IT Salaries

At $88,240, the median annual wage for computing and IT jobs is more than double the pay for all U.S. occupations ($39,810). Information technology is also one of the rare sectors where salaries rise each and every year. Additionally, the tech unemployment rate is typically half that of all other fields. In light of recent events concerning COVID-19, the current 2.8% unemployment rate for IT pros is far below the 6.7% national average for all occupations.

Chart your earning potential in a range of IT job markets with continually updated wage data, apply to information technology jobs, and find computer training and degree programs to maximize your salary. Use these pages to research salaries for the hottest IT career paths and compare earnings by location, experience, skill set, and certifications held.

These unemployment rates were last updated in January 2021, in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic impact. As expected, the tech sector is less affected by the massive spike in unemployment, as many IT careers are better suited to the increasingly remote workforce. We will continue to update this page as the U.S. Labor Department and other sources release new figures and the economy continues to reopen and adjust.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Salary by IT Job Role, North America (quick view)

• Technology Management: $161,483
• Cloud Computing: $153,655
• IT Risk Management: $131,195
• Cyber Security: $128,726
• IT Architecture & Design: $128,441
• Project / Program Management: $122,529
• Information Technology Compliance: $115,308
• DevOps Engineering: $114,361
• BI, Data Management & Analytics: $111,132
• Programming & Application Development: $110,234
• Networking & Telecommunications: $94,650
• IT Help Desk / Technical Support: $64,567

Source: 2020 IT Skills & Salary Report by Global Knowledge

Salary by IT Career Path (deep dive)