Information Technology Manager - Federal Salaries of 2020

Pay Rates for "Information Technology Manager"

How much does an Information Technology Manager in the federal government get paid? $120,096.47* *Based on the 2020 average.

49,174 EMPLOYEES

$5.64B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Information Technology Manager was the 5th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2020, with 49,174 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2020, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology hired the most employees titled Information Technology Management, with an average salary of $98,570.

Agencies that have hired an Information Technology Manager

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	7,768	$98,570.36
Internal Revenue Service	6,279	$120,819.00
Social Security Administration	3,635	$120,523.40
Federal Bureau of Investigation	1,615	$136,848.98
Federal Aviation Administration	1,469	$132,356.34
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture)	1,369	$102,080.16
Customs and Border Protection	1,268	$125,685.76
Bureau of the Census	1,211	$120,005.30
Federal Emergency Management Agency	1,076	$92,759.54
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	1,021	$124,419.90
Department of State	881	$131,326.87
National Protection and Programs Directorate	783	$130,883.87
National Institutes of Health	758	$132,006.70
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	705	$130,049.40
Environmental Protection Agency	640	$125,331.02
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	639	$97,065.45
Department of Energy	629	$125,376.24
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	525	$119,566.87
Patent and Trademark Office	518	$142,741.67
Food and Drug Administration	496	$131,995.45
U.S. Coast Guard	493	$111,316.20
Geological Survey	472	$96,608.64
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	438	$168,914.11
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	414	$99,620.06
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	402	$120,810.11
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	394	$140,060.81
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	377	$133,974.57
Transportation Security Administration	377	$141,076.07
National Institute of Standards and Technology	373	$137,765.32
Citizenship and Immigration Services	368	$140,017.05
National Park Service	366	$94,812.48
Bureau of Labor Statistics	345	$124,920.55
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	338	$132,610.78
Indian Health Service	330	$91,331.53
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	326	$140,998.96
Securities and Exchange Commission	301	$192,041.44
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	297	$131,829.03
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	288	$133,825.35
Offices, Boards and Divisions	284	$144,563.06
Fpac Business Center	280	$112,732.81
Federal Acquisition Service	278	$139,490.67
Departmental Offices	265	$146,273.04
Forest Service	264	$97,633.41
Bureau of Reclamation	261	$94,281.20
Bureau of Land Management	240	$94,445.01
Office of Comptroller of Currency	234	$168,217.63
Small Business Administration	230	$109,237.26
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	222	$104,007.97
Office of Personnel Management	195	$119,839.96
Drug Enforcement Administration	187	$131,714.62
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	187	$112,942.59
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	181	$138,027.15
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	180	$119,698.16
Federal Student Aid	166	$145,518.01
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	153	$147,370.91
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	136	$103,664.04
U.S. Secret Service	134	$129,451.78
Office of Secretary of Transportation	132	$138,475.33
Agricultural Research Service	128	$110,107.17
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	124	$133,899.69
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	122	$152,350.39
Health Resources and Services Administration	116	$135,047.91
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	111	$131,937.82
Government Printing Office	110	$130,042.77
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	107	$145,711.79
National Archives and Records Administration	106	$137,311.75
National Science Foundation	103	$140,474.23
U.S. Agency for International Development	102	$133,723.35
Indian Affairs	95	$95,965.52
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	93	$127,301.59
Goddard Space Flight Center	93	$133,317.32
Railroad Retirement Board	92	$119,876.62
Rural Housing Service	88	$109,727.60
Broadcasting Board of Governors	82	$133,614.48
U.S. Marshals Service	81	$134,303.35
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	78	$138,266.31
Headquarters, Nasa	78	$144,722.05
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	76	$129,776.42
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	73	$123,456.70
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Education)	72	$140,380.97
Peace Corps	72	$133,511.18
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	68	$129,396.69
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	65	$147,718.97
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	65	$121,574.58
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	64	$133,909.83
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)	62	$128,891.60
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	62	$133,430.92
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	62	$195,843.73
Ames Research Center	59	$144,137.54
Langley Research Center	54	$117,570.96
Food Safety and Inspection Service	53	$136,837.68
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	52	$138,941.26
U.S. Mint	51	$126,539.00
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	50	$148,473.80
Bureau of Economic Analysis	50	$139,954.60
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	50	$127,668.12
Office of Administration	49	$130,567.86
Federal Communications Commission	49	$148,205.80
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	46	$110,759.76
Office of Justice Programs	45	$148,286.47
Office of the Director	44	$133,244.98
Federal Trade Commission	44	$143,307.09
Federal Election Commission	43	$127,878.07
John F. Kennedy Space Center	43	$96,931.47
Federal Housing Finance Agency	42	$190,576.08
National Agricultural Statistics Service	40	$129,469.88
National Credit Union Administration	40	$0.00
Administration for Children and Families	40	$135,536.50
Consumer Product Safety Commission	40	$133,776.23
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)	40	$118,567.43
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	37	$126,967.43
Food and Nutrition Service	37	$131,902.32
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	37	$130,221.24
Office of Management and Budget	33	$147,893.39
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security)	32	$137,213.34
Executive Office for Immigration Review	32	$144,482.16
Federal Highway Administration	31	$140,064.42
Farm Credit Administration	31	$277,678.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	29	$114,839.14
