
Information Technology - Indianapolis, IN - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Indianapolis
IN
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 3/1/22 to 2/28/23
Salary Average
$99,316
Experience Requirement
4 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$6,837 at 6.88%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years & 6 Months: $99,316 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $82,498 & $116,134; and, 5% of Jobs top $140,404.
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.
$418,376 = 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 3/1/22 to 2/28/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $148,320 |
5% | $140,404 |
10% | $131,301 |
25% | $116,134 |
33% | $109,939 |
50% | $99,316 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 Years and 6 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% | $96,184 | $102,448 |
25% | $91,373 | $107,259 |
33% | $88,692 | $109,939 |
50% | $82,498 | $116,134 |
67% | $75,017 | $123,615 |
95% | $50,311 | $148,320 |
Salary Average =
$99,316
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 4 Years and 6 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
3 Years and 6 Months | $91,103 | $8,212 at 9.01% |
4 Years and 6 Months | $99,316 | $6,837 at 6.88% |
5 Years and 6 Months | $106,152 | $5,856 at 5.52% |
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: $68,391 at the low experience of 1 Year and 7 Months; $99,316 at the average experience of 4 Years and 6 Months; and, $116,321 at the top experience of 7 Years and 4 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 1 Month = 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 3/1/22 to 2/28/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
2 Years | $74,510 | $11,773 at 15.80% |
3 Years | $86,283 | $9,132 at 10.58% |
4 Years | $95,415 | $7,462 at 7.82% |
5 Years | $102,877 | $6,308 at 6.13% |
6 Years | $109,185 | $5,465 at 5.01% |
7 Years | $114,650 | $4,820 at 4.20% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 1 Year and 7 Months | $68,391 | $13,391 at 19.58% |
Average | 4 Years and 6 Months | $99,316 | $6,836 at 6.88% |
Top | 7 Years and 4 Months | $116,321 | $4,637 at 3.99% |
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,
- 1.6% 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,
- 11.4% 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,
- 4.4% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 2.5% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 2.5% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 1.9% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- .9% 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,
- 2.2% 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
Indianapolis, IN
- Indiana,
- Anderson, Boone, Brownsburg, Carmel, Central, Elwood, Franklin, Greenfield, Greenwood, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Indianaplois, Indianapolis, Johnson, Lawrence, Lebanon, Madison, Marion, Martinsville, Morgan, Noblesville, Plainfield, Shelby, Shelbyville and Speedway.
These locations are all included in the Indianapolis, IN metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).