
Information Technology - USA - 5 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/1/20 to 12/31/20
Salary Average
$109,986
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$4,393 at 3.99%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $109,986 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $89,704 & $130,267; and, 5% of Jobs top $159,446.
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.
$299,997 = 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 1/1/20 to 12/31/20.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $168,922 |
5% | $159,446 |
10% | $148,522 |
25% | $130,267 |
33% | $122,800 |
50% | $109,986 |
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% | $106,207 | $113,764 |
25% | $100,404 | $119,567 |
33% | $97,172 | $122,800 |
50% | $89,704 | $130,267 |
67% | $80,694 | $139,277 |
95% | $51,049 | $168,922 |
Salary Average =
$109,986
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 | $104,790 | $5,195 at 4.96% |
5 Years | $109,986 | $4,393 at 3.99% |
6 Years | $114,378 | $3,805 at 3.33% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $63,322 at the low experience of 2 Months; $110,766 at the average experience of 5 Years and 2 Months; and, $127,473 at the top experience of 10 Years and 1 Month.
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 1/1/20 to 12/31/20.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $78,681 | $11,554 at 14.68% |
2 Years | $90,235 | $8,197 at 9.08% |
3 Years | $98,432 | $6,358 at 6.46% |
4 Years | $104,790 | $5,196 at 4.96% |
5 Years | $109,986 | $4,392 at 3.99% |
6 Years | $114,378 | $3,805 at 3.33% |
7 Years | $118,183 | $3,356 at 2.84% |
8 Years | $121,539 | $3,003 at 2.47% |
9 Years | $124,542 | $2,715 at 2.18% |
10 Years | $127,257 | $2,480 at 1.95% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 2 Months | $63,322 | $17,640 at 27.86% |
Average | 5 Years and 2 Months | $110,766 | $4,283 at 3.87% |
Top | 10 Years and 1 Month | $127,473 | $2,461 at 1.93% |
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,
- 1.8% 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,
- 6.5% 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,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 2.6% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 3.4% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 1.1% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- 1.5% 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,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- .8% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- 1% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America