IT Manager salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 929 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alpharetta, Cumming, Johns Creek, Suwanee, Marietta.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$183,851
Middle 50%$158.3k–$213.1k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $200,304
Filings929FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $118,061 and $299,356.
PercentileSalary
10th$148,845
25th$158,275
50th (median)$183,851
75th$213,075
90th$233,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $165k $210k FY2020: median $135,000 (545 filings) FY2021: median $137,000 (523 filings) FY2022: median $153,000 (697 filings) FY2023: median $167,242 (534 filings) FY2024: median $175,000 (527 filings) FY2025: median $179,629 (591 filings) FY2026: median $196,472 (338 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 545 filings FY20 FY2021: 523 filings FY21 FY2022: 697 filings FY22 FY2023: 534 filings FY23 FY2024: 527 filings FY24 FY2025: 591 filings FY25 FY2026: 338 filings FY26 697
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$135,000$121,077$160,000545
FY2021$137,000$114,050$160,000523
FY2022$153,000$128,170$175,947697
FY2023$167,242$143,156$190,400534
FY2024$175,000$150,301$200,006527
FY2025$179,629$154,698$206,262591
FY2026$196,472$168,137$217,944338

Cost of living

Atlanta's median IT Manager salary of $183,851 is worth about $183,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $177,970 in May 2025 (14,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $183,851, 3% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
EY$219,100112
Deloitte$197,800101
PwC$191,00051
Manhattan Associates$170,39444
Equifax$156,71928
Truist Bank$159,25024
Amazon$191,90021
Macy's Systems And Technology$187,80021
Honeywell International$209,94513
Cox Automotive Corporate Services$177,60011

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $126,188 82
Mid-level · Level II $165,000 251
Senior · Level III $195,000 177
Expert · Level IV $224,527 234

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$118,061$126,18882
Mid-level · Level II$148,845$165,000251
Senior · Level III$179,629$195,000177
Expert · Level IV$213,075$224,527234

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.