

Everett, WA $91,941

Bremerton, WA $91,528

Trenton, NJ $91,368

Sacramento, CA $91,334

San Diego, CA $91,292

Brockton, MA $91,258

Tacoma, WA $91,224

Santa Barbara, CA $91,106

Lowell, MA $90,769

New Suffolk, NY $90,735

Nashua, NH $90,634

Lompoc, CA $90,499

Ventura, CA $90,415

Stockton, CA $90,389

New Haven, CT $90,221

Atlantic City, NJ $90,001

Hartford, CT $89,816

Modesto, CA $89,774

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,588

New Britain, CT $89,546

Olympia, WA $89,428

Kennewick, WA $89,428

New London, CT $89,411

Norwich, CT $89,386

Lawrence, MA $89,344

Bakersfield, CA $89,107

Riverside, CA $88,989

New Bedford, MA $88,989

Richland, WA $88,905

Portsmouth, NH $88,838

Vineland, NJ $88,821

San Bernardino, CA $88,753

Boulder, CO $88,517

Worcester, MA $88,450

Portland, OR $88,374

Saint Paul, MN $88,272

Minneapolis, MN $88,272

Philadelphia, PA $88,154

Honolulu, HI $87,707

Springfield, MA $87,412

Providence, RI $87,404

Chicago, IL $87,159

Bellingham, WA $87,058

Baltimore, MD $86,965

Chico, CA $86,754

Wilmington, DE $86,611

Pittsfield, MA $86,527

Manchester, NH $86,366

Spokane, WA $85,995

Denver, CO $85,987

Albany, NY $85,590

Troy, NY $85,557

Schenectady, NY $85,380

Burlington, VT $85,194

Portland, ME $84,899

Salem, OR $84,831

Yakima, WA $84,814

Ann Arbor, MI $84,789

Rochester, MN $84,553

Fresno, CA $84,511

Reno, NV $84,511

Milwaukee, WI $84,435

Detroit, MI $84,351

Allentown, PA $84,325

Carson City, NV $84,317

Houston, TX $84,190

Colorado Springs, CO $84,182

Syracuse, NY $84,140

Eugene, OR $83,979

Bismarck, ND $83,878

Gary, IN $83,878

Galveston, TX $83,878

Springfield, OR $83,811

Medford, OR $83,608

Fort Collins, CO $83,575

Austin, TX $83,507

Mesa, AZ $83,330

Phoenix, AZ $83,313

Dallas, TX $83,288

Reading, PA $83,237

Saint Cloud, MN $83,203

Concord, NH $83,128

Madison, WI $83,094

Utica, NY $82,866

Raleigh, NC $82,799

Las Vegas, NV $82,790

Rochester, NY $82,731

Des Moines, IA $82,723

Atlanta, GA $82,588

Battle Creek, MI $82,562

Salt Lake City, UT $82,537

Lancaster, PA $82,411

Champaign, IL $82,394

Harrisburg, PA $82,293

Durham, NC $82,217

Kansas City, MO $82,208

Kansas City, KS $82,191

Fort Worth, TX $82,183

Boca Raton, FL $82,149

Cleveland, OH $82,141

Columbus, OH $82,124

Pittsburgh, PA $82,115

Richmond, VA $82,082

Indianapolis, IN $82,065

Cincinnati, OH $81,955

Petersburg, VA $81,829

Billings, MT $81,643

Lansing, MI $81,643

Huntsville, AL $81,643

Lebanon, PA $81,635

Dayton, OH $81,626

Pueblo, CO $81,626

Appleton, WI $81,601

Buffalo, NY $81,567

Racine, WI $81,525

Charlotte, NC $81,517

Saint Louis, MO $81,491

Springfield, IL $81,458

Elkhart, IN $81,441

York, PA $81,441

Gastonia, NC $81,432

Benton Harbor, MI $81,432

Beaumont, TX $81,382

Lorain, OH $81,365

Toledo, OH $81,331

Binghamton, NY $81,289

Rock Hill, SC $81,280

Rockford, IL $81,238

Fargo, ND $81,196

Elyria, OH $81,196

Flagstaff, AZ $81,137

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,086

Miami, FL $81,036

Duluth, MN $80,901

Bangor, ME $80,791

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,699

Louisville, KY $80,656

Grand Rapids, MI $80,639

Hialeah, FL $80,631

Casper, WY $80,513

Scranton, PA $80,412

New Orleans, LA $80,386

Virginia Beach, VA $80,378

Akron, OH $80,336

Peoria, IL $80,226

Sarasota, FL $80,209

Green Bay, WI $80,150

Baton Rouge, LA $80,108

Charleston, SC $80,091

Nashville, TN $80,066

Jamestown, NY $80,049

Davenport, IA $80,049

Tucson, AZ $80,007

Cheyenne, WY $79,982

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,956

Tampa, FL $79,939

Omaha, NE $79,923

Port Arthur, TX $79,889

Evansville, IN $79,889

Bradenton, FL $79,855

Santa Fe, NM $79,703

Orlando, FL $79,619

Clearwater, FL $79,526

Canton, OH $79,349

La Crosse, WI $79,349

Grand Forks, ND $79,324

Albuquerque, NM $79,298

Tulsa, OK $79,298

Newport News, VA $79,290

High Point, NC $79,265

Ogden, UT $79,231

Corpus Christi, TX $79,163

Laramie, WY $79,113

Norfolk, VA $79,113

Rock Island, IL $79,062

Saginaw, MI $79,045

Jacksonville, FL $79,037

Salisbury, NC $79,020

Memphis, TN $79,003

Moline, IL $78,961

Fort Myers, FL $78,936

Waterloo, IA $78,826

Spartanburg, SC $78,742

Lincoln, NE $78,700

Fort Wayne, IN $78,683

Birmingham, AL $78,590

Cedar Falls, IA $78,573

Provo, UT $78,565

Springfield, OH $78,556

San Antonio, TX $78,539

Greensboro, NC $78,506

South Bend, IN $78,497

Winston Salem, NC $78,489

Boise, ID $78,463

Savannah, GA $78,404

