Information Technology - Huntsville, AL - 3 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/24 to 4/30/25
Salary Average
$85,655
Experience Requirement
3 Years
Raise +1 Year
$6,003 at 7.01%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 3 Years: $85,655 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $67,745 & $103,564; and, 5% of Jobs top $129,648.
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.
$454,034 = 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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $138,270 |
| 5% | $129,648 |
| 10% | $119,813 |
| 25% | $103,564 |
| 33% | $96,960 |
| 50% | $85,655 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 3 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% | $82,323 | $88,986 |
| 25% | $77,204 | $94,105 |
| 33% | $74,349 | $96,960 |
| 50% | $67,745 | $103,564 |
| 67% | $59,748 | $111,561 |
| 95% | $33,039 | $138,270 |
Salary Average =
$85,655
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 3 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $79,652 | $6,003 at 7.54% |
| 3 Years | $85,655 | $6,003 at 7.01% |
| 4 Years | $91,657 | $6,003 at 6.55% |
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: $67,646 at the low experience of Entry Level; $115,669 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $163,692 at the top experience of 16 Years.
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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
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 | Entry Level | $67,646 | $6,003 at 8.87% |
| Average | 8 Years | $115,669 | $6,003 at 5.19% |
| Top | 16 Years | $163,692 | $6,003 at 3.67% |
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,
- 0% 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,
- 1.3% 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,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 12.5% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 1.3% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- 2.5% 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,
- 0% of job descriptions.
Location
Huntsville, AL
- Alabama,
- Athens, Hunstville, Limestone and Madison.
These locations are all included in the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).