Information Technology - Charlotte, NC - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill
NC - SC
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$118,067
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$6,156 at 5.21%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $118,067 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $97,172 & $138,962; and, 5% of Jobs top $169,509.
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.
$353,226 = 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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $179,660 |
| 5% | $169,509 |
| 10% | $157,968 |
| 25% | $138,962 |
| 33% | $131,254 |
| 50% | $118,067 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 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% | $114,181 | $121,953 |
| 25% | $108,210 | $127,924 |
| 33% | $104,880 | $131,254 |
| 50% | $97,172 | $138,962 |
| 67% | $87,827 | $148,307 |
| 95% | $56,474 | $179,660 |
Salary Average =
$118,067
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 6 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years | $111,911 | $6,156 at 5.50% |
| 6 Years | $118,067 | $6,156 at 5.21% |
| 7 Years | $124,223 | $6,156 at 4.96% |
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: $84,720 at the low experience of 7 Months; $118,067 at the average experience of 6 Years; and, $151,414 at the top experience of 11 Years and 5 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 7 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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $87,286 | $6,156 at 7.05% |
| 2 Years | $93,442 | $6,156 at 6.59% |
| 3 Years | $99,598 | $6,156 at 6.18% |
| 4 Years | $105,754 | $6,157 at 5.82% |
| 5 Years | $111,911 | $6,156 at 5.50% |
| 6 Years | $118,067 | $6,156 at 5.21% |
| 7 Years | $124,223 | $6,157 at 4.96% |
| 8 Years | $130,380 | $6,156 at 4.72% |
| 9 Years | $136,536 | $6,156 at 4.51% |
| 10 Years | $142,692 | $6,157 at 4.31% |
| 11 Years | $148,849 | $6,156 at 4.14% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 7 Months | $84,720 | $6,157 at 7.27% |
| Average | 6 Years | $118,067 | $6,156 at 5.21% |
| Top | 11 Years and 5 Months | $151,414 | $6,156 at 4.07% |
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,
- 3.2% 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,
- 6.5% 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,
- 4.8% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 4.8% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 4.8% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 9.7% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 1.6% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- 0% 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,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- 1.6% of job descriptions.
Location
Charlotte, NC
- North Carolina,
- Cabarrus, Charlotte, Concord, Gaston, Gastonia, Kannapolis, Lincoln, Lincolton, Mecklenburg, Monroe, Rowan, Salisbury and Union;
- South Carolina,
- Rock Hill and York.
These locations are all included in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).