
C# - Madison, WI - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
C#
Development
United States Location
Madison
WI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/22 to 5/31/23
Salary Average
$93,510
Experience Requirement
4 Years and 2 Months
Raise +1 Year
$8,293 at 8.87%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years & 2 Months: $93,510 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $82,825 & $104,195; and, 5% of Jobs top $119,770.
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% | $124,924 |
5% | $119,770 |
10% | $113,895 |
25% | $104,195 |
33% | $100,254 |
50% | $93,510 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 Years and 2 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% | $91,522 | $95,497 |
25% | $88,468 | $98,551 |
33% | $86,765 | $100,254 |
50% | $82,825 | $104,195 |
67% | $78,052 | $108,967 |
95% | $62,095 | $124,924 |
Salary Average =
$93,510
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 2 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
3 Years and 2 Months | $85,061 | $8,449 at 9.93% |
4 Years and 2 Months | $93,510 | $8,293 at 8.87% |
5 Years and 2 Months | $101,803 | $8,204 at 8.06% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and grows robustly 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: $50,841 at the low experience of Entry Level; $93,510 at the average experience of 4 Years and 2 Months; and, $130,318 at the top experience of 8 Years and 8 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 | Entry Level | $50,841 | $14,180 at 27.89% |
Average | 4 Years and 2 Months | $93,510 | $8,293 at 8.87% |
Top | 8 Years and 8 Months | $130,318 | $8,081 at 6.20% |
Qualifications
Description
Application development, using C# programming language on Microsoft .Net platform, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Microsoft C#;
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- Software-Application Developer,
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Agile, Application (App), Back End, Big Data, Cloud, .Net, Embedded, Front End, Full Stack, Machine Learning, Mobile, Portal, Software (SW), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX) or Web,
and
Analyst, Architect, Developer, Engineer, Lead or Programmer.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 10.4% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 7.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 40.3% of job descriptions;
- Software Company,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 7.8% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 3.9% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation),
- 6.5% of job descriptions;
- Software Image Deployment,
- 6.5% of job descriptions;
- RESTful,
- 7.8% of job descriptions;
- Google App Engine (GAE),
- 5.2% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 11.7% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 11.7% 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).