What are the main factors that influence an IT Operations Analyst's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An IT Operations Analyst's salary?

An IT Operations Analyst's salary grows with experience: an Information Technology Generalist I (0-2 years)earns $68,359, an IT Operations Analyst (2-4 years)earns $81,915, an Information Technology Generalist III (4-7 years)earns $106,358, an Information Technology Generalist IV (7+ years)earns $130,663, an Information Technology Generalist V (7-10 years)earns $152,025,

What are the highest paying states for an IT Operations Analyst?

IT Operations Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for IT Operations Analyst roles are District of Columbia $91,957, California $91,608, Massachusetts $90,387. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of IT Operations Analyst roles make?

Salaries for IT Operations Analyst level roles vary by specialization: IT Vendor Management Analyst V: $150,757; IT Operations Lead: $147,287; IT Vendor Management Analyst IV: $132,336; IT Operations Supervisor: $127,190; IT Operations Manager: $122,205.

How do different companies affect an IT Operations Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for IT Operations Analyst roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

IT Operations Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does an IT Operations Analyst make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an IT Operations Analyst in the United States is $83,053 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, an IT Operations Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,092
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,261 to $91,449
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,257

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IT Operations Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,449	$7,621	$1,759	$44
Average	$83,053	$6,921	$1,597	$40
25th Percentile	$74,261	$6,188	$1,428	$36

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Key Factors That Influence IT Operations Analyst Salaries

An IT Operations Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects IT Operations Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an IT Operations Analyst's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $68,359
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,915
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,358
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,663
Expert (over 8 years): $152,025

Levels	Salary
Informati... Level IT Operations Analyst	$68,359
IT Operat... Level IT Operations Analyst	$81,915
Informati... Level IT Operations Analyst	$106,358
Informati... Level IT Operations Analyst	$130,663
Informati... Level IT Operations Analyst	$152,025

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How Do IT Operations Analyst Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract IT Operations Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $91,957.
California: $91,608.
Massachusetts: $90,387.

District of Columbia $91,957 California $91,608 Massachusetts $90,387 Washington $90,055 New Jersey $90,022 Alaska $89,905 Connecticut $88,759 New York $88,294

Hawaii $86,808 Rhode Island $86,110 Maryland $85,636 Minnesota $84,989 Colorado $84,739 Illinois $84,656 Oregon $84,341 Delaware $84,108

New Hampshire $83,962 Virginia $83,635 Pennsylvania $82,680 Nevada $82,198 North Dakota $82,040 Michigan $81,791 Wisconsin $81,700 Vermont $81,517

Texas $81,010 Maine $80,977 Arizona $80,927 Ohio $80,869 Georgia $80,105 Indiana $79,723 Wyoming $79,648 Utah $79,532

Iowa $79,482 Kansas $79,084 Louisiana $78,967 North Carolina $78,926 Missouri $78,909 Florida $78,585 Montana $78,411 Nebraska $78,245

Kentucky $78,153 South Carolina $77,821 Tennessee $77,613 Idaho $77,530 New Mexico $76,924 Oklahoma $76,791 Alabama $76,301 South Dakota $75,479

Arkansas $75,031 West Virginia $74,790 Mississippi $74,067

Top Paying Cities for IT Operations Analysts

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $104,755
San Francisco: $103,726
Oakland: $101,425

