Salary Report

Information Technology Job

Information Technology
Professional

United States Location

St. Louis
MO - IL
USA Metropolitan Area

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 12/1/23 to 11/29/24

Salary Average

$158,248

Experience Requirement

9 Years

Raise +1 Year

$9,445 at 5.97%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 9 Years: $158,248 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $133,420 & $183,076; and, 5% of Jobs top $219,268.

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.

$436,225 = 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 12/1/23 to 11/29/24.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $231,245
5% $219,268
10% $205,616
25% $183,076
33% $173,920
50% $158,248
Top Percentile of Job Market =

Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 9 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% $153,629 $162,867
25% $146,533 $169,963
33% $142,576 $173,920
50% $133,420 $183,076
67% $122,330 $194,166
95% $85,251 $231,245
Salary Average =

$158,248

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 9 Years Experience.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
8 Years $148,803 $9,445 at 6.35%
9 Years $158,248 $9,445 at 5.97%
10 Years $167,693 $9,445 at 5.63%

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: $73,246 at the low experience of Entry Level; $135,423 at the average experience of 6 Years and 7 Months; and, $199,175 at the top experience of 13 Years and 4 Months.

Experience End Points :

0 = Entry Level.

15 Years and 4 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 12/1/23 to 11/29/24.

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Salary and Experience Range

95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top

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,
11.8% 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,
2.6% 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,
10.5% of job descriptions;
Python language,
Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
1.3% 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,
0% of job descriptions;
Oracle software,
Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
5.3% 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,
6.6% 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,
1.3% of job descriptions.

Location

St. Louis, MO

Illinois,
Alton, Belleville, Bethalto, Cahokie, Centreville, Clinton, Collinsville, East Alton, East St Louis, Edwardsville, Fairview Heights, Glen Carbon, Granite City, Highland, Jersey, Jerseyville, Madison, Monroe, O'Fallon, St. Clair, Swansea, Troy, Washington Park, Waterloo and Wood River;
Missouri,
Afton, Ballwin, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Berkeley, Black Jack, Breckeridge Hills, Brentwood, Bridgeton, Chesterfield, Clayton, Concord, Crawford, Crestwood, Creve Coeur, Dellwood, Des Peres, Ellisville, Ferguson, Florisant, Franklin, Glasgow Village, Glendale, Hazelwood, Hermann, Jefferson, Jennings, Kirkwood, Ladue, Lemay, Lincoln, Louis, Manchester, Maplewood, Maryland Heights, Mehlville, Murphy, Northwoods, O'Fallon, Oakville, Olivette, Overland, Pine Lawn, Richmond Heights, Richmond Hts, Rock Hill, Saint, Sappington, Shrewsbury, Spanish Lake, St Ann, St Charles, St John, St Louis, St Peters, Sullivan, Town Country, Union, University City, Warren, Washington, Webster Groves, Wildwood and Winfield.

These locations are all included in the St. Louis, MO metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).