IT Solution Designer Salary in the United States

How much does an IT Solution Designer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an IT Solution Designer in the United States is $106,799 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,533
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $95,949 to $117,652
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $86,071
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IT Solution Designer Salaries by Percentile

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75th Percentile $117,652 $9,804 $2,263 $57
Average $106,799 $8,900 $2,054 $51
25th Percentile $95,949 $7,996 $1,845 $46
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Key Factors That Influence IT Solution Designer Salaries

An IT Solution Designer'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects IT Solution Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an IT Solution Designer'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): $74,344
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $95,293
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,335
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $142,268
  • Expert (over 8 years): $167,829
Levels Salary
Cost Esti... Level IT Solution Designer$74,344
Cost Esti... Level IT Solution Designer$95,293
IT Soluti... Level IT Solution Designer$107,335
Cost Esti... Level IT Solution Designer$142,268
Cost Esti... Level IT Solution Designer$167,829
$74,344 0 yr
$95,293 < 2 yrs
$107,335 2-4 yrs
$142,268 5-8 yrs
$167,829 > 8 yrs
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How Do IT Solution Designer 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 Solution Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

  • District of Columbia: $118,248.
  • California: $117,800.
  • Massachusetts: $116,230.

Top Paying Cities for IT Solution Designers

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: $134,706
  • San Francisco: $133,382
  • Oakland: $130,423

What Skills Can Increase an IT Solution Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Experimenting (Mentioned in 16.67% Job Postings): a test or investigation, esp one planned to provide evidence for or against a hypothesis: a scientific experiment.
  • New Product Development (Mentioned in 16.67% Job Postings): In business and engineering, new product development (NPD) covers the complete process of bringing a new product to market. A central aspect of NPD is product design, along with various business considerations. New product development is described broadly as the transformation of a market opportunity into a product available for sale. The product can be tangible (something physical which one can touch) or intangible (like a service, experience, or belief), though sometimes services and other processes are distinguished from "products." NPD requires an understanding of customer needs and wants, the competitive environment, and the nature of the market. Cost, time and quality are the main variables that drive customer needs. Aiming at these three variables, innovative companies develop continuous practices and strategies to better satisfy customer requirements and to increase their own market share by a regular development of new products. There are many uncertainties and challenges which companies must face throughout the process. The use of best practices and the elimination of barriers to communication are the main concerns for the management of the NPD .[citation needed]
  • Process Manufacturing (Mentioned in 16.67% Job Postings): Process manufacturing is a branch of manufacturing that is associated with formulas and manufacturing recipes, and can be contrasted with discrete manufacturing, which is concerned with discrete units, bills of materials and the assembly of components. Process manufacturing is common in the food, beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, consumer packaged goods, cannabis, and biotechnology industries. In process manufacturing, the relevant factors are ingredients, not parts; formulas, not bills of materials; and bulk materials rather than individual units. Although there is invariably cross-over between the two branches of manufacturing, the major contents of the finished product and the majority of the resource intensity of the production process generally allow manufacturing systems to be classified as one or the other. For example, a bottle of juice is a discrete item, but juice is process manufactured. The plastic used in injection moulding is process manufactured, but the components it is shaped into are generally discrete, and subject to further assembly.
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IT Solution Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an IT Solution Designer'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.

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$95,949
Average $106,799/year
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Average $51/hour
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Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage
75th Percentile $117,652 $9,804 $2,263 $57
Average $106,799 $8,900 $2,054 $51
25th Percentile $95,949 $7,996 $1,845 $46

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Salary Trends for IT Solution Designer

Salaries for an IT Solution Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $99,640 in 2023 to around $98,432 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of IT Solution Designer salary trends, .

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