San Jose, CA $104,755

San Francisco, CA $103,726

Oakland, CA $101,425

New York, NY $96,251

Queens Village, NY $95,628

Paramus, NJ $94,963

Passaic, NJ $94,880

Bergenfield, NJ $94,797

Stamford, CT $94,673

Huntington, NY $94,590

Newark, NJ $94,050

Bridgeport, CT $93,884

New Brunswick, NJ $93,610

Vallejo, CA $93,435

Middlesex, NJ $93,385

Somerset, NJ $93,311

Petaluma, CA $93,120

Santa Cruz, CA $92,796

Boston, MA $92,630

Monterey, CA $92,214

Fairbanks, AK $92,156

Los Angeles, CA $91,998

Washington, DC $91,957

Seattle, WA $91,807

Santa Rosa, CA $91,791

Juneau, AK $91,550

Orange, CA $91,276

Anchorage, AK $91,126

Anaheim, CA $91,068

Santa Ana, CA $90,944

Nassau, NY $90,894

Long Beach, CA $90,861

Danbury, CT $90,836

Santa Maria, CA $90,553

Everett, WA $90,537

Bremerton, WA $90,130

Trenton, NJ $89,972

Sacramento, CA $89,939

San Diego, CA $89,897

Brockton, MA $89,864

Tacoma, WA $89,831

Santa Barbara, CA $89,714

Lowell, MA $89,382

New Suffolk, NY $89,349

Nashua, NH $89,249

Lompoc, CA $89,116

Ventura, CA $89,033

Stockton, CA $89,008

New Haven, CT $88,842

Atlantic City, NJ $88,626

Hartford, CT $88,444

Modesto, CA $88,402

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,219

New Britain, CT $88,178

Kennewick, WA $88,062

Olympia, WA $88,062

New London, CT $88,045

Norwich, CT $88,020

Lawrence, MA $87,979

Bakersfield, CA $87,746

New Bedford, MA $87,630

Riverside, CA $87,630

Richland, WA $87,547

Portsmouth, NH $87,480

Vineland, NJ $87,464

San Bernardino, CA $87,397

Boulder, CO $87,165

Worcester, MA $87,098

Portland, OR $87,023

Saint Paul, MN $86,924

Minneapolis, MN $86,924

Philadelphia, PA $86,808

Honolulu, HI $86,367

Springfield, MA $86,077

Providence, RI $86,068

Chicago, IL $85,827

Bellingham, WA $85,728

Baltimore, MD $85,636

Chico, CA $85,429

Wilmington, DE $85,288

Pittsfield, MA $85,205

Manchester, NH $85,047

Spokane, WA $84,681

Denver, CO $84,673

Albany, NY $84,283

Troy, NY $84,249

Schenectady, NY $84,075

Burlington, VT $83,892

Portland, ME $83,602

Salem, OR $83,535

Yakima, WA $83,519

Ann Arbor, MI $83,494

Rochester, MN $83,261

Reno, NV $83,220

Fresno, CA $83,220

Milwaukee, WI $83,145

Detroit, MI $83,062

Allentown, PA $83,037

Carson City, NV $83,029

Houston, TX $82,904

Colorado Springs, CO $82,896

Syracuse, NY $82,854

Eugene, OR $82,696

Gary, IN $82,597

Bismarck, ND $82,597

Galveston, TX $82,597

Springfield, OR $82,530

Medford, OR $82,331

Fort Collins, CO $82,298

Austin, TX $82,231

Mesa, AZ $82,057

Phoenix, AZ $82,040

Dallas, TX $82,015

Reading, PA $81,965

Saint Cloud, MN $81,932

Concord, NH $81,858

Madison, WI $81,824

Utica, NY $81,600

Raleigh, NC $81,534

Las Vegas, NV $81,525

Rochester, NY $81,467

Des Moines, IA $81,459

Atlanta, GA $81,326

Battle Creek, MI $81,301

Salt Lake City, UT $81,276

Lancaster, PA $81,152

Champaign, IL $81,135

Harrisburg, PA $81,035

Durham, NC $80,961

Kansas City, MO $80,952

Kansas City, KS $80,936

Fort Worth, TX $80,927

Boca Raton, FL $80,894

Cleveland, OH $80,886

Columbus, OH $80,869

Pittsburgh, PA $80,861

Richmond, VA $80,828

Indianapolis, IN $80,811

Cincinnati, OH $80,703

Petersburg, VA $80,579

Lansing, MI $80,396

Billings, MT $80,396

Huntsville, AL $80,396

Lebanon, PA $80,387

Pueblo, CO $80,379

Dayton, OH $80,379

Appleton, WI $80,354

Buffalo, NY $80,321

Racine, WI $80,280

Charlotte, NC $80,271

Saint Louis, MO $80,246

Springfield, IL $80,213

York, PA $80,196

Elkhart, IN $80,196

Gastonia, NC $80,188

Benton Harbor, MI $80,188

Beaumont, TX $80,138

Lorain, OH $80,122

Toledo, OH $80,088

Binghamton, NY $80,047

Rock Hill, SC $80,039

Rockford, IL $79,997

Elyria, OH $79,956

Fargo, ND $79,956

Flagstaff, AZ $79,897

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,848

Miami, FL $79,798

Duluth, MN $79,665

Bangor, ME $79,557

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,466

Louisville, KY $79,424

Grand Rapids, MI $79,407

Hialeah, FL $79,399

Casper, WY $79,283

Scranton, PA $79,183

New Orleans, LA $79,158

Virginia Beach, VA $79,150

Akron, OH $79,108

Peoria, IL $79,000

Sarasota, FL $78,984

Green Bay, WI $78,926

Baton Rouge, LA $78,884

Charleston, SC $78,868

Nashville, TN $78,843

Jamestown, NY $78,826

Davenport, IA $78,826

Tucson, AZ $78,785

Cheyenne, WY $78,760

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,735

Tampa, FL $78,718

Omaha, NE $78,701

Evansville, IN $78,668

Port Arthur, TX $78,668

Bradenton, FL $78,635

Santa Fe, NM $78,486

Orlando, FL $78,402

Clearwater, FL $78,311

La Crosse, WI $78,137

Canton, OH $78,137

Grand Forks, ND $78,112

Tulsa, OK $78,087

Albuquerque, NM $78,087

Newport News, VA $78,079

High Point, NC $78,054

Ogden, UT $78,020

Corpus Christi, TX $77,954

Laramie, WY $77,904

Norfolk, VA $77,904

Rock Island, IL $77,854

