IT Director - USA - 3 Years & 1 Month
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Information Technology
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/24 to 11/29/25
Salary Average
$168,214
Experience Requirement
3 Years and 1 Month
Raise +1 Year
$6,553 at 3.90%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 3 Years & 1 Month: $168,214 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $136,225 & $200,204; and, 5% of Jobs top $246,629.
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% | $261,895 |
| 5% | $246,629 |
| 10% | $229,161 |
| 25% | $200,204 |
| 33% | $188,413 |
| 50% | $168,214 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 3 Years and 1 Month Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $162,261 | $174,168 |
| 25% | $153,114 | $183,315 |
| 33% | $148,016 | $188,413 |
| 50% | $136,225 | $200,204 |
| 67% | $121,962 | $214,467 |
| 95% | $74,534 | $261,895 |
Salary Average =
$168,214
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 3 Years and 1 Month Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Years and 1 Month | $168,214 | $6,553 at 3.90% |
| 4 Years and 1 Month | $174,768 | $6,553 at 3.75% |
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: $168,214 at the low experience of 3 Years and 1 Month; $209,173 at the average experience of 9 Years and 4 Months; and, $250,132 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 | $168,214 | $6,554 at 3.90% |
| Average | 9 Years and 4 Months | $209,173 | $6,554 at 3.13% |
| Top | 15 Years and 7 Months | $250,132 | $6,553 at 2.62% |
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
United States of America