California · 2025 pay · 52 people
How much does an IT project manager make in California?
$155,746typical pay for a IT project manager in 2025
$100,728 – $208,054what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 15.8% 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 project managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Santa Clara County22 people$208,054
- Tulare County5 people$102,269
- City of Pasadena4 people$139,614
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District4 people$197,504
- Alameda County Superior Court3 people$154,175
- Southern California Association of Governments3 people$115,955
- Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare District3 people$52,575
- Ontario International Airport Authority2 people$44,477
- City of Oxnard2 people$126,093
- City of Carlsbad1 person$134,328
- City of Vernon1 person$156,628
- Yuba County1 person$96,267
- Antelope Valley Healthcare District1 person$186,931
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- IT Project Manager II5 people$102,269
- IT Project Manager46 people$173,087
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).
- IT Project Manager (this page)$155,746 (everyone)
- Senior IT Project Manager$244,732 (everyone)
Highest-paid IT project managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does an IT project manager make in California?
The typical IT project manager was paid $155,746 in 2025; most earned between $100,728 and $208,054. This counts all 52 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for IT project managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is IT Project Manager, at any level (for example "IT Project 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