How Much Do IT Managers Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

IT Managers

IT Managers plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.

Salary

$161730

Becoming One

Hard

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job Satisfaction

High

Job Growth

Very High

Personality

The Leader

Interest Match

Electronics

Average salary
Starting salary
Salary rank
Salary range
Highest paying states
Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary

$161730 per year

Hourly wage

$78 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary

$90,430 to $116,990 per year

Entry-level hourly wage

$43 to $56 per hour

Entry-level Computer and Information Systems Managers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $90,430 to $116,990 per year or $43 to $56 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Computer and Information Systems Managers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level	Hourly	Annual
Highest (Top 10%)	$100+	$208,000+
Senior (Top 25%)	$92	$191,470
Middle (Mid 50%)	$73	$151,150
Junior (Bottom 25%)	$56	$116,990
No experience (Bottom 10%)	$43	$90,430

Highest paying states

State	Hourly	Annual
CA	$95	$198,210
NY	$93	$193,180
NJ	$92	$191,120
VA	$85	$176,350
CO	$84	$174,060
WA	$84	$173,880
DC	$83	$172,210
DE	$82	$171,130
MA	$80	$165,710
MD	$76	$158,630

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Computer and Information Systems Manager is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like CA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at CA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid IT Managers are in the states of CA, NY, NJ, VA and CO.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry	Annual	Hourly
Other Information Services	$205510	$98.80
Other Investment Pools and Funds	$199900	$96.10
Scientific Research and Development Services	$192870	$92.73
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$191700	$92.16
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$190690	$91.68
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$188420	$90.59
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$187870	$90.32
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$183590	$88.26
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$180790	$86.92
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$180490	$86.77
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$180490	$86.78
Software Publishers	$180470	$86.76
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$180210	$86.64
Legal Services	$178060	$85.61
Motion Picture and Video Industries	$174260	$83.78
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$174250	$83.77
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$172870	$83.11
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$170780	$82.10
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$170080	$81.77
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$169840	$81.65
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$168830	$81.17
Natural Gas Distribution	$168660	$81.09
Radio and Television Broadcasting	$168620	$81.07
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$167980	$80.76
Sound Recording Industries	$167870	$80.71
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$167370	$80.47
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$167240	$80.41
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$164520	$79.09
Telecommunications	$164280	$78.98
Oil and Gas Extraction	$164100	$78.89