California · 2025 pay · 193 people
How much does an IT manager make in California?
$181,447typical pay for a IT manager in 2025
$146,358 – $232,703what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 2.9% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where IT managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Santa Clara County65 people$234,012
- Ventura County24 people$175,072
- Stanislaus County10 people$144,117
- City of Sacramento7 people$177,448
- Tulare County7 people$126,893
- Santa Cruz County7 people$162,793
- City of Fairfield4 people$183,855
- City of Pasadena4 people$192,037
- City of Santa Cruz4 people$198,486
- Sacramento County Superior Court4 people$176,371
- Yuba County4 people$93,727
- City of Ontario3 people$177,455
- City of Fontana2 people$164,740
- Peninsula Clean Energy Authority1 person$153,388
- City of Grass Valley1 person$155,762
- Yolo Emergency Communications Agency1 person$148,270
- City of Menifee1 person$137,549
- Fallbrook Public Utility District1 person$169,323
- City of Rocklin1 person$154,621
- City of Newport Beach1 person$208,606
- City of San Marcos1 person$40,406
- Stanislaus County Superior Court1 person$140,050
- City of Yorba Linda1 person$162,672
- City of Pismo Beach1 person$147,856
- Lompoc Hospital District1 person$143,120
- City of Avenal1 person$45,021
- Humboldt County Superior Court1 person$121,199
- City of Fountain Valley1 person$162,056
- San Bernardino International Airport Authority1 person$161,336
- East Valley Water District1 person$213,954
- City of Seal Beach1 person$146,358
- City of Saratoga1 person$201,389
- Delta Diablo1 person$219,821
- Golden Empire Transit District1 person$121,351
- Mendocino County Superior Court1 person$166,622
- City of Jurupa Valley1 person$114,304
- City of Norco1 person$139,883
- Beach Cities Health District1 person$90,871
- City of Ojai1 person$130,724
- Palos Verdes Library District1 person$168,969
- Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)1 person$263,879
- City of Avalon1 person$145,270
- Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District1 person$162,369
- City of Desert Hot Springs1 person$146,176
- Lassen Municipal Utility District1 person$105,338
- City of Oakley1 person$131,904
- City of Irwindale1 person$149,443
- Tuolumne County1 person$128,428
- City of Lemoore1 person$97,274
- City of Temecula1 person$182,361
- San Diego Community Power1 person$149,265
- Ontario International Airport Authority1 person$154,343
- Alameda County Water District1 person$233,982
- Menlo Park Fire Protection District1 person$237,215
- Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District1 person$124,469
- Merced Irrigation District1 person$152,352
- Rancho Murieta Community Services District1 person$138,399
- City of Bellflower1 person$173,678
- South Coast Water District1 person$259,230
- Altadena Library District1 person$151,231
- City of Belmont1 person$211,955
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- IT Manager II11 people$167,988
- IT Manager III18 people$182,102
- IT Manager162 people$185,044
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Intern IT$675 (everyone)
- IT Intern$6,451 (everyone)
- IT Supervisor$157,310 (everyone)
- IT Deputy Chief$171,571 (everyone)
- IT Manager (this page)$181,447 (everyone)
- Senior IT Manager$267,612 (everyone)
Highest-paid IT managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does an IT manager make in California?
The typical IT manager was paid $181,447 in 2025; most earned between $146,358 and $232,703. This counts all 193 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for IT managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is IT Manager, at any level (for example "IT Manager II"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this