
Salary Report - Huntsville, AL - IT Job - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Salary Average
$91,879
Experience Requirement
4 Years and 11 Months
Raise +1 Year
$3,078 at 3.35%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years & 11 Months: $91,879 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $78,866 & $104,892; and, 5% of Jobs top $123,661.
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% | $129,778 |
5% | $123,661 |
10% | $116,623 |
25% | $104,892 |
33% | $100,187 |
50% | $91,879 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 Years and 11 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% | $89,455 | $94,303 |
25% | $85,733 | $98,025 |
33% | $83,570 | $100,187 |
50% | $78,866 | $104,892 |
67% | $73,209 | $110,549 |
95% | $53,980 | $129,778 |
Salary Average =
$91,879
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 4 Years and 11 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
3 Years and 11 Months | $88,230 | $3,649 at 4.14% |
4 Years and 11 Months | $91,879 | $3,078 at 3.35% |
5 Years and 11 Months | $94,957 | $2,662 at 2.80% |
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: $65,896 at the low experience of 7 Months; $91,879 at the average experience of 4 Years and 11 Months; and, $102,710 at the top experience of 9 Years and 3 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 | $70,501 | $7,992 at 11.34% |
2 Years | $78,493 | $5,670 at 7.22% |
3 Years | $84,163 | $4,398 at 5.23% |
4 Years | $88,561 | $3,594 at 4.06% |
5 Years | $92,155 | $3,038 at 3.3% |
6 Years | $95,193 | $2,632 at 2.76% |
7 Years | $97,825 | $2,321 at 2.37% |
8 Years | $100,146 | $2,077 at 2.07% |
9 Years | $102,223 | $1,879 at 1.84% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 7 Months | $65,896 | $9,649 at 14.64% |
Average | 4 Years and 11 Months | $91,879 | $3,078 at 3.35% |
Top | 9 Years and 3 Months | $102,710 | $1,834 at 1.79% |
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,
- 67% of job descriptions;
- Lead Application Developer,
- 2% of job descriptions;
- System Professional,
- 15% of job descriptions;
- Lead System Professional,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- Database Professional,
- 2% of job descriptions;
- Business System Professional,
- 13% of job descriptions;
- C++ on Embedded System - Developer,
- 12% of job descriptions;
- SAP - Application Professional,
- 10% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft C# and C++ - Developer,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft C#, VB.Net and Silverlight/AdobeFlash/Javascript - Developer,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft C# and VB.Net - Developer,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Adobe ColdFusion - Developer,
- 5% of job descriptions.
Location
Huntsville, AL:
- Alabama,
- Athens, Hunstville, Limestone and Madison.
These locations are all included in the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).