Information Technology Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

100 people hold the Information Technology Specialist role across 19 departments in Los Angeles County, with a median total compensation of $302,249. Among 2 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Los Angeles County ranks #1 by median pay.

Employees: 100
Median pay: $302,249
Departments: 19
Cross-jurisdiction: #1 of 2

Compared with the local labor market

Information Technology Specialist pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators — about 8,770 people — is $106,290. Los Angeles County pays a median base salary of $188,896 for this role, 78% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Los Angeles County sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$70,870

$86,170

$106,290

$131,290

$159,750

Los Angeles County median · $188,896

The bar is the range of annual wages for Network and Computer Systems Administrators across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Los Angeles County’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators — about 314,340 people — is $99,130. Los Angeles County’s median base salary is 91% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

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25th

Median

75th

90th

$62,640

$78,010

$99,130

$126,640

$155,050

Los Angeles County median · $188,896

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 97 of 100 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Los Angeles County is $302,249, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare jurisdictions

Information Technology Specialist pay in other jurisdictions

Where Information Technology Specialists are paid most

California

$116,489 · 11,574

Median total compensation for comparable Information Technology Specialistroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within Los Angeles County