
Salary Report - New Orleans, LA - IT Job - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
New Orleans
LA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Salary Average
$57,633
Experience Requirement
4 Years and 1 Month
Raise +1 Year
$2,390 at 4.15%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years & 1 Month: $57,633 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $49,558 & $65,708; and, 5% of Jobs top $77,371.
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% | $81,179 |
5% | $77,371 |
10% | $72,995 |
25% | $65,708 |
33% | $62,789 |
50% | $57,633 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 Years and 1 Month Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $56,129 | $59,137 |
25% | $53,820 | $61,447 |
33% | $52,478 | $62,789 |
50% | $49,558 | $65,708 |
67% | $46,045 | $69,221 |
95% | $34,087 | $81,179 |
Salary Average =
$57,633
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 1 Month Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
3 Years and 1 Month | $54,718 | $2,915 at 5.33% |
4 Years and 1 Month | $57,633 | $2,390 at 4.15% |
5 Years and 1 Month | $60,023 | $2,025 at 3.37% |
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: $37,062 at the low experience of 1 Month; $57,633 at the average experience of 4 Years and 1 Month; and, $65,235 at the top experience of 8 Years.
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 | $45,220 | $5,396 at 11.93% |
2 Years | $50,616 | $3,828 at 7.56% |
3 Years | $54,444 | $2,969 at 5.45% |
4 Years | $57,413 | $2,426 at 4.23% |
5 Years | $59,839 | $2,052 at 3.43% |
6 Years | $61,891 | $1,777 at 2.87% |
7 Years | $63,668 | $1,567 at 2.46% |
8 Years | $65,235 | $1,402 at 2.15% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 1 Month | $37,062 | $8,701 at 23.48% |
Average | 4 Years and 1 Month | $57,633 | $2,390 at 4.15% |
Top | 8 Years | $65,235 | $1,402 at 2.15% |
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,
- 58% of job descriptions;
- Lead Application Developer,
- 7% of job descriptions;
- System Professional,
- 19% of job descriptions;
- Lead System Professional,
- 2% of job descriptions;
- Database Professional,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Business System Professional,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Information Technology Director,
- 2% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft VB.Net - Developer,
- 15% of job descriptions;
- Ruby on Rails - Developer,
- 12% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft C# and VB.Net - Developer,
- 10% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft C#, VB.Net and Silverlight/AdobeFlash/Javascript - Developer,
- 5% of job descriptions;
- IT Security Professional,
- 5% of job descriptions.
Location
New Orleans, LA:
- Louisiana,
- Arabi, Avondale, Bellechasse, Chalmette, Covington, Gretna, Harahan, Harvey, Jefferson County, Kenner, La Place, Marrero, Meraux, Metairie, New Orleans, Orleans County, Plaquemines County, Reserve, River Ridge, Slidell, St Bernard County, St Charles County, St James County, St John Baptist County, St Tammany County, Terrytown and Westwego.
These locations are all included in the New Orleans, LA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).