CompTIA A+ salary: $110K median
The median advertised CompTIA A+ salary is $110K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $85K to $144K: counted from 76 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $53 an hour or $9,167 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $194K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll CompTIA A+ jobs
$110Kmedian advertised salary
$85K – $144Kmiddle half of roles
$121Kaverage advertised salary
76roles counted
CompTIA A+ salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $138K | 31 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $110K | 70 |
Skills that pay more for CompTIA A+ roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Certified | $194K | +$84K | 7 |
| Terraform | $174K | +$64K | 8 |
| Kubernetes | $172K | +$62K | 7 |
| CI/CD | $170K | +$60K | 7 |
| Infrastructure as code | $165K | +$55K | 9 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | $149K | 12 |
| Core One | $110K | 4 |
| CoreWeave | $100K | 5 |
| Sharp Electronics | $48K | 3 |
Highest-paying open CompTIA A+ roles
All CompTIA A+ jobs- Workforce Development & Education Manager, Infrastructure SitesOpenAI · 🇺🇸US - Remote$176K - $326KRemoteCompTIA A+OSHANFPA 70E
- Hardware Operations EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$157K - $302KHybridLinuxCompTIA A+Network engineering
- Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic DefenseAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States; Washington, Distri…$191K - $254KSeniorRustGoPython
- Network & Infrastructure EngineerRigetti · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA or Fremont, CA$190K - $240KDockerTerraformLinux
- Director, Threat Detection & ResponseNAB NorthAB · 🇺🇸US - Remote$175K - $235KRemoteLead and aboveGCPAzureLinux
- Deployment Infrastructure EngineerRigetti · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA or Fremont, CA$180K - $230KTerraformLinuxCI/CD
- Cybersecurity Architect, (TS/SCI), CI PolyK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$170K - $230KAzureAWSSecurity clearance
- Professional Services Consultant, Zero TrustCloudflare · Hybrid$163K - $224KHybridPythonTerraformGCP
- Senior Technical Program Manager, Program ProtectionAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$166K - $220KSeniorJiraComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- IT Manager, ManufacturingSkydio · 🇺🇸Hayward, California, United States$157K - $210KPythonTerraformLinux
- Data Center Operations CoordinatorTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $200KExcelJiraITIL
- Network Operations Engineer — IT InfrastructureSoFi Tech Solutions · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$99K - $186KPythonAWSAnsible
- Senior Network EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$140K - $180KSeniorSecurity+CCNAITIL
- Principal Incident Response AnalystNAB NorthAB · 🇺🇸US - Remote$150K - $180KRemoteLead and abovePythonGCPAzure
- Data Center Security Engineer - WIDSCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ$122K - $179KSQLGCPAzure
- Senior Data Center Operations EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Springfield, OH - US$110K - $165KSeniorPythonLinuxBash
- Senior Exec IT & Events EngineerKong · 🇺🇸California, United States$114K - $163KRemoteSeniorPythonJiraSecurity+
- IT Systems Manager, AI AdministrationCelea Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Boston$125K - $155KAISecurity+ITIL
- IT Support EngineerSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$125K - $150KPythonJiraBash
- IT Systems AdministratorKatalyst Space Technologies · 🇺🇸Broomfield, Colorado, United States$75K - $150KAzureCI/CDAWS
Questions about CompTIA A+ pay
- What is the average CompTIA A+ salary?
- $121K a year on average and $110K at the median, across 76 open CompTIA A+ postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $85K to $144K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest CompTIA A+ pay?
- Anduril Industries ($149K), Core One ($110K), CoreWeave ($100K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a comptia a+ a high-paying job?
- The median CompTIA A+ posting advertises $110K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 37% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a comptia a+?
- A tenth of the postings offer $194K a year or more; the highest open CompTIA A+ role advertises up to $326K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the CompTIA A+ salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $110K a year is about $53 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $9,167 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $41 to $69 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for CompTIA A+ roles?
- Postings that ask for AWS Certified (+$84K, 7 postings), Terraform (+$64K, 8 postings), Kubernetes (+$62K, 7 postings) advertise more than the $110K median of all CompTIA A+ postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for CompTIA A+ roles at companies is $110K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $85K to $144K. Counted from 76 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/comptia-a-plus/
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