
Information Technology - Madison, WI - 5 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Madison
WI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/1/22 to 12/30/22
Salary Average
$96,612
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,156 at 8.44%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $96,612 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $78,619 & $114,604; and, 5% of Jobs top $140,946.
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.
$379,128 = 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 1/1/22 to 12/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $149,717 |
5% | $140,946 |
10% | $130,985 |
25% | $114,604 |
33% | $107,965 |
50% | $96,612 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 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% | $93,266 | $99,957 |
25% | $88,126 | $105,098 |
33% | $85,258 | $107,965 |
50% | $78,619 | $114,604 |
67% | $70,568 | $122,656 |
95% | $43,506 | $149,717 |
Salary Average =
$96,612
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 Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
4 Years | $88,456 | $8,156 at 9.22% |
5 Years | $96,612 | $8,156 at 8.44% |
6 Years | $104,768 | $8,156 at 7.78% |
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: $60,590 at the low experience of 7 Months; $94,573 at the average experience of 4 Years and 9 Months; and, $128,556 at the top experience of 8 Years and 11 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 1/1/22 to 12/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $63,988 | $8,156 at 12.75% |
2 Years | $72,144 | $8,156 at 11.31% |
3 Years | $80,300 | $8,156 at 10.16% |
4 Years | $88,456 | $8,156 at 9.22% |
5 Years | $96,612 | $8,156 at 8.44% |
6 Years | $104,768 | $8,155 at 7.78% |
7 Years | $112,923 | $8,156 at 7.22% |
8 Years | $121,079 | $8,156 at 6.74% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 7 Months | $60,590 | $8,156 at 13.46% |
Average | 4 Years and 9 Months | $94,573 | $8,156 at 8.62% |
Top | 8 Years and 11 Months | $128,556 | $8,155 at 6.34% |
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,
- 13.8% 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,
- 3.4% 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,
- 1.7% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 1.7% 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,
- 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,
- 5.2% 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,
- 0% of job descriptions.
Location
Madison, WI
- Wisconsin,
- Dane, Fitchburg, Madison, Middleton and Monona.
These locations are all included in the Madison, WI metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).