IT Director - Knoxville, TN - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Information Technology
United States Location
Knoxville
TN
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/21 to 5/31/22
Salary Average
$130,259
Experience Requirement
8 Years and 3 Months
Raise +1 Year
$7,117 at 5.46%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years & 3 Months: $130,259 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $110,126 & $150,393; and, 5% of Jobs top $179,446.
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% | $188,922 |
| 5% | $179,446 |
| 10% | $168,550 |
| 25% | $150,393 |
| 33% | $142,977 |
| 50% | $130,259 |
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% | $126,510 | $134,009 |
| 25% | $120,750 | $139,768 |
| 33% | $117,541 | $142,977 |
| 50% | $110,126 | $150,393 |
| 67% | $101,170 | $159,348 |
| 95% | $71,597 | $188,922 |
Salary Average =
$130,259
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 | $123,172 | $7,087 at 5.75% |
| 8 Years and 3 Months | $130,259 | $7,117 at 5.46% |
| 9 Years and 3 Months | $137,376 | $7,137 at 5.20% |
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: $93,991 at the low experience of 3 Years; $130,259 at the average experience of 8 Years and 3 Months; and, $167,787 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 | $93,991 | $6,608 at 7.03% |
| Average | 8 Years and 3 Months | $130,259 | $7,117 at 5.46% |
| Top | 13 Years and 6 Months | $167,787 | $7,174 at 4.28% |
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
Knoxville, TN
- Tennessee,
- Anderson, Blount, Farragut, Knox, Knoxville, Loudon, Maryville, Oak Ridge, Powell, Sevier, Sevierville and Union.
These locations are all included in the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).