Information Technology Salary Guide 2026

What IT professionals are actually paid in the United States, computed from 344 live job listings with posted compensation. Updated weekly.

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Key takeaways
  • The median information technology salary is $99,139/yr, with most offers between $74,996 and $130,562
  • Full-time roles post a median of $99,509 (n=334)
  • Minnesota posts the highest published median at $164,066

How much do IT professionals make?

IT professionals at Christian organizations earn a median of $99,139 per year, based on 344 listings with posted compensation. Half of all offers fall between $74,996 and $130,562.

Median base salary, United States
$99,139/yr
n=344 · Updated Aug 1, 2026
$60k$160k
$74,996
p25
$99,139
median
$130,562
p75
Full-time median
$99,509
n=334 · Updated Aug 1, 2026
Top-paying org type
Nonprofit $113,380
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Listings posting comp
33%
of 1075 information technology listings

The sample spans helpdesk and systems administration through infrastructure and security leadership at Christian companies, ministries, universities, and health systems. Faith-based employers compete directly with the general market for IT talent, and the numbers show it.

Information Technology salaries by state

Geography moves information technology pay meaningfully, and cost of living explains most of the spread. Minnesota leads at a median of $164,066, while Texas comes in at $67,875. States with fewer than five listings do not get a published figure.

Median information technology salary by state

n=344 · Updated Aug 1, 2026
StateMediann
Minnesota$164,0665
Remote$115,458147
Florida$104,08627
Colorado$95,79822
Nebraska$95,00028
New York$91,0007
Indiana$81,5009
Utah$81,0005
California$80,00012
Illinois$70,00020
Texas$67,87516
Tennessee<5
Massachusetts<5
Virginia<5
New Mexico<5
Maryland<5
Kansas<5
Ohio<5
New Jersey<5
Wisconsin<5
Georgia<5
Missouri<5
Washington<5
Oklahoma<5
North Carolina<5
Michigan<5
Arizona<5
Pennsylvania<5
Why not every state? We only publish a state figure when we have at least 5 listings there. States below that threshold show no local number. The national median at the top of this page is the closest reliable benchmark.

By organization and employment type

By organization type

n=339 · Updated Aug 1, 2026
Org typeMediann
Nonprofit$113,380194
For-profit company$97,50087
Missions organization$85,69014
Christian school$72,50041
Church<5

By employment type

n=335 · Updated Aug 1, 2026
TypeMediann
Full-time$99,509334
Part-time<5

By organization size

n=64 · Updated Aug 1, 2026
EmployeesMediann
11-50<5
51-200$85,6909
201-1000$101,7158
1000+$81,50045

Organization size is the employer's W-2 headcount from its latest IRS Form 990 filing. Employers that don't file (churches, for-profits) aren't counted in that table.

Frequently asked questions

Do Christian organizations pay market rate for IT?
Large Christian employers generally do. The $99,139 median tracks the broader IT market, though ministries and smaller nonprofits post below the health systems and universities that anchor the top of the range.
Where do these numbers come from?
Every figure is computed from compensation posted on live and recent job listings on our boards. No surveys, no self-reports, and no stat published below a sample of 5 listings. Data is recomputed weekly, and this page was last updated Aug 1, 2026. Read the full methodology

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