What is the average IT salary in the United States?

The median midpoint of 60 live IT postings in the United States is $162k a year. Half of them fall between $123k and $202k.

How does IT pay change with seniority?

senior postings $174k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay IT roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at OpenAI ($292k), Anthropic ($205k), Zoox ($193k), MongoDB ($157k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

IT salary in the United States

What employers are offering right now, from 60 live IT postings in the United States that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$162k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$123k–$202k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$429k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$56k

$92k

$129k

$166k

$203k

$240k

$276k

$313k

IT pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$174k	15
Director & executive	$315k	5

IT pay by location

Location	Median	Postings
San Francisco	$191k	24
SF Bay Area	$185k	36
Seattle	$176k	5
New York	$174k	12
Remote (US)	$163k	6

Top-paying companies for IT roles

Company	Median	Postings
OpenAI	$292k	3
Anthropic	$205k	3
Zoox	$193k	2
MongoDB	$157k	2
Coinbase	$154k	2
Netskope	$125k	2
Weee!	$82k	2

Highest-paying open IT jobs

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OpenAI

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San Francisco Full-time $347k – $510k/yr

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Olema Oncology

Vice President of Information Technology

San Francisco, California $335k – $365k/yr

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AffirmRemote

Director, Information Technology & Security

Remote US $300k – $360k/yr

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Databricks

Head of Corporate Engineering

San Francisco, California $265k – $364k/yr

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Lambda

Senior Network Engineer

San Francisco Office (Fremont St) · San Jose Office (First St) Full-time $250k – $370k/yr

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Maze Therapeutics

Senior Director, Information Technology

South San Francisco, CA $270k – $330k/yr

data sciencesaascybersecuritynetworkingDirect from employer Sep 9

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IT salary: common questions

What is the average IT salary in the United States?: The median midpoint of 60 live IT postings in the United States is $162k a year. Half of them fall between $123k and $202k.
How does IT pay change with seniority?: senior postings $174k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay IT roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at OpenAI ($292k), Anthropic ($205k), Zoox ($193k), MongoDB ($157k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.