IT Director - USA - 11 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Information Technology
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/25 to 4/28/26
Salary Average
$228,362
Experience Requirement
11 Years
Raise +1 Year
$3,738 at 1.64%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 11 Years: $228,362 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $195,313 & $261,411; and, 5% of Jobs top $309,236.
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.
$439,140 = 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 5/1/25 to 4/28/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $324,898 |
| 5% | $309,236 |
| 10% | $291,271 |
| 25% | $261,411 |
| 33% | $249,234 |
| 50% | $228,362 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 11 Years Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $222,209 | $234,515 |
| 25% | $212,757 | $243,966 |
| 33% | $207,490 | $249,234 |
| 50% | $195,313 | $261,411 |
| 67% | $180,595 | $276,129 |
| 95% | $131,826 | $324,898 |
Salary Average =
$228,362
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 11 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Years | $224,298 | $4,064 at 1.81% |
| 11 Years | $228,362 | $3,738 at 1.64% |
| 12 Years | $232,100 | $3,461 at 1.49% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with 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: $178,018 at the low experience of 3 Years and 1 Month; $222,126 at the average experience of 9 Years and 6 Months; and, $244,399 at the top experience of 15 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 11 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 5/1/25 to 4/28/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years | $187,476 | $8,515 at 4.54% |
| 5 Years | $195,991 | $7,199 at 3.67% |
| 6 Years | $203,190 | $6,236 at 3.07% |
| 7 Years | $209,426 | $5,501 at 2.63% |
| 8 Years | $214,927 | $4,920 at 2.29% |
| 9 Years | $219,847 | $4,451 at 2.02% |
| 10 Years | $224,298 | $4,064 at 1.81% |
| 11 Years | $228,362 | $3,738 at 1.64% |
| 12 Years | $232,100 | $3,461 at 1.49% |
| 13 Years | $235,561 | $3,222 at 1.37% |
| 14 Years | $238,783 | $3,014 at 1.26% |
| 15 Years | $241,797 | $2,831 at 1.17% |
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 | $178,018 | $10,230 at 5.75% |
| Average | 9 Years and 6 Months | $222,126 | $4,248 at 1.91% |
| Top | 15 Years and 11 Months | $244,399 | $2,682 at 1.10% |
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,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 31% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 61.3% 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,
- 16.7% of job descriptions;
- Bloomberg Terminal and Professional Service,
- 4.8% of job descriptions;
- Salesforce,
- 23.2% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- 10.1% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- PMP (Project Management Professional),
- 3.6% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 6% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 11.9% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 13.7% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America