
Information Technology - USA - 6 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 11/1/22 to 10/31/23
Salary Average
$126,683
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,485 at 4.33%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $126,683 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $104,674 & $148,691; and, 5% of Jobs top $180,355.
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.
$438,957 = 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 11/1/22 to 10/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $190,637 |
5% | $180,355 |
10% | $168,500 |
25% | $148,691 |
33% | $140,588 |
50% | $126,683 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 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% | $122,583 | $130,783 |
25% | $116,286 | $137,080 |
33% | $112,778 | $140,588 |
50% | $104,674 | $148,691 |
67% | $94,898 | $158,468 |
95% | $62,729 | $190,637 |
Salary Average =
$126,683
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 6 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
5 Years | $120,350 | $6,332 at 5.26% |
6 Years | $126,683 | $5,485 at 4.33% |
7 Years | $132,168 | $4,838 at 3.66% |
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: $53,079 at the low experience of 2 Months; $125,189 at the average experience of 5 Years and 9 Months; and, $149,950 at the top experience of 11 Years and 4 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 9 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 11/1/22 to 10/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $75,220 | $16,657 at 22.14% |
2 Years | $91,877 | $11,817 at 12.86% |
3 Years | $103,694 | $9,167 at 8.84% |
4 Years | $112,861 | $7,489 at 6.64% |
5 Years | $120,350 | $6,333 at 5.26% |
6 Years | $126,683 | $5,485 at 4.33% |
7 Years | $132,168 | $4,839 at 3.66% |
8 Years | $137,007 | $4,328 at 3.16% |
9 Years | $141,335 | $3,915 at 2.77% |
10 Years | $145,250 | $3,574 at 2.46% |
11 Years | $148,824 | $3,288 at 2.21% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 2 Months | $53,079 | $25,429 at 47.91% |
Average | 5 Years and 9 Months | $125,189 | $5,675 at 4.53% |
Top | 11 Years and 4 Months | $149,950 | $3,203 at 2.14% |
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,
- 4.2% 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,
- 7.8% 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,
- 4.6% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 8.4% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 4.4% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 2.2% 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,
- 1.2% 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,
- 2.3% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- 1.2% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America