Information Technology Project Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Information Technology Project Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $116,580 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 435,370. Wage data is published for 396 locations.
Occupation description
Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
O*NET code
15-1299.09
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$116,580
Hourly median
$56.05
Employment
435,370
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Coordination | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Time Management | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Monitoring | 3.62 | 4.50 |
Typical tasks
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
- Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
- Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
- Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
- Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
- Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
Technology
- 24SevenOffice Project
- 3M Post-it App
- Actano Rplan
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- AEC Software FastTrack Schedule
- Airtable
- AJAX
Information Technology Project Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in CAMedian $134,440 · Employment 80,150
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in TXMedian $111,530 · Employment 57,020
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in GAMedian $104,610 · Employment 20,630
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $109,700 · Employment 20,060
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $127,360 · Employment 19,540
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in MDMedian $144,680 · Employment 19,060
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in DCMedian $156,590 · Employment 17,200
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in VAMedian $139,030 · Employment 17,000
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in San Francisco, CAMedian $161,700 · Employment 16,930
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in San Jose, CAMedian $184,430 · Employment 16,680
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in New York, NYMedian $126,910 · Employment 16,230
- Information Technology Project Managers Salary in NCMedian $104,850 · Employment 15,090
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.