
Information Technology - USA - 10 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/24 to 1/30/25
Salary Average
$147,949
Experience Requirement
10 Years
Raise +1 Year
$3,188 at 2.16%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 10 Years: $147,949 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $124,224 & $171,674; and, 5% of Jobs top $205,812.
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.
$461,926 = 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 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $216,900 |
5% | $205,812 |
10% | $193,030 |
25% | $171,674 |
33% | $162,939 |
50% | $147,949 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 10 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% | $143,529 | $152,369 |
25% | $136,741 | $159,157 |
33% | $132,960 | $162,939 |
50% | $124,224 | $171,674 |
67% | $113,684 | $182,214 |
95% | $78,998 | $216,900 |
Salary Average =
$147,949
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 10 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
9 Years | $144,457 | $3,492 at 2.42% |
10 Years | $147,949 | $3,188 at 2.16% |
11 Years | $151,138 | $2,933 at 1.94% |
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: $76,922 at the low experience of 7 Months; $133,506 at the average experience of 6 Years and 5 Months; and, $154,998 at the top experience of 12 Years and 4 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 6 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 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $85,482 | $14,858 at 17.38% |
2 Years | $100,340 | $10,541 at 10.51% |
3 Years | $110,881 | $8,177 at 7.37% |
4 Years | $119,058 | $6,681 at 5.61% |
5 Years | $125,739 | $5,648 at 4.49% |
6 Years | $131,387 | $4,893 at 3.72% |
7 Years | $136,280 | $4,316 at 3.17% |
8 Years | $140,596 | $3,861 at 2.75% |
9 Years | $144,457 | $3,492 at 2.42% |
10 Years | $147,949 | $3,189 at 2.16% |
11 Years | $151,138 | $2,933 at 1.94% |
12 Years | $154,071 | $2,715 at 1.76% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 7 Months | $76,922 | $17,938 at 23.32% |
Average | 6 Years and 5 Months | $133,506 | $4,635 at 3.47% |
Top | 12 Years and 4 Months | $154,998 | $2,650 at 1.71% |
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,
- 6.8% 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,
- 9.4% 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,
- .7% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 5.5% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 3% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 1.5% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 2.1% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 3.7% 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,
- 1.9% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- .9% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- 1.2% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America