IT Director - Atlanta, GA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Information Technology
United States Location
Atlanta
GA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/25 to 6/30/26
Salary Average
$157,842
Experience Requirement
9 Years
Raise +1 Year
$7,798 at 4.94%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 9 Years: $157,842 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $130,100 & $185,583; and, 5% of Jobs top $225,672.
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.
$459,325 = 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 7/1/25 to 6/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $238,774 |
| 5% | $225,672 |
| 10% | $210,625 |
| 25% | $185,583 |
| 33% | $175,363 |
| 50% | $157,842 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 9 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% | $152,676 | $163,007 |
| 25% | $144,741 | $170,942 |
| 33% | $140,320 | $175,363 |
| 50% | $130,100 | $185,583 |
| 67% | $117,753 | $197,930 |
| 95% | $76,909 | $238,774 |
Salary Average =
$157,842
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 9 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Years | $149,964 | $7,878 at 5.25% |
| 9 Years | $157,842 | $7,798 at 4.94% |
| 10 Years | $165,640 | $7,739 at 4.67% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $101,621 at the low experience of 2 Years and 5 Months; $157,842 at the average experience of 9 Years; and, $208,397 at the top experience of 15 Years and 7 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 7 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 7/1/25 to 6/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Years | $107,482 | $9,285 at 8.64% |
| 4 Years | $116,767 | $8,708 at 7.46% |
| 5 Years | $125,475 | $8,363 at 6.67% |
| 6 Years | $133,838 | $8,139 at 6.08% |
| 7 Years | $141,977 | $7,987 at 5.63% |
| 8 Years | $149,964 | $7,878 at 5.25% |
| 9 Years | $157,842 | $7,798 at 4.94% |
| 10 Years | $165,640 | $7,738 at 4.67% |
| 11 Years | $173,378 | $7,693 at 4.44% |
| 12 Years | $181,071 | $7,658 at 4.23% |
| 13 Years | $188,729 | $7,630 at 4.04% |
| 14 Years | $196,359 | $7,608 at 3.87% |
| 15 Years | $203,967 | $7,591 at 3.72% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 2 Years and 5 Months | $101,621 | $9,822 at 9.67% |
| Average | 9 Years | $157,842 | $7,798 at 4.94% |
| Top | 15 Years and 7 Months | $208,397 | $7,582 at 3.64% |
Qualifications
Description
Directing an information technology department, cost efficient staff leadership optimizing operations, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
-
- Director,
- Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Director of Information Technology (IT) or Information Technology (IT) Vice President.
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,
- 7.8% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 26% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 60.3% 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,
- 21.9% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 2.3% of job descriptions;
- Salesforce,
- 22.4% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- DynamicsAX, DynamicsGP, DynamicsNAV, DynamicsSL, DynamicsC5, Dynamics CRM and/or Dynamics ERP,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- Bloomberg Terminal and Professional Service,
- 3.7% of job descriptions;
- PMP (Project Management Professional),
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 14.2% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 13.2% of job descriptions.
Location
Atlanta, GA
- Georgia,
- Alpharetta, Atlanta, Barrow County, Bartow County, Belvedere, Brookhaven, Carroll County, Carrollton, Cartersville, Chamblee, Cherokee County, Clarkson, Clayton County, Cobb County, College Park, Conley, Conyers, Coweta County, Decatur, DeKalb County, Doraville, Douglas County, Druid Hills, Duluth, Dunaire, Dunwoody, East Marietta, East Point, Fair Oaks, Fayette County, Forest Park, Forsyth County, Fulton County, Gresham Park, Griffin, Gwinnett County, Hapeville, Henry County, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Monroe, Newman, Newnan, Newton County, Norcross, North Decatur, Panthersville, Paulding County, Peachtree City, Pendley Hills, Pickens County, Rockdale County, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Scottdale, Smyrna, South Decatur, Spalding County, Suwanee, Tucker, Walton County, Walton and Winder.
These locations are all included in the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).