IT Release Manager Salary in Akron, Ohio

How much does an IT Release Manager make in Akron, OH?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an IT Release Manager in Akron, OH is $147,913. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $132,202 to $161,196, with most professionals earning between $117,899 and $173,289.

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What does an IT Release Manager do?

Common responsibilities of an IT Release Manager

Develop the environments capacity requirements to support Dress Rehearsal (s), cutover, hot fix, and minor releases with the DevOps team.

April 12, 2023

Demonstrates an awareness of personal strengths and areas for improvement and acts independently to improve and increase skills and knowledge.

July 17, 2022

Build release packages by working with development teams, validating build packages are complete and are current, incorporating the newest development components.

September 15, 2022

Participate in Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks.

October 11, 2022

Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations.

February 01, 2023

Create, maintain, and publish metrics for the entire Application Support team to include incident response, development activity, and release.

February 11, 2023

Facilitate and drive Scrum of Scrums to understand the scope of upcoming releases, identify impediments and manage risk.

March 03, 2023

Communicate status of all major releases to include commitments and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and deviation from scope.

March 16, 2023

Provide technical and application guidance and support throughout the release process, including monitoring release backlogs to ensure that product owners and service owners are considering release dependencies, risks, and functional integrity when forecasting and planning work.

May 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for IT Release Manager in Akron, OH

Average Base Salary

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132202

161196

147913

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

141447

176739

157283

What is the average salary for IT Release Manager in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of IT Release Manager in Akron, OH. The base salary for IT Release Manager ranges from $132,202 to $161,196 with the average base salary of $147,913. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $141,447 to $176,739 with the average total cash compensation of $157,283.

View Average Salary for IT Release Manager as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$147,913	$132,202 - $161,196
Bonus	$9,370	$9,244 - $15,543
Total Pay	$157,283	$141,447 - $176,739

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

IT Release Manager Salary Near Akron, OH

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Cuyahoga Falls, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $131,531 - $160,377	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Canton, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $128,841 - $157,097	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Lakewood, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,237 - $164,896	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Cleveland, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,237 - $164,896	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Euclid, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,127 - $164,762	COMPARE TO Akron, OH
CITY, STATE Elyria, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $132,134 - $161,112	COMPARE TO Akron, OH

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About Akron, Ohio

Akron (/ˈækrən/) is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Cleveland. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the city proper had a total population of 197,846, making it the 119th-largest city in the United States. The Greater Akron area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had an estimated population of 703,505. The city was founded in 1825 by Simon Perkins and Paul Williams, along the Little Cuyahoga River at the summit of the developing Ohio and...

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