Technology
What you can do with Information Technology
Keep the systems, networks, and data that organizations run on secure and working.
- Careers
- 11
- Early career
- $67,000
- Mid-career
- $100,000
- Growing fast
- 6 of 11
How these numbers work: A major does not have its own salary. Early and mid-career pay is what people who hold this degree earn at the start of their careers and midway through them. Career pay comes from the 11 careers an Information Technology degree commonly leads to, and counts everyone in those jobs, including people who have been doing them for thirty years. The two answer different questions, which is why they do not match.
The New York Fed does not report Information Technology on its own. Its early and mid-career figures here are for Information Systems & Management, the broader group it places this major in.
6 of 11 careers this degree leads to are projected to grow faster than average from 2024 to 2034. Of those, DevOps Engineer has the most openings, about 115,200 a year.
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11 careers this degree leads to
DevOps Engineer
$135,980Bridge software development and IT operations by designing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and improving deployment velocity.
- Middle half of workers
- $105,210 to $171,980
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 115,200
Work-life65Remote88Satisfaction78- CI/CD Pipelines
- Containerization
- Infrastructure as Code
- Scripting
Software Developer
$135,980Design, develop, and test software applications and systems.
- Middle half of workers
- $105,210 to $171,980
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 115,200
Work-life72Remote88Satisfaction78- Programming
- Software Development
- Problem Solving
- Systems Analysis
Cybersecurity Analyst
$129,180Plan and implement security measures to protect computer networks and systems.
- Middle half of workers
- $97,810 to $163,500
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 16,000
Work-life65Remote82Satisfaction75- Network Security
- Incident Response
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Cryptography
IT Project Manager
$116,580Plan, execute, and close technology projects on time and within budget while coordinating technical teams and stakeholders.
- Middle half of workers
- $79,370 to $157,500
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 31,300
Work-life58Remote72Satisfaction71- Project Planning
- Risk Management
- Agile/Scrum
- Budgeting
Site Reliability Engineer
$116,580Ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of large-scale production systems through software engineering and infrastructure automation.
- Middle half of workers
- $79,370 to $157,500
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 31,300
Work-life60Remote90Satisfaction77- Linux Systems
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Automation
- Monitoring and Observability
Database Administrator
$104,620Administer, test, and implement database systems, ensuring data integrity, security, and performance.
- Middle half of workers
- $79,610 to $135,460
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 3,800
Work-life72Remote82Satisfaction70- SQL
- Database Design
- Performance Tuning
- Backup and Recovery
Computer Programmer
$100,390Write, modify, and test the code that makes applications run, turning specifications into working software.
- Middle half of workers
- $75,850 to $130,680
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 5,500
Work-life61Remote61- Programming
- Debugging
- Testing
- Reading Comprehension
Network Administrator
$99,130Install, configure, and maintain local and wide area networks, intranets, and other communication systems.
- Middle half of workers
- $78,010 to $126,640
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 14,300
Work-life62Remote55Satisfaction67- Network Configuration
- Firewalls and VPNs
- Troubleshooting
- TCP/IP
Web Developer
$92,650Design, create, and maintain websites and web applications using front-end and back-end technologies.
- Middle half of workers
- $64,230 to $126,230
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 5,400
Work-life74Remote90Satisfaction75- HTML/CSS
- JavaScript
- Responsive Design
- Web Frameworks
Network Support Specialist
$76,220Keep networks healthy: test, troubleshoot, and tune LANs, WANs, and cloud connections.
- Middle half of workers
- $58,240 to $98,750
- Growth
- Slower than average
- Openings a year
- 9,600
Work-life60Remote33- Network Troubleshooting
- Routing and Switching
- Monitoring Tools
- Documentation
IT Support Specialist
$61,860Be the person who gets people unstuck: troubleshoot hardware, software, and access problems for users across an organization.
- Middle half of workers
- $49,000 to $79,040
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 40,800
Work-life65Remote37- Troubleshooting
- Customer Service
- Operating Systems
- Active Listening
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Where these pay figures come from
Early and mid-career pay is the median annual wage of full-time workers who hold a bachelor's degree in that major, ages 22 to 27 and ages 35 to 45, from 2024 data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (IPUMS). Published as Outcomes by Major by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Career pay is the annual wage of everyone working in that occupation, not only recent graduates, so it includes people who have done the job for decades. The middle half is the 25th to the 75th percentile. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET OnLine (median and percentile annual wages May 2025; employment projections 2024-2034).
All figures are national. What you earn depends on where you work, who you work for, and how far you take the degree.