
Salary Report - Washington, DC - IT Job - 4 Years and 8 Months
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Washington - Baltimore
DC - MD - VA - WV
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Salary Average
$85,147
Experience Requirement
4 Years and 8 Months
Raise +1 Year
$4,190 at 4.92%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years & 8 Months: $85,147 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $70,169 & $100,124; and, 5% of Jobs top $121,672.
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% | $128,670 |
5% | $121,672 |
10% | $113,604 |
25% | $100,124 |
33% | $94,711 |
50% | $85,147 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 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% | $82,356 | $87,937 |
25% | $78,071 | $92,222 |
33% | $75,582 | $94,711 |
50% | $70,169 | $100,124 |
67% | $63,665 | $106,629 |
95% | $41,624 | $128,670 |
Salary Average =
$85,147
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 8 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
3 Years and 8 Months | $80,142 | $5,005 at 6.25% |
4 Years and 8 Months | $85,147 | $4,190 at 4.92% |
5 Years and 8 Months | $89,336 | $3,603 at 4.03% |
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: $54,857 at the low experience of 9 Months; $85,894 at the average experience of 4 Years and 10 Months; and, $99,573 at the top experience of 8 Years and 11 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 | $58,299 | $10,453 at 17.93% |
2 Years | $68,752 | $7,416 at 10.79% |
3 Years | $76,168 | $5,752 at 7.55% |
4 Years | $81,920 | $4,700 at 5.74% |
5 Years | $86,620 | $3,974 at 4.59% |
6 Years | $90,594 | $3,442 at 3.8% |
7 Years | $94,036 | $3,037 at 3.23% |
8 Years | $97,073 | $2,716 at 2.8% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 9 Months | $54,857 | $11,652 at 21.24% |
Average | 4 Years and 10 Months | $85,894 | $4,079 at 4.75% |
Top | 8 Years and 11 Months | $99,573 | $2,477 at 2.49% |
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,
- 44% of job descriptions;
- Lead Application Developer,
- 8% of job descriptions;
- System Professional,
- 32% of job descriptions;
- Lead System Professional,
- 4% of job descriptions;
- Database Professional,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Business System Professional,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Information Technology Director,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- IT Security Professional,
- 10% of job descriptions;
- Java with JDBC/SQL Database and JSF/JSP/HTML/XML UI - Developer,
- 9% of job descriptions;
- IT Software Quality Assurance Professional,
- 5% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft SharePoint - Server Professional,
- 4% of job descriptions;
- UNIX - System Professional,
- 3% of job descriptions.
Location
Washington - Baltimore, DC - MD - VA - WV:
- Washington, D.C.,
- District of Columbia, Anacostia, Georgetown and Washington DC;
- Maryland,
- Aberdeen, Adelphi, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Anne Arundel, Arundel Village, Aspen Hill, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Bethesda, Bladensburg, Bowie, Brighton, Brooklyn Park, Brunswick, Calvert County, Calvert, Calverton, Camp Springs, Capital Heights, Carney, Carroll County, Carroll, Charles County, Cheverly, Chevy Chase, Chillum, Clarksburg, Clinton, Colesville, College Park, Columbia, Coral Heights, Crofton, District Heights, Dundalk, Edgewood, Elk Ridge, Elkridge, Ellicot City, Emory Grove, Essex, Fairland, Forest Heights, Forestville, Fort Meade, Frederick County, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Glassmanor, Glen Burnie, Glenarden, Glenn Dale, Greenbelt, Hagerstown, Halethorpe, Halfway, Hanover, Harford County, Harford, Havre de Grace, Hillcrest Heights, Howard County, Hunt Valley, Hyattsville, Joppatown, Kent Village, Kenwood, Kettering, Landover, Langley Park, Lanham, Lansdowne, Largo, Laural, Laurel, Lewisdale, Linthicum, Lochern, Lutherville, Lynne Acres, Manchester, Marley, Middle River, Montgomery County, Montgomery Village, Montpelier, New Carrolton, Oak View, Owings Mills, Oxon Hill, Palmer Park, Parkville, Perry Hall, Pikesville, Potomac, Prince Georges County, Prince Georges, Pumphry, Queen Anne's County, Randallstown, Randolph Hills, Reisterstown, Riverdale, Rockville, Savage, Seabrook, Seat Pleasant, Severn, Severna Park, Silver Spring, South Gate, St. Charles, Suitland, Takoma Park, Taneytown, Thurmont, Timonium, Towson, Upper Marlboro, Waldorf, Washington County, West Edmondale, Westminster, Wheaton, White Oak, Woodlawn and Woodmoor;
- Virginia,
- Alexandria, Annandale, Arlington County, Arlington, Ashburn, Baileys Crossroads, Burke, Centreville, Chantilly, Clarke County, Crystal City, Culpeper County, Culpeper, Dale City, Dulles Corridor, Dulles International Airport, Engleside, Fairfax County, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Fort Belvoir, Franconia, Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Groveton, Herndon, Huntington, King George County, Kings Park, Kings Park West, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Loudoun, Manassas Park, Manassas, McLean, North Springfield, Northern Virginia, Oakton, Pimmit Hills, Prince William County, Reston, Rose Hill, Rosslyn, Spotsylvania County, Spotsylvania, Springfield, Stafford County, Stafford, Sterling, Tyson's Corner, Quantico, Vienna, Warren County, Warrenton, Watneswood, West Springfield and Woodbridge;
- West Virginia,
- Berkeley County, Charlestown, Harper's Ferry, Jefferson County, Martinsburg and Ranson.
These locations are all included in the Washington, DC metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).