IT Director - Norfolk, VA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Information Technology
United States Location
Norfolk - Virginia Beach -
- Newport News
VA - NC, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/24 to 11/29/25
Salary Average
$138,926
Experience Requirement
9 Years and 4 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,654 at 4.07%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 9 Years & 4 Months: $138,926 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $117,679 & $160,172; and, 5% of Jobs top $191,006.
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.
$524,903 = 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 12/1/24 to 11/29/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $201,145 |
| 5% | $191,006 |
| 10% | $179,405 |
| 25% | $160,172 |
| 33% | $152,341 |
| 50% | $138,926 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 9 Years and 4 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% | $134,972 | $142,880 |
| 25% | $128,897 | $148,955 |
| 33% | $125,511 | $152,341 |
| 50% | $117,679 | $160,172 |
| 67% | $108,207 | $169,645 |
| 95% | $76,707 | $201,145 |
Salary Average =
$138,926
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 and 4 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Years and 4 Months | $133,169 | $5,757 at 4.32% |
| 9 Years and 4 Months | $138,926 | $5,654 at 4.07% |
| 10 Years and 4 Months | $144,580 | $5,575 at 3.86% |
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 equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $98,742 at the low experience of 3 Years and 1 Month; $138,926 at the average experience of 9 Years and 4 Months; and, $173,289 at the top experience of 15 Years and 7 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 1 Month = 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 12/1/24 to 11/29/25.
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 and 1 Month | $98,742 | $7,597 at 7.69% |
| Average | 9 Years and 4 Months | $138,926 | $5,654 at 4.07% |
| Top | 15 Years and 7 Months | $173,289 | $5,356 at 3.09% |
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,
- 9.7% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 32.7% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 62.8% 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,
- 10.6% of job descriptions;
- Bloomberg Terminal and Professional Service,
- 3.5% of job descriptions;
- Salesforce,
- 23.9% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- 11.5% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 6.2% of job descriptions;
- PMP (Project Management Professional),
- 4.4% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 3.5% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 8.8% of job descriptions.
Location
Norfolk, VA
- North Carolina,
- Currituck;
- Virginia,
- Chesapeake, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle Wight, James City, Mathews, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Windsor and York.
These locations are all included in the Norfolk, VA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).