IT Director - USA - 13 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Information Technology
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$173,272
Experience Requirement
13 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,435 at 3.14%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 13 Years: $173,272 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $148,867 & $197,678; and, 5% of Jobs top $233,207.
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.
$446,167 = 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $244,942 |
| 5% | $233,207 |
| 10% | $219,814 |
| 25% | $197,678 |
| 33% | $188,679 |
| 50% | $173,272 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 13 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% | $168,732 | $177,813 |
| 25% | $161,756 | $184,789 |
| 33% | $157,866 | $188,679 |
| 50% | $148,867 | $197,678 |
| 67% | $137,972 | $208,573 |
| 95% | $101,602 | $244,942 |
Salary Average =
$173,272
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 13 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Years | $167,837 | $5,435 at 3.24% |
| 13 Years | $173,272 | $5,435 at 3.14% |
| 14 Years | $178,707 | $5,435 at 3.04% |
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: $115,299 at the low experience of 2 Years and 4 Months; $151,985 at the average experience of 9 Years and 1 Month; and, $188,671 at the top experience of 15 Years and 10 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Years | $118,922 | $5,435 at 4.57% |
| 4 Years | $124,357 | $5,435 at 4.37% |
| 5 Years | $129,792 | $5,435 at 4.19% |
| 6 Years | $135,227 | $5,435 at 4.02% |
| 7 Years | $140,662 | $5,435 at 3.86% |
| 8 Years | $146,097 | $5,435 at 3.72% |
| 9 Years | $151,532 | $5,435 at 3.59% |
| 10 Years | $156,967 | $5,435 at 3.46% |
| 11 Years | $162,402 | $5,435 at 3.35% |
| 12 Years | $167,837 | $5,435 at 3.24% |
| 13 Years | $173,272 | $5,435 at 3.14% |
| 14 Years | $178,707 | $5,435 at 3.04% |
| 15 Years | $184,142 | $5,435 at 2.95% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 2 Years and 4 Months | $115,299 | $5,435 at 4.71% |
| Average | 9 Years and 1 Month | $151,985 | $5,435 at 3.58% |
| Top | 15 Years and 10 Months | $188,671 | $5,435 at 2.88% |
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,
- 4.8% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 20.5% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 69.9% 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,
- 26.5% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 3.6% of job descriptions;
- Salesforce,
- 25.3% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft SharePoint,
- 8.4% of job descriptions;
- Workday,
- 7.2% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 8.4% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 19.3% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 15.7% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 4.8% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America