
IT Director - Indianapolis, IN - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Information Technology
United States Location
Indianapolis
IN
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/21 to 5/31/22
Salary Average
$119,422
Experience Requirement
8 Years and 3 Months
Raise +1 Year
$3,034 at 2.54%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years & 3 Months: $119,422 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $100,964 & $137,881; and, 5% of Jobs top $164,517.
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% | $173,205 |
5% | $164,517 |
10% | $154,528 |
25% | $137,881 |
33% | $131,082 |
50% | $119,422 |
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% | $115,985 | $122,860 |
25% | $110,705 | $128,140 |
33% | $107,763 | $131,082 |
50% | $100,964 | $137,881 |
67% | $92,754 | $146,091 |
95% | $65,640 | $173,205 |
Salary Average =
$119,422
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 | $116,034 | $3,388 at 2.92% |
8 Years and 3 Months | $119,422 | $3,034 at 2.54% |
9 Years and 3 Months | $122,456 | $2,746 at 2.24% |
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: $94,363 at the low experience of 3 Years; $119,422 at the average experience of 8 Years and 3 Months; and, $132,666 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 | $94,363 | $6,730 at 7.13% |
Average | 8 Years and 3 Months | $119,422 | $3,034 at 2.54% |
Top | 13 Years and 6 Months | $132,666 | $1,957 at 1.48% |
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
Indianapolis, IN
- Indiana,
- Anderson, Boone, Brownsburg, Carmel, Central, Elwood, Franklin, Greenfield, Greenwood, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Indianaplois, Indianapolis, Johnson, Lawrence, Lebanon, Madison, Marion, Martinsville, Morgan, Noblesville, Plainfield, Shelby, Shelbyville and Speedway.
These locations are all included in the Indianapolis, IN metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).