
Information Technology - USA - 3 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/22 to 1/31/23
Salary Average
$106,384
Experience Requirement
3 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,262 at 7.77%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 3 Years: $106,384 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $83,963 & $128,806; and, 5% of Jobs top $161,064.
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.
$404,082 = 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 2/1/22 to 1/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $171,539 |
5% | $161,064 |
10% | $148,986 |
25% | $128,806 |
33% | $120,550 |
50% | $106,384 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 3 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% | $102,207 | $110,562 |
25% | $95,792 | $116,977 |
33% | $92,218 | $120,550 |
50% | $83,963 | $128,806 |
67% | $74,003 | $138,766 |
95% | $41,230 | $171,539 |
Salary Average =
$106,384
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 Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
2 Years | $95,733 | $10,651 at 11.13% |
3 Years | $106,384 | $8,262 at 7.77% |
4 Years | $114,646 | $6,750 at 5.89% |
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: $60,765 at the low experience of 2 Months; $124,360 at the average experience of 5 Years and 6 Months; and, $146,542 at the top experience of 10 Years and 10 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 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 2/1/22 to 1/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $80,721 | $15,012 at 18.60% |
2 Years | $95,733 | $10,651 at 11.13% |
3 Years | $106,384 | $8,262 at 7.77% |
4 Years | $114,646 | $6,751 at 5.89% |
5 Years | $121,397 | $5,707 at 4.70% |
6 Years | $127,104 | $4,944 at 3.89% |
7 Years | $132,048 | $4,361 at 3.30% |
8 Years | $136,409 | $3,901 at 2.86% |
9 Years | $140,310 | $3,529 at 2.52% |
10 Years | $143,839 | $3,221 at 2.24% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 2 Months | $60,765 | $22,919 at 37.72% |
Average | 5 Years and 6 Months | $124,360 | $5,298 at 4.26% |
Top | 10 Years and 10 Months | $146,542 | $3,004 at 2.05% |
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,
- 2.5% 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,
- 6.9% 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,
- 3.3% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 10.6% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 3.5% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 4.9% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 1.9% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- .9% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- 1% 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,
- 2% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- .7% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America