
Salary Report - Philadelphia, PA - IT Job - 3 Years and 8 Months
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Philadelphia - Wilmington -
- Atlantic City, PA - NJ - DE - MD
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Salary Average
$75,326
Experience Requirement
3 Years and 8 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,663 at 7.52%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 3 Years & 8 Months: $75,326 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $62,046 & $88,606; and, 5% of Jobs top $107,714.
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% | $113,921 |
5% | $107,714 |
10% | $100,560 |
25% | $88,606 |
33% | $83,806 |
50% | $75,326 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 3 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% | $72,852 | $77,800 |
25% | $69,052 | $81,599 |
33% | $66,845 | $83,806 |
50% | $62,046 | $88,606 |
67% | $56,278 | $94,374 |
95% | $36,731 | $113,921 |
Salary Average =
$75,326
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 3 Years and 8 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
2 Years and 8 Months | $68,291 | $7,035 at 10.30% |
3 Years and 8 Months | $75,326 | $5,663 at 7.52% |
4 Years and 8 Months | $80,989 | $4,741 at 5.85% |
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: $48,072 at the low experience of 10 Months; $80,989 at the average experience of 4 Years and 8 Months; and, $96,316 at the top experience of 8 Years and 7 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 | $50,610 | $11,828 at 23.37% |
2 Years | $62,438 | $8,391 at 13.44% |
3 Years | $70,829 | $6,509 at 9.19% |
4 Years | $77,338 | $5,319 at 6.88% |
5 Years | $82,657 | $4,496 at 5.44% |
6 Years | $87,153 | $3,895 at 4.47% |
7 Years | $91,048 | $3,436 at 3.77% |
8 Years | $94,484 | $3,073 at 3.25% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 10 Months | $48,072 | $12,698 at 26.41% |
Average | 4 Years and 8 Months | $80,989 | $4,741 at 5.85% |
Top | 8 Years and 7 Months | $96,316 | $2,895 at 3.01% |
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,
- 46% of job descriptions;
- Lead Application Developer,
- 7% of job descriptions;
- System Professional,
- 20% of job descriptions;
- Lead System Professional,
- 2% of job descriptions;
- Database Professional,
- 7% of job descriptions;
- Business System Professional,
- 15% of job descriptions;
- Information Technology Director,
- 3% of job descriptions;
- SAP - Application Professional,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Java with JDBC/SQL Database and JSF/JSP/HTML/XML UI - Developer,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- IT Software Quality Assurance Professional,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Oracle - Application Developer,
- 5% of job descriptions;
- IT Security Professional,
- 4% of job descriptions.
Location
Philadelphia - Wilmington - Atlantic City, PA - NJ - DE - MD:
- Delaware,
- Claymont, Middletown, New Castle County, New Castle, Newark and Wilmington;
- Maryland,
- Cecil County;
- New Jersey,
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Absecon, Almonesson, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Audubon, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin, Blackwood, Bridgeton, Browns Mills, Burlington County, Burlington, Buena, Camden County, Camden, Cape May County, Cape May, Carneys Point, Cherry Hill, Cinnaminson, Clementon, Collingswood, Cumberland County, Deepwater, Delanco, Delran, Dentford, Edgewater Park, Egg Harbor City, Fairview, Gibbstown, Glassboro NJ,
- Gloucester City, Gloucester County, Grenloch, Haddonfield, Hammonton, Lindenwood, Magnolia, Maple Shade, Marlton, Medford, Merchantsville, Millville, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, National Park, North Wildwood, Palmyra, Paulsboro, Penns Grove, Pennsauken, Pennsville, Pine Hill, Pomona, Rancocas, Riverside, Runnemede, Salem County, Somerdale, South Jersey, Southern New Jersey, Stratford, Swedesboro, Turnersville, Villas, Vineland, West Berlin, Westville, Williamstown, Willingboro, Woodbury Heights and Woodbury;
- Pennsylvania,
- Abington, Ambler, Aston, Bala, Bala Cynwyd, Bensalem, Berwyn, Blue Bell, Bristol, Broomall, Bryn Mawr, Bucks County, Chadds Ford, Cheltenham, Chester County, Chester, Chesterbrook, Clifton Heights, Coatesville, Collegeville, Collingdale, Concordville, Conshohocken, Croydon, Darby, Delaware County, Devon, Downingtown, Doylestown, Drexel Heights, Essington, Exton, Folcroft, Folsom, Fort Washington, Frazer, Glenolden, Glenside, Harleysville, Hatboro, Hatfield, Haverford, Haverton, Horsham, Huntington Valley, Jamison, Jenkintown, Kennett Square, King of Prussia, Kulpsville, Lafayette Hill, Langhorne, Lansdale, Lansdowne, Levittown, Limerick, Malvern, Media, Melrose Park, Merion Station, Montgomery County, New Hope, Newtown, Newtown Square, Norristown, Norwood, Oreland, Paoli, Penn Valley, Penn Wynne, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, Pottstown, Prospect Park, Quakertown, Radnor, Richboro, Ridley Park, Roslyn, Sellersville, Sharon Hill, Southampton, Spring House, Springfield, Swarthmore, Tredyffrin, Trevose, Upper Darby, Valley Forge, Villanova, Warminster, Washington Crossing, WaWa, Wayne, West Bristol, West Point, Willow Grove, Woodlyn, Wynnewood, Yardley and Yeadon.
These locations are all included in the Philadelphia, PA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).