
C# & SQL - Norfolk, VA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
C#
SQL Server
Development
United States Location
Norfolk - Virginia Beach -
- Newport News
VA - NC, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/22 to 11/30/23
Salary Average
$103,986
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$3,359 at 3.23%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $103,986 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $92,199 & $115,774; and, 5% of Jobs top $132,892.
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.
$433,578 = 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 12/1/22 to 11/30/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $138,527 |
5% | $132,892 |
10% | $126,449 |
25% | $115,774 |
33% | $111,429 |
50% | $103,986 |
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% | $101,793 | $106,180 |
25% | $98,423 | $109,550 |
33% | $96,544 | $111,429 |
50% | $92,199 | $115,774 |
67% | $86,942 | $121,031 |
95% | $69,446 | $138,527 |
Salary Average =
$103,986
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 | $100,000 | $3,986 at 3.99% |
5 Years | $103,986 | $3,359 at 3.23% |
6 Years | $107,345 | $2,902 at 2.70% |
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 less than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $63,037 at the low experience of Entry Level; $103,986 at the average experience of 5 Years; and, $116,981 at the top experience of 9 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 12/1/22 to 11/30/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $63,037 | $16,548 at 26.25% |
1 Year | $79,585 | $9,137 at 11.48% |
2 Years | $88,722 | $6,375 at 7.19% |
3 Years | $95,097 | $4,903 at 5.16% |
4 Years | $100,000 | $3,986 at 3.99% |
5 Years | $103,986 | $3,359 at 3.23% |
6 Years | $107,345 | $2,902 at 2.70% |
7 Years | $110,247 | $2,555 at 2.32% |
8 Years | $112,802 | $2,281 at 2.02% |
9 Years | $115,083 | $2,062 at 1.79% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | Entry Level | $63,037 | $16,548 at 26.25% |
Average | 5 Years | $103,986 | $3,359 at 3.23% |
Top | 9 Years and 11 Months | $116,981 | $1,893 at 1.62% |
Qualifications
Description
Application development, using C# programming language on Microsoft .Net platform with SQL Server database access, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Microsoft C#;
- Microsoft SQL Server;
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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,
- 5.7% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 2.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 47.2% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 13.2% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 10.4% of job descriptions;
- Nunit,
- 3.8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation),
- 17.9% of job descriptions;
- T-SQL (Transact SQL),
- 9.4% of job descriptions;
- Scrum software methodology,
- 30.2% of job descriptions;
- RESTful,
- 20.8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 12.3% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 12.3% of job descriptions.
Location
Norfolk, VA
- North Carolina,
- Currituck;
- Virginia,
- Chesapeake, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle Wight, James City, Mathews, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Windsor and York.
These locations are all included in the Norfolk, VA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).