Compared with the local labor market
IT Director pay vs. Tennessee
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers — about 12,040 people — is $158,700. Finance and Administration pays a median base salary of $146,532 for this role, 8% below that figure — about the 41st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Finance and Administration sits in the local pay range
$98,380
$126,310
$158,700
$193,030
$237,640
Finance and Administration median · $146,532
The bar is the range of annual wages for Computer and Information Systems Managers across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Finance and Administration’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers — about 670,570 people — is $175,140. Finance and Administration’s median base salary is 16% below that national figure, about the 31st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$107,550
$138,060
$175,140
$220,730
$297,510
Finance and Administration median · $146,532
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 Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Finance and Administration is $150,141, 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 departments
This role across Tennessee
IT Director is held in 2 Tennessee departments. In Finance and Administration, the median of $150,141 ranks #2 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the IT Director role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
IT Director beyond Tennessee
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $150,141 ranks #1 of 2. See IT Director across all of Tennessee →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable IT Director roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.