Software Director - San Diego, CA - 9 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Software Development
United States Location
San Diego
CA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/2/25 to 12/31/25
Salary Average
$189,444
Experience Requirement
9 Years
Raise +1 Year
$6,372 at 3.36%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 9 Years: $189,444 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $157,061 & $221,828; and, 5% of Jobs top $268,524.
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.
$451,447 = 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $283,738 |
| 5% | $268,524 |
| 10% | $251,018 |
| 25% | $221,828 |
| 33% | $209,901 |
| 50% | $189,444 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 9 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% | $183,413 | $195,476 |
| 25% | $174,149 | $204,740 |
| 33% | $168,988 | $209,901 |
| 50% | $157,061 | $221,828 |
| 67% | $142,661 | $236,228 |
| 95% | $95,151 | $283,738 |
Salary Average =
$189,444
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 Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Years | $182,413 | $7,031 at 3.85% |
| 9 Years | $189,444 | $6,372 at 3.36% |
| 10 Years | $195,817 | $5,826 at 2.98% |
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 more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $136,570 at the low experience of 3 Years and 6 Months; $193,234 at the average experience of 9 Years and 7 Months; and, $223,373 at the top experience of 15 Years and 7 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years | $143,484 | $12,014 at 8.37% |
| 5 Years | $155,498 | $10,203 at 6.56% |
| 6 Years | $165,701 | $8,869 at 5.35% |
| 7 Years | $174,570 | $7,843 at 4.49% |
| 8 Years | $182,413 | $7,031 at 3.85% |
| 9 Years | $189,444 | $6,373 at 3.36% |
| 10 Years | $195,817 | $5,826 at 2.98% |
| 11 Years | $201,643 | $5,367 at 2.66% |
| 12 Years | $207,010 | $4,975 at 2.40% |
| 13 Years | $211,985 | $4,637 at 2.19% |
| 14 Years | $216,622 | $4,341 at 2.00% |
| 15 Years | $220,963 | $4,081 at 1.85% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 3 Years and 6 Months | $136,570 | $13,187 at 9.66% |
| Average | 9 Years and 7 Months | $193,234 | $6,042 at 3.13% |
| Top | 15 Years and 7 Months | $223,373 | $3,944 at 1.77% |
Qualifications
Description
Directing software development, cost efficient staff leadership optimized from end-user need discovery to model, code, test and deploy, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- Director of Software (SW) Development,
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Agile, Application (App), Back End, Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI), Cloud, Customer Resource Management (CRM), Database, Data Management, Data Warehouse, .Net, Embedded, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Front End, Full Stack, Human Resource Information System (HRIS), Human Resource Management System (HRMS), Machine Learning, Mobile, Portal, Software (SW), Supply Chain Management (SCM), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX) or Web,
and
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,
- 7.9% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 36.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 53.1% 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,
- 18.2% of job descriptions;
- SQL (Structured Query Language),
- 23.4% of job descriptions;
- Oracle,
- 4.1% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 19.9% of job descriptions;
- Java,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- R statistical software,
- 8.1% of job descriptions;
- Tableau,
- 10.8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 12% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 17.9% of job descriptions.
Location
San Diego, CA
- California,
- Alpine, Carlsbad, Casa de Oro, Chula Vista, Coronado, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Fellbrook, Imperial Beach, La Jolla, La Mesa, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Spring Valley and Vista.
These locations are all included in the San Diego, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).