Information Technology - Chicago, IL - 6 Years & 2 Months
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Chicago - Gary - Kenosha
IL - IN - WI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$129,847
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 2 Months
Raise +1 Year
$4,891 at 3.77%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 2 Months: $129,847 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $111,448 & $148,245; and, 5% of Jobs top $174,743.
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% | $183,361 |
| 5% | $174,743 |
| 10% | $164,816 |
| 25% | $148,245 |
| 33% | $141,470 |
| 50% | $129,847 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 2 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% | $126,419 | $133,274 |
| 25% | $121,156 | $138,537 |
| 33% | $118,223 | $141,470 |
| 50% | $111,448 | $148,245 |
| 67% | $103,271 | $156,422 |
| 95% | $76,332 | $183,361 |
Salary Average =
$129,847
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 and 2 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 2 Months | $124,219 | $5,628 at 4.53% |
| 6 Years and 2 Months | $129,847 | $4,891 at 3.77% |
| 7 Years and 2 Months | $134,738 | $4,326 at 3.21% |
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: $86,464 at the low experience of 1 Year and 3 Months; $128,965 at the average experience of 6 Years; and, $148,361 at the top experience of 10 Years and 9 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
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 3 Months | $86,464 | $13,770 at 15.93% |
| Average | 6 Years | $128,965 | $5,001 at 3.88% |
| Top | 10 Years and 9 Months | $148,361 | $3,059 at 2.06% |
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,
- 4.2% 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,
- 12.7% 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,
- 1.2% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 7.2% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 1.1% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- .5% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 5.3% 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,
- 1.4% 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,
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- .2% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- .3% of job descriptions.
Location
Chicago, IL
- Illinois,
- Addison, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Batavia, Barrington, Berwyn, Bollingbrook, Boone, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Calumet City, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Chicago Heights, Chicago, Cicero, Cook County, Crystal Lake, De Kalb County, De Kalb, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, DuPage County, East Chicago, Elgin, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Geneva, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Grundy County, Hanover Park, Harvard, Harvey, Highland Park, Hines, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Homewood, Itasca, Joliet, Kane County, Kankakee County, Kendall County, Lake County, Lake Forest, Lansing, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lombard, Maywood, McHenry County, Morris, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, Northbrook, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Ogle, Orland Park, Palatine, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Plano, Riverside, Riverwoods, Rochelle, Rockford, Rolling, Romeoville, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Skokie, St Charles, Streamwood, Tinley Park, Vernon Hills, Warrenville, Waukegan, Westchester, Wheaton, Wheeling, Will County, Wilmette, Winebago, Wood Dale and Woodridge;
- Indiana,
- Cedar Lake, Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Lake County, Lake, Merrilvilee, Merrilville, Portage, Porter County, and Valparaiso;
- Wisconsin,
- Kenosha County and Kenosha.
These locations are all included in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).