International Trade Administration	29	$142,797.38
U.S. Trustee Program	29	$121,462.07
National Labor Relations Board	28	$136,102.43
U.S. International Trade Commission	26	$145,721.31
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	26	$151,533.65
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	26	$120,605.35
Corporation for National and Community Service	25	$131,481.92
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	24	$147,966.13
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	24	$137,909.92
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce)	23	$123,506.87
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	23	$133,694.04
Export-Import Bank of the United States	22	$146,441.91
Office of Governmentwide Policy	21	$148,930.33
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor)	21	$131,022.05
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration)	21	$128,840.90
Pretrial Services Agency	20	$125,189.10
Office of Inspector General (Department of Treasury)	18	$112,971.17
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	17	$119,003.06
Dryden Flight Research Center	17	$132,467.82
Selective Service System	17	$115,691.00
Federal Railroad Administration	17	$126,316.41
National Transportation Safety Board	16	$156,482.06
Science and Technology Directorate	16	$144,561.81
Economic Research Service	16	$132,910.25
Mine Safety and Health Administration	15	$94,262.87
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	14	$137,971.00
Bureau of Industry and Security	14	$121,716.93
Veterans Health Administration	14	$113,038.21
Merit Systems Protection Board	13	$133,439.15
Government National Mortgage Association	13	$146,758.23
National Gallery of Art	13	$128,488.54
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs	13	$147,360.38
Office of Inspector General (Federal Housing Finance Agency)	12	$166,467.08
National Endowment for the Humanities	12	$135,764.42
National Technical Information Service	12	$138,496.25
Federal Transit Administration	11	$145,984.91
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	11	$166,097.25
Office of Inspector General (Department of Education)	11	$139,096.64
Presidio Trust	11	$137,114.82
Foreign Agricultural Service	11	$133,256.45
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico	9	$86,196.22
National Endowment for the Arts	8	$141,216.50
U.S. Tax Court	8	$132,279.63
Millennium Challenge Corporation	8	$169,101.75
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	8	$154,760.00
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration	8	$131,010.00
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	7	$138,525.86
Program Support Center	7	$130,390.00
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Regulation	7	$133,005.86
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office	7	$127,812.00
Federal Maritime Commission	7	$121,911.43
Election Assistance Commission	7	$116,510.43
Maritime Administration	7	$145,108.86
Office for Civil Rights	6	$117,360.67
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	6	$145,898.17
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	6	$153,272.50
Federal Labor Relations Authority	5	$138,291.60
Office of Communications and Marketing	5	$113,370.80
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	5	$138,425.40
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative	5	$151,431.00
	5	$139,194.20
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service	5	$139,484.40
Office of Communications and Outreach	5	$140,188.60
Office of Government Ethics	5	$140,867.40
National Mediation Board	4	$145,817.75
John C. Stennis Space Center	4	$103,056.00
American Battle Monuments Commission	4	$135,577.00
Natural Resources Conservation Service	4	$95,976.25
Institute of Museum and Library Services	4	$145,741.00
Economic Development Administration	4	$126,484.75
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	4	$132,058.00
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals	4	$114,641.50
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Labor)	4	$97,613.75
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	4	$101,168.50
Institute of Education Sciences	4	$147,776.75
Office of Special Counsel	4	$123,076.50
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight	3	$153,911.33
Homeland Security Staff	3	$140,086.67
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board	3	$133,140.33
Armed Forces Retirement Home	3	$86,412.33
Employee Benefits Security Administration	3	$152,547.67
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	3	$124,204.00
Administration for Community Living	3	$151,295.33
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation	3	$125,559.33
International-American Foundation	2	$137,031.00
Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency	2	$150,102.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary Security & Law Enforcement	2	$89,331.50
Office of Communications (Department of Agriculture)	2	$141,865.00
Office of Budget and Program Analysis	2	$159,719.50
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board	2	$116,006.50
Employment and Training Administration	2	$125,016.50
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs	2	$139,494.00
Office of Vocational and Adult Education	2	$111,893.00
Chemical Safety/Hazard Investigation Board	2	$143,565.00
Public Buildings Service	2	$116,130.50
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals	2	$138,431.50
National Capital Planning Commission	2	$153,665.00
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission	2	$91,417.50
Office of National Drug Control Policy	2	$119,974.00
Medicaid & Chip Payment & Access Commission	2	$105,570.50
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	2	$92,067.50
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation	1	$132,960.00
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	1	$97,848.00
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program	1	$152,215.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture)	1	$145,578.00
Office of Advocacy and Outreach	1	$105,138.00
Departmental Administration	1	$0.00
National Appeals Division	1	$123,198.00
African Development Foundation	1	$157,709.00
Commission on Civil Rights	1	$153,665.00
Office of Mission Assurance	1	$177,588.00
Office of the Committee for Purchase from People Blind	1	$157,709.00
Office of Secretary of Labor	1	$170,800.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor)	1	$170,800.00
Veterans Employment and Training Service	1	$161,730.00
Immigration Office of Secretary of Education	1	$102,663.00
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	1	$149,621.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Education)	1	$123,198.00
Office of Postsecondary Education	1	$133,447.00
Trade and Development Agency	1	$149,621.00
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council	1	$125,773.00
Office of Small Business Utilization	1	$157,709.00
Office of the Human Resources Management	1	$129,367.00
Office of Science and Technology Policy	1	$157,709.00
Veterans Benefits Administration	1	$47,492.00

