Expert IT Manager salary in Memphis, TN

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Collierville, Olive Branch.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$192,150
Middle 50%$178.1k–$192.8k
vs. all levels here+28%comparison median $149,858
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $141,621 and $217,405.
PercentileSalary
10th$176,571
25th$178,087
50th (median)$192,150
75th$192,765
90th$193,379

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $150k $180k FY2020: median $143,480 (13 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (10 filings) FY2023: median $163,015 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 13
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$143,480$134,999$160,00013
FY2021–––6
FY2022$140,000$134,933$163,75010
FY2023$163,015$154,773$168,75010
FY2024–––7
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Memphis's median expert IT Manager salary of $192,150 is worth about $208,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Memphis = 92.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Memphis, TN area earned a median of $161,790 in May 2025 (1,710 employed). The H-1B median here is $192,150, 19% 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
FedExtoo few2
Integra LifeSciencestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III $149,178 25
Expert · Level IV $192,150 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$149,178$149,17825
Expert · Level IV$176,571$192,15011

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.