
Information Technology - Madison, WI - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Madison
WI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/22 to 5/31/23
Salary Average
$97,979
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 1 Month
Raise +1 Year
$7,279 at 7.43%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 1 Month: $97,979 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $80,307 & $115,651; and, 5% of Jobs top $141,331.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$412,827 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $149,790 |
5% | $141,331 |
10% | $131,661 |
25% | $115,651 |
33% | $109,137 |
50% | $97,979 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 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% | $94,691 | $101,268 |
25% | $89,638 | $106,320 |
33% | $86,822 | $109,137 |
50% | $80,307 | $115,651 |
67% | $72,424 | $123,535 |
95% | $46,168 | $149,790 |
Salary Average =
$97,979
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 1 Month Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
4 Years and 1 Month | $90,701 | $7,279 at 8.02% |
5 Years and 1 Month | $97,979 | $7,279 at 7.43% |
6 Years and 1 Month | $105,258 | $7,279 at 6.92% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $63,406 at the low experience of 4 Months; $97,979 at the average experience of 5 Years and 1 Month; and, $131,946 at the top experience of 9 Years and 9 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 6 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 4 Months | $63,406 | $7,278 at 11.48% |
Average | 5 Years and 1 Month | $97,979 | $7,279 at 7.43% |
Top | 9 Years and 9 Months | $131,946 | $7,279 at 5.52% |
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
- IT Director,
- Director of Information Technology Operations, Software Development or Security,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- IT Security,
- Security of Information Technology with Encryption, Threat Testing and/or Readiness-Response of ID Access, Intrusion, Malware and/or Data Integrity,
- 18.4% of job descriptions;
- C# language,
- C# Development on Microsoft .Net platform often with ASP, Azure, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server, SSAS/SSIS/SSRS and/or other applications,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- Windows system,
- Microsoft Windows Server and/or System Administration-Support often with Active Directory, Cisco network, Exchange, image deployment and/or VmWare virtual service,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- 0% of job descriptions.
Location
Madison, WI
- Wisconsin,
- Dane, Fitchburg, Madison, Middleton and Monona.
These locations are all included in the Madison, WI metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).