Salary Report - Chicago, IL - IT Job - 5 Years and 8 Months
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Chicago - Gary - Kenosha
IL - IN - WI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Salary Average
$86,791
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 8 Months
Raise +1 Year
$3,379 at 3.89%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 8 Months: $86,791 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $72,012 & $101,571; and, 5% of Jobs top $122,835.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$15,080 = minimum wage annual salary in the USA.
$187,699 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the USA at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $129,741 |
| 5% | $122,835 |
| 10% | $114,874 |
| 25% | $101,571 |
| 33% | $96,230 |
| 50% | $86,791 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 8 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $84,038 | $89,545 |
| 25% | $79,809 | $93,773 |
| 33% | $77,353 | $96,230 |
| 50% | $72,012 | $101,571 |
| 67% | $65,593 | $107,990 |
| 95% | $43,842 | $129,741 |
Salary Average =
$86,791
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 8 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 8 Months | $82,862 | $3,929 at 4.74% |
| 5 Years and 8 Months | $86,791 | $3,379 at 3.89% |
| 6 Years and 8 Months | $90,171 | $2,964 at 3.29% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $54,453 at the low experience of 9 Months; $82,862 at the average experience of 4 Years and 8 Months; and, $95,355 at the top experience of 8 Years and 6 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
11 Years and 1 Month = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $57,682 | $9,803 at 16.99% |
| 2 Years | $67,485 | $6,956 at 10.31% |
| 3 Years | $74,441 | $5,395 at 7.25% |
| 4 Years | $79,836 | $4,408 at 5.52% |
| 5 Years | $84,244 | $3,727 at 4.42% |
| 6 Years | $87,971 | $3,229 at 3.67% |
| 7 Years | $91,200 | $2,847 at 3.12% |
| 8 Years | $94,047 | $2,548 at 2.71% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 9 Months | $54,453 | $10,928 at 20.07% |
| Average | 4 Years and 8 Months | $82,862 | $3,929 at 4.74% |
| Top | 8 Years and 6 Months | $95,355 | $2,419 at 2.54% |
Qualifications
Description
An Information Technology Professional is involved in the design, development, administration and/or support of digital interactive services delivering written language, numeric data, graphic display, sound and/or device control in a business, government or consumer environment.
A division of labor within the profession has created numerous specialist occupations within the broad categories of software applications, system operation, data storage, network communication and user presentation.
Demand
Professional Opportunities
- Application Developer,
- 42% of job descriptions;
- Lead Application Developer,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- System Professional,
- 25% of job descriptions;
- Lead System Professional,
- 4% of job descriptions;
- Database Professional,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Business System Professional,
- 15% of job descriptions;
- Information Technology Director,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- SAP - Application Professional,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- UNIX - System Professional,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Oracle - Application Developer,
- 5% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft C# - Developer,
- 4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco - Network Professional,
- 4% of job descriptions.
Location
Chicago - Gary - Kenosha, IL - IN - WI:
- Illinois,
- Addison, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Batavia, Barrington, Berwyn, Bollingbrook, Boone, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Calumet City, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Chicago Heights, Chicago, Cicero, Cook County, Crystal Lake, De Kalb County, De Kalb, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, DuPage County, East Chicago, Elgin, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Geneva, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Grundy County, Hanover Park, Harvard, Harvey, Highland Park, Hines, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Homewood, Itasca, Joliet, Kane County, Kankakee County, Kendall County, Lake County, Lake Forest, Lansing, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lombard, Maywood, McHenry County, Morris, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, Northbrook, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Ogle, Orland Park, Palatine, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Plano, Riverside, Riverwoods, Rochelle, Rockford, Rolling, Romeoville, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Skokie, St Charles, Streamwood, Tinley Park, Vernon Hills, Warrenville, Waukegan, Westchester, Wheaton, Wheeling, Will County, Wilmette, Winebago, Wood Dale and Woodridge;
- Indiana,
- Cedar Lake, Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Lake County, Lake, Merrilvilee, Merrilville, Portage, Porter County, and Valparaiso;
- Wisconsin,
- Kenosha County and Kenosha.
These locations are all included in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).