COBOL - San Diego, CA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
COBOL
Development
United States Location
San Diego
CA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/21 to 5/31/22
Salary Average
$98,414
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$9,508 at 9.66%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $98,414 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $85,843 & $110,985; and, 5% of Jobs top $129,295.
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.
$310,588 = 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 6/1/21 to 5/31/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $135,347 |
| 5% | $129,295 |
| 10% | $122,391 |
| 25% | $110,985 |
| 33% | $106,349 |
| 50% | $98,414 |
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% | $96,075 | $100,753 |
| 25% | $92,482 | $104,346 |
| 33% | $90,478 | $106,349 |
| 50% | $85,843 | $110,985 |
| 67% | $80,229 | $116,599 |
| 95% | $61,481 | $135,347 |
Salary Average =
$98,414
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 | $88,951 | $9,462 at 10.64% |
| 5 Years | $98,414 | $9,508 at 9.66% |
| 6 Years | $107,922 | $9,530 at 8.83% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level and increases at a fixed rate with experience.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $71,163 at the low experience of 2 Years and 1 Month; $98,414 at the average experience of 5 Years; and, $126,198 at the top experience of 7 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 3 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 6/1/21 to 5/31/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Years | $79,580 | $9,371 at 11.78% |
| 4 Years | $88,951 | $9,463 at 10.64% |
| 5 Years | $98,414 | $9,508 at 9.66% |
| 6 Years | $107,922 | $9,530 at 8.83% |
| 7 Years | $117,452 | $9,541 at 8.12% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 2 Years and 1 Month | $71,163 | $9,193 at 12.92% |
| Average | 5 Years | $98,414 | $9,508 at 9.66% |
| Top | 7 Years and 11 Months | $126,198 | $9,546 at 7.56% |
Qualifications
Description
Software maintain and enhance, using COBOL programming language, are the position's primary responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language);
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- Software-Application Developer,
-
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,
- 9.9% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 9.9% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 19.8% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 75.3% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 44.4% of job descriptions;
- IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System),
- 33.3% of job descriptions;
- IBM JCL (Job Control Language),
- 80.2% of job descriptions;
- IBM VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method),
- 49.4% of job descriptions;
- IBM DB2,
- 42% of job descriptions;
- CA IDMS (Integrated Database Management System),
- 38.3% of job descriptions;
- SQL (Structured Query Language),
- 16% of job descriptions;
- Oracle PL/SQL (Procedural Language / Structured Query Language),
- 19.8% of job descriptions.
Location
San Diego, CA
- California,
- Alpine, Carlsbad, Casa de Oro, Chula Vista, Coronado, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Fellbrook, Imperial Beach, La Jolla, La Mesa, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Spring Valley and Vista.
These locations are all included in the San Diego, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).