
IT Director - Greenville, SC - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Information Technology
United States Location
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson
SC
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/21 to 5/31/22
Salary Average
$135,939
Experience Requirement
8 Years and 3 Months
Raise +1 Year
$9,281 at 6.83%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years & 3 Months: $135,939 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $114,927 & $156,950; and, 5% of Jobs top $187,270.
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% | $197,159 |
5% | $187,270 |
10% | $175,899 |
25% | $156,950 |
33% | $149,211 |
50% | $135,939 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 Years and 3 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% | $132,026 | $139,852 |
25% | $126,015 | $145,862 |
33% | $122,666 | $149,211 |
50% | $114,927 | $156,950 |
67% | $105,581 | $166,296 |
95% | $74,719 | $197,159 |
Salary Average =
$135,939
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 8 Years and 3 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
7 Years and 3 Months | $126,669 | $9,270 at 7.32% |
8 Years and 3 Months | $135,939 | $9,281 at 6.83% |
9 Years and 3 Months | $145,219 | $9,286 at 6.39% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $87,792 at the low experience of 3 Years; $135,939 at the average experience of 8 Years and 3 Months; and, $184,687 at the top experience of 13 Years and 6 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
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 3 Years | $87,792 | $8,989 at 10.24% |
Average | 8 Years and 3 Months | $135,939 | $9,280 at 6.83% |
Top | 13 Years and 6 Months | $184,687 | $9,281 at 5.03% |
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,
- 19.4% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 16.9% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 60.9% 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,
- 12.8% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 16.3% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Active Directory,
- 5% of job descriptions;
- Linux,
- 8.4% of job descriptions;
- VMware,
- 8.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco,
- 5.9% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 9.7% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 11.9% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 11.9% of job descriptions.
Location
Greenville, SC
- South Carolina,
- Anderson, Berea, Cherokee, Clemson, Gaffney, Greenville, Greer, Pickens, Spartanburg, Taylors and Welcome.
These locations are all included in the Greenville, SC metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).