IT Engineer salary

5 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 21, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for IT engineer roles at mid level across the United States: 28 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $106,875 and $139,625, with a median of $121,695.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $121,695 and senior $160,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 32% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 3 of the 5 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

5 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Mid	$106,875 – $139,625	$121,695	28
United States · country-wide	Senior	$145,025 – $190,000	$160,500	20
Remote · United States	Mid	$79,225 – $115,570	$102,500	7hint
San Francisco	Mid	$136,250 – $145,000	$139,500	7hint
San Francisco	Senior	$190,000 – $200,000	$200,000	5hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

by the team behind remoteroles