Muskegon, MI $78,253

Lima, OH $78,151

Lake Charles, LA $78,118

Anderson, IN $78,101

Lexington, KY $78,075

Augusta, GA $78,050

Greenville, SC $78,050

Wichita, KS $77,974

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,974

Columbia, SC $77,898

Bloomington, IN $77,688

Roanoke, VA $77,637

Asheville, NC $77,527

Knoxville, TN $77,384

Shreveport, LA $77,375

Wilmington, NC $77,266

Frankfort, KY $77,106

Oklahoma City, OK $77,047

Chillicothe, OH $77,013

Longview, TX $77,004

Topeka, KS $76,979

Mobile, AL $76,853

Terre Haute, IN $76,819

Erie, PA $76,810

Altoona, PA $76,768

Melbourne, FL $76,743

Amarillo, TX $76,709

Killeen, TX $76,684

Fayetteville, AR $76,616

Sioux Falls, SD $76,557

Chattanooga, TN $76,507

Idaho Falls, ID $76,498

Gainesville, FL $76,321

Portsmouth, OH $76,279

Little Rock, AR $76,262

Lynchburg, VA $76,262

Lafayette, LA $76,228

Youngstown, OH $76,228

Temple, TX $76,195

Daytona Beach, FL $76,178

Clarksville, TN $76,169

Pensacola, FL $76,161

Hopkinsville, KY $75,908

Charleston, WV $75,899

Florence, SC $75,857

Sioux City, IA $75,807

Macon, GA $75,562

Tallahassee, FL $75,554

Fayetteville, NC $75,537

Waco, TX $75,520

Wichita Falls, TX $75,520

Pine Bluff, AR $75,486

Vincennes, IN $75,326

Lubbock, TX $75,292

Great Falls, MT $75,242

Alamogordo, NM $75,233

Abilene, TX $75,166

Rapid City, SD $75,056

Monroe, LA $75,056

Albany, GA $75,005

Huntington, WV $74,997

Jackson, MS $74,989

Greenville, MS $74,980

Parkersburg, WV $74,896

Montgomery, AL $74,879

Johnstown, PA $74,862

Springfield, MO $74,795

Biloxi, MS $74,752

Sumter, SC $74,575

Columbus, GA $74,567

Twin Falls, ID $74,516

Pascagoula, MS $74,407

Kingsport, TN $74,187

Gulfport, MS $74,162

Alexandria, LA $73,884

Fort Smith, AR $73,673

El Paso, TX $73,445

Helena, MT $73,335

Las Cruces, NM $73,066

Harlingen, TX $72,829

Pocatello, ID $72,753

Florence, AL $72,728

Brownsville, TX $72,711

Dothan, AL $72,576

Mcallen, TX $72,534

Columbus, MS $71,910

Altus, OK $71,522

Lawton, OK $71,362

Pierre, SD $71,058

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Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 7.02% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Azure (Mentioned in 2.71% Job Postings): Microsoft Azure, often referred to as Azure, is a cloud computing service operated by Microsoft for application management via Microsoft-managed data centers.
Cisco (Mentioned in 1.62% Job Postings): Cisco Systems, Inc., commonly known as Cisco, is an American-based multinational technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California.

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Analysis	7.02%
Azure	2.71%
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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 Professional's salary.

IT Infrastructure: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Python: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
AWS: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
IT Infrastructure	$92,776	10%
Python	$92,776	10%
AWS	$92,776	10%
Risk Management	$92,776	10%
Team Development	$91,933	9%
Collaboration	$91,933	9%

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How Education impacts an IT Professional's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many IT Professionals enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Professional with a No Diploma is between $68,885 and $75,174).

IT Professional Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for IT Professional

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 14.3%

Associates 10.4%

Bachelors 61.0%

Masters 13.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	14.3%
Associates	10.4%
Bachelors	61.0%
Masters	13.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how an IT Professional'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 April 01, 2026

$77,117

Average $84,342/year

$93,520

$6,426

Average $7,029/month

$7,793

$1,483

Average $1,622/week

$1,798

$37

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,520	$7,793	$1,798	$45
Average	$84,342	$7,029	$1,622	$41
25th Percentile	$77,117	$6,426	$1,483	$37

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Salary Trends for IT Professional

Salaries for an IT Professional can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $84,454 in 2023 to around $84,232 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of IT Professional salary trends, .

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