
Information Technology - Syracuse, NY - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Syracuse
NY
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/22 to 5/31/23
Salary Average
$103,591
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,658 at 5.46%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $103,591 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $85,952 & $121,231; and, 5% of Jobs top $146,959.
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% | $155,480 |
5% | $146,959 |
10% | $137,251 |
25% | $121,231 |
33% | $114,725 |
50% | $103,591 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $100,310 | $106,873 |
25% | $95,269 | $111,914 |
33% | $92,458 | $114,725 |
50% | $85,952 | $121,231 |
67% | $78,071 | $129,112 |
95% | $51,703 | $155,480 |
Salary Average =
$103,591
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 Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
4 Years | $96,899 | $6,692 at 6.91% |
5 Years | $103,591 | $5,658 at 5.46% |
6 Years | $109,249 | $4,901 at 4.49% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with 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: $37,826 at the low experience of Entry Level; $103,591 at the average experience of 5 Years; and, $127,471 at the top experience of 10 Years and 6 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
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $37,826 | $25,442 at 67.26% |
1 Year | $63,268 | $14,882 at 23.52% |
2 Years | $78,150 | $10,559 at 13.51% |
3 Years | $88,709 | $8,190 at 9.23% |
4 Years | $96,899 | $6,692 at 6.91% |
5 Years | $103,591 | $5,658 at 5.46% |
6 Years | $109,249 | $4,902 at 4.49% |
7 Years | $114,151 | $4,323 at 3.79% |
8 Years | $118,474 | $3,867 at 3.26% |
9 Years | $122,341 | $3,498 at 2.86% |
10 Years | $125,839 | $3,194 at 2.54% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | Entry Level | $37,826 | $25,442 at 67.26% |
Average | 5 Years | $103,591 | $5,658 at 5.46% |
Top | 10 Years and 6 Months | $127,471 | $3,060 at 2.40% |
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,
- 4.2% 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,
- 8.3% 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,
- 4.2% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 1.4% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 1.4% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 5.6% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 1.4% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- 4.2% 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,
- 1.4% 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,
- 1.4% of job descriptions.
Location
Syracuse, NY
- New York,
- Auburn, Bayberry, Cayuga, De Witt, Fairmont, Fulton, Madison, Mattydale, North Syracuse, Onondaga, Oswego, Solvay, Syracuse and Westvale.
These locations are all included in the Syracuse, NY metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).