
Information Technology - Austin, TX - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/20 to 3/31/21
Salary Average
$116,916
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 4 Months
Raise +1 Year
$3,068 at 2.62%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 4 Months: $116,916 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $98,841 & $134,990; and, 5% of Jobs top $161,019.
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.
$293,823 = 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 4/1/20 to 3/31/21.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $169,483 |
5% | $161,019 |
10% | $151,268 |
25% | $134,990 |
33% | $128,334 |
50% | $116,916 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 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% | $113,549 | $120,283 |
25% | $108,378 | $125,454 |
33% | $105,497 | $128,334 |
50% | $98,841 | $134,990 |
67% | $90,809 | $143,023 |
95% | $64,349 | $169,483 |
Salary Average =
$116,916
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 5 Years and 4 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
4 Years and 4 Months | $113,320 | $3,596 at 3.17% |
5 Years and 4 Months | $116,916 | $3,068 at 2.62% |
6 Years and 4 Months | $119,983 | $2,675 at 2.23% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $85,580 at the low experience of 5 Months; $116,916 at the average experience of 5 Years and 4 Months; and, $128,938 at the top experience of 10 Years and 3 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 6 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 4/1/20 to 3/31/21.
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 | 5 Months | $85,580 | $11,176 at 13.06% |
Average | 5 Years and 4 Months | $116,916 | $3,067 at 2.62% |
Top | 10 Years and 3 Months | $128,938 | $1,782 at 1.38% |
Qualifications
Description
An Information Technology Professional is involved in the design, development, administration and/or support of digital interactive services delivering written language, numeric data, graphic display, sound and/or device control in a business, government or consumer environment.
A division of labor within the profession has created numerous specialist occupations within the broad categories of software applications, system operation, data storage, network communication and user presentation.
Demand
Professional Opportunities
- IT Director,
- Director of Information Technology Operations, Software Development or Security,
- 2.6% of job descriptions;
- IT Security,
- Security of Information Technology with Encryption, Threat Testing and/or Readiness-Response of ID Access, Intrusion, Malware and/or Data Integrity,
- 4.2% of job descriptions;
- C# language,
- C# Development on Microsoft .Net platform often with ASP, Azure, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server, SSAS/SSIS/SSRS and/or other applications,
- 8.4% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 16.6% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 4.3% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 6.7% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 1.2% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- .7% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- .8% of job descriptions;
- Windows system,
- Microsoft Windows Server and/or System Administration-Support often with Active Directory, Cisco network, Exchange, image deployment and/or VmWare virtual service,
- .7% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- .6% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- .1% of job descriptions.
Location
Austin, TX
- Texas,
- Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Georgetown, Hays, Lockhart, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor, Travis and Williamson.
These locations are all included in the Austin, TX metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).