Information Technology Manager Pay Distribution

The average pay for an Information Technology Manager is $120,096.47. The highest paid Information Technology Manager made $277,678 in 2020.

Common Information Technology Manager Payscales

Payscale	Number of Information Technology Management Employees
GS - General Schedule	42,383
FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan	1,464
ZP - Scientific And Engineering Professional	1,011
IR - Internal Revenue Service Broadband Classification And Pay System Positions Only	697
CG - Corporate Graded	397
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	394
SV - Transportation Security Administration Employees Other Than Executives	374
IM - Employees Holding Incident Management Positions And Appointed And Compensated Under Section 306(b)(1)	370
IC - Employees Holding Incident Management Cadre Of On-call Response/recovery Employees(core)positions	333
SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay	297
NB - Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Only	234
ES - Senior Executive Service	228
CN - Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protect(cfpb) Independent Agcy Within The Fed Res Syst(use By Cfpb Only)	122
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified	120
PG - Printing Office Grades	99
SL - Senior Level Positions	74
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	72
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Positions Previously Defined Under Pay Plan Codes Ad, Es, Gm, And Gs	62
EL - Non-executive Positions At The Federal Housing Finance Agency	52
IT - Employees Appointed And Compensated Under Section 306(b)(1) Of The Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief	49
NQ - Employees In The National Nuclear Secuirty Administration's Professional, Technical, And Admin Career Path	41
CU - Credit Union Employees	37
GL - Gs Employees In Grades 3 Through 10 Paid A Law Enforcement Officer Special Base Rate	37
OR - Employees Of The Office Of Financial Research (ofr) Within The Department Of The Treasury	35
CM - Fdic Supervisory And Managerial Positions Below The Executive Level Only	34
VH - Professional, Administrative, And Managerial	31
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82, Subtitle G, Section	23
EN - National Nuclear Security Administration Excepted Service Only	16
CE - Contract Education--year Long	11
ST - Scientific And Professional	10
PU - Government Printing Office, White-collar, 10% Night Rate	10
MC - Employees Of The Millennium Challenge Corporation Appointed Under Public Law 108-199 Only.	8
EJ - The Department Of Energy Organization Act Excepted Service	7
CY - Contract Education--school Year	5
FG - Similar To The General Schedule	5
EM - Fdic Executive-level Positions Only	5
SO - Executive Positions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under The Es Pay Pla	4
SW - Transportation Security Administration Executives	3
GM - Employees Covered By The Performance Management And Recognition System (pmrs) Termination Provisions	3
SS - Senior Staff Positions	3
CX - Senior Expert Positions In The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	2
ED - Expert (5 U.s.c. 3109)	2
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82	2
LL - Executives At The Federal Housing Finance Agency	2
SN - Senior Level System	1
FE - Senior Foreign Service	1
GE - U.s. Government Printing Office Employees Formerly Under Pay Plan Sl (senior Level Positions)	1
EF - Consultant (5 U.s.c. 3109)	1
RF - Employees Appointed And Compensated As Special Consultants Under 42 U.s.c. 209(f). Includes Non-citizens Whose	1
EH - Advisory Committee Member (5 U.s.c. 3109)	1

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Average Information Technology Management Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for an Information Technology Manager was $78,570. Since then, the average pay has increased to $122,477 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 2210.