Senior IT Manager salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 177 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$195,000
Middle 50%$183.9k–$206.4k
vs. all levels here+6%comparison median $183,851
Filings177FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $179,629 and $248,669.
PercentileSalary
10th$179,629
25th$183,851
50th (median)$195,000
75th$206,424
90th$219,871

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $170k $210k FY2020: median $150,005 (90 filings) FY2021: median $160,000 (72 filings) FY2022: median $167,354 (152 filings) FY2023: median $180,000 (137 filings) FY2024: median $188,634 (126 filings) FY2025: median $195,050 (132 filings) FY2026: median $193,694 (45 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 90 filings FY20 FY2021: 72 filings FY21 FY2022: 152 filings FY22 FY2023: 137 filings FY23 FY2024: 126 filings FY24 FY2025: 132 filings FY25 FY2026: 45 filings FY26 152
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$150,005$147,160$161,00090
FY2021$160,000$152,834$169,61872
FY2022$167,354$160,000$182,452152
FY2023$180,000$170,000$196,190137
FY2024$188,634$179,722$200,000126
FY2025$195,050$182,643$206,568132
FY2026$193,694$185,000$206,00045

Cost of living

Atlanta's median senior IT Manager salary of $195,000 is worth about $194,900 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 $195,000, 10% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EY$200,00063
PwC$194,00014
Deloittetoo few9
Amazontoo few4
Accenturetoo few3
Salesforcetoo few3
Honeywell Internationaltoo few3
Metatoo few2
Adobetoo few2
Amdocstoo few2

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.