IT Project Manager salary: $150K median
The median advertised IT Project Manager salary is $150K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $118K to $175K: counted from 73 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $72 an hour or $12,500 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $194K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll IT project manager jobs
$150Kmedian advertised salary
$118K – $175Kmiddle half of roles
$149Kaverage advertised salary
73roles counted
IT Project Manager salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $155K | 25 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $150K | 62 |
Skills that pay more for IT Project Manager roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk management | $165K | +$15K | 7 |
| PMP | $162K | +$12K | 18 |
| MS Project | $156K | +$6K | 11 |
| Project management | $156K | +$6K | 24 |
| Agile | $153K | +$3K | 21 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Crusoe | $195K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $158K | 3 |
Highest-paying open IT Project Manager roles
All IT project manager jobs- Senior Technical Project ManagerPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, San Mateo, CA$233K - $287KSenior
- ASIC Technical Project ManagerHudson River Trading · 🇺🇸New York, NY, United States$150K - $250KJira
- Staff Technical Project ManagerLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$158K - $231KLead and aboveJiraSmartsheetMS Project
- Project Manager, InfrastructureValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$185K - $230KPMPMS ProjectPipeline management
- Technical Project Manager, Technology IntegrationRecorded Future · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$152K - $228KJiraAgile
- Technical Project ManagerNautilus Biotechnology · San Carlos$164K - $221KJiraAgile
- Software Project ManagerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$166K - $220KComputer VisionSecurity clearancePRDs
- Technical Project Manager (Machine Vision), Manufacturing AutomationAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$140K - $220KJiraComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Construction Project Manager, Data CentersNebius · 🇺🇸United States$180K - $220K
- IT Project ManagerAvalore, LLC · 🇺🇸Arlington, Virginia, United States$127K - $217KAgileSecurity clearanceEnglish
- Senior Staff Hardware Technical Project Manager - SparkCrusoe · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - US$175K - $215KLead and abovePMPNetwork engineeringData centers
- Senior Staff Technical Project Manager - Spark DeploymentCrusoe · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - US$175K - $215KLead and abovePMPNetwork engineeringContract management
- Senior Technical Project Manager - East RegionCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Richmond, VA / Columbus, OH$157K - $210KSeniorPMPITILData centers
- Operations and Integration Project ManagerAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$102K - $204KAgile
- Technical Project Manager - Ground SystemsRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$135K - $200KDockerJiraAgile
- Technical Project Manager - PayloadAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$95K - $200KJiraSmartsheetPCB design
- Senior Technical Project Manager (FedRamp)Second Front Systems · Remote$175K - $200KRemoteSenior
- Senior Technical Project Manager – Chlorinated Solvent RemediationApex Companies · 🇺🇸Pleasant Hill, CA; Signal Hill, CA; Thousand Oaks, CA$175K - $200KSeniorPMPSalesforce administration
- Senior Technical Project Manager - RemediationApex Companies · 🇺🇸Pleasant Hill, CA$175K - $200KSeniorPMPSalesforce administrationRegulatory compliance
- Implementation Project ManagerVitalize · Remote$150K - $200KRemote
Questions about IT Project Manager pay
- What is the average IT Project Manager salary?
- $149K a year on average and $150K at the median, across 73 open IT Project Manager 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 $118K to $175K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest IT Project Manager pay?
- Crusoe ($195K), Rocket Lab ($158K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an it project manager a high-paying job?
- The median IT Project Manager posting advertises $150K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 14% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an it project manager?
- A tenth of the postings offer $194K a year or more; the highest open IT Project Manager role advertises up to $287K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the IT Project Manager salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $150K a year is about $72 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,500 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $57 to $84 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for IT Project Manager roles?
- Postings that ask for Risk management (+$15K, 7 postings), PMP (+$12K, 18 postings), MS Project (+$6K, 11 postings) advertise more than the $150K median of all IT Project Manager 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 IT Project Manager roles at companies is $150K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $118K to $175K. Counted from 73 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/it-project-manager/
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