Saginaw, MI $77,838

Jacksonville, FL $77,829

Salisbury, NC $77,813

Memphis, TN $77,796

Moline, IL $77,755

Fort Myers, FL $77,730

Waterloo, IA $77,622

Spartanburg, SC $77,539

Lincoln, NE $77,497

Fort Wayne, IN $77,481

Birmingham, AL $77,389

Cedar Falls, IA $77,373

Provo, UT $77,364

Springfield, OH $77,356

San Antonio, TX $77,339

Greensboro, NC $77,306

South Bend, IN $77,298

Winston Salem, NC $77,290

Boise, ID $77,265

Savannah, GA $77,207

Muskegon, MI $77,057

Lima, OH $76,957

Lake Charles, LA $76,924

Anderson, IN $76,908

Lexington, KY $76,883

Augusta, GA $76,858

Greenville, SC $76,858

Wichita, KS $76,783

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,783

Columbia, SC $76,708

Bloomington, IN $76,501

Roanoke, VA $76,451

Asheville, NC $76,343

Knoxville, TN $76,202

Shreveport, LA $76,193

Wilmington, NC $76,085

Frankfort, KY $75,928

Oklahoma City, OK $75,869

Chillicothe, OH $75,836

Longview, TX $75,828

Topeka, KS $75,803

Mobile, AL $75,678

Terre Haute, IN $75,645

Erie, PA $75,637

Altoona, PA $75,595

Melbourne, FL $75,570

Amarillo, TX $75,537

Killeen, TX $75,512

Fayetteville, AR $75,446

Sioux Falls, SD $75,388

Chattanooga, TN $75,338

Idaho Falls, ID $75,330

Gainesville, FL $75,155

Portsmouth, OH $75,114

Little Rock, AR $75,097

Lynchburg, VA $75,097

Youngstown, OH $75,064

Lafayette, LA $75,064

Temple, TX $75,031

Daytona Beach, FL $75,014

Clarksville, TN $75,006

Pensacola, FL $74,997

Hopkinsville, KY $74,748

Charleston, WV $74,740

Florence, SC $74,698

Sioux City, IA $74,648

Macon, GA $74,408

Tallahassee, FL $74,399

Fayetteville, NC $74,383

Wichita Falls, TX $74,366

Waco, TX $74,366

Pine Bluff, AR $74,333

Vincennes, IN $74,175

Lubbock, TX $74,142

Great Falls, MT $74,092

Alamogordo, NM $74,084

Abilene, TX $74,017

Rapid City, SD $73,909

Monroe, LA $73,909

Albany, GA $73,859

Huntington, WV $73,851

Jackson, MS $73,843

Greenville, MS $73,835

Parkersburg, WV $73,752

Montgomery, AL $73,735

Johnstown, PA $73,718

Springfield, MO $73,652

Biloxi, MS $73,610

Sumter, SC $73,436

Columbus, GA $73,428

Twin Falls, ID $73,378

Pascagoula, MS $73,270

Kingsport, TN $73,054

Gulfport, MS $73,029

Alexandria, LA $72,755

Fort Smith, AR $72,547

El Paso, TX $72,323

Helena, MT $72,215

Las Cruces, NM $71,949

Harlingen, TX $71,717

Pocatello, ID $71,642

Florence, AL $71,617

Brownsville, TX $71,600

Dothan, AL $71,468

Mcallen, TX $71,426

Columbus, MS $70,811

Altus, OK $70,429

Lawton, OK $70,272

Pierre, SD $69,973

What Skills Can Increase an IT Operations Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 9.52% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
IT Support (Mentioned in 3.17% Job Postings): Assisting with managing, maintaining, and repairing business technology to ensure all IT functions work seamlessly.
Computer Hardware (Mentioned in 2.25% Job Postings): Maintaining, configuring, and setting up computer hardware to increase business efficiency and staff productivity.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	9.52%
IT Support	3.17%
Computer Hardware	2.25%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an IT Operations Analyst's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$89,698	8%
Innovation	$88,867	7%
Collaboration	$88,867	7%
Consulting	$88,037	6%
Presentation	$88,037	6%
Commitment	$87,206	5%

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How Education impacts an IT Operations Analyst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many IT Operations Analysts enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an IT Operations Analyst with a Bachelor's Degree is between $81,356 and $86,059).

IT Operations Analyst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for IT Operations Analyst

No Diploma 2.9%

High School 16.7%

Associates 17.7%

Bachelors 51.2%

Masters 11.0%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.9%
High School	16.7%
Associates	17.7%
Bachelors	51.2%
Masters	11.0%
Doctorate	0.5%

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IT Operations Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an IT Operations Analyst's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$74,261

Average $83,053/year

$91,449

$6,188

Average $6,921/month

$7,621

$1,428

Average $1,597/week

$1,759

$36

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,449	$7,621	$1,759	$44
Average	$83,053	$6,921	$1,597	$40
25th Percentile	$74,261	$6,188	$1,428	$36

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Salary Trends for IT Operations Analyst

Salaries for an IT Operations Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $79,648 in 2023 to around $77,755 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of IT Operations Analyst salary trends, .

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