IT salary guides, technology compensation benchmarks, and pay trend analysis — helping employers set competitive offers and helping IT professionals understand their market value across roles, experience levels, and US metro areas.
By Gregg Flecke, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. TypeScript developers earn a median base around $130,000, with most offers landing between $100,000 and $170,000, and senior full-stack or platform engineers on large TypeScript codebases clearing $200,000 in total pay. That range is wide because the title barely means anything on its own. … Read more
By Gregg Flecke, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. blockchain developers earn a median base near $140,000, with most offers landing between $110,000 and $185,000, and senior smart-contract or protocol engineers in DeFi clearing $200,000 to $300,000 once tokens and equity are counted. That band hides more than it shows. No title I … Read more
By Gregg Flecke, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, KORE1 An SAP S/4HANA consultant in the U.S. runs a median base near $137,000 in 2026, with most offers between $105,000 and $190,000, and senior Finance leads or architects who have carried a live conversion clear $215,000 and beyond. Notice that number sits well above a plain SAP … Read more
By Gregg Flecke, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. Dynamics 365 consultants earn a median base near $118,000, with most offers between $100,000 and $175,000, and senior Finance and Operations specialists who have carried a live implementation clearing $185,000 and up. The title hides at least three separate jobs. Configuring multi-entity accounting in … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 NetSuite developers in the U.S. earn a base near $114,000 on average in 2026, with total compensation closer to $133,000 once bonus and additional pay are counted, and senior SuiteScript specialists clearing $160,000. Base isn’t the story here. The story is which market you think you’re buying … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 NetSuite administrators in the U.S. make a median base of about $111,000 in 2026. The middle of the market runs roughly $85,000 to $140,000, and a certified admin holding together a multi-subsidiary OneWorld instance clears $150,000 without much argument. That median hides something specific, though, and it … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. Workday consultants earn a median base near $115,000, with most offers landing between $95,000 and $165,000, and senior functional and integration specialists who have carried a live deployment clearing $175,000 and up. One title, several jobs that barely resemble each other. The module bends … Read more
By Mike Carter, Director of Partnership Success, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. product owners earn a median base near $115,000, with most offers landing between $95,000 and $155,000, and senior product owners who own a roadmap, stakeholder alignment, and a scaled-agile program clearing $160,000 and up. Two people put “Product Owner” at the top of a … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. penetration testers earn a median base near $130,000, with most offers landing between $95,000 and $180,000, and senior red-team operators who can prove real exploitation clearing $200,000 in total pay. One job title, and hiding under it a pay range that would make your … Read more
By Mike Carter, Director of Partnership Success, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. Salesforce administrators earn a median base near $95,000, with most offers landing between $75,000 and $125,000, and senior admins who own security, automation, and an Agentforce rollout clearing $130,000 and up. One title. Under it, a job that runs from resetting passwords to steering … Read more
