
Information Technology - Winston-Salem, NC - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Winston-Salem -
- Greensboro - High Point
NC, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/21 to 5/31/22
Salary Average
$102,164
Experience Requirement
4 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$4,402 at 4.31%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years & 6 Months: $102,164 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $86,756 & $117,571; and, 5% of Jobs top $139,930.
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.
$310,588 = 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 6/1/21 to 5/31/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $147,281 |
5% | $139,930 |
10% | $131,517 |
25% | $117,571 |
33% | $111,892 |
50% | $102,164 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 Years and 6 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $99,296 | $105,031 |
25% | $94,891 | $109,437 |
33% | $92,435 | $111,892 |
50% | $86,756 | $117,571 |
67% | $79,887 | $124,441 |
95% | $57,046 | $147,281 |
Salary Average =
$102,164
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 4 Years and 6 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
3 Years and 6 Months | $96,875 | $5,288 at 5.46% |
4 Years and 6 Months | $102,164 | $4,402 at 4.31% |
5 Years and 6 Months | $106,566 | $3,771 at 3.54% |
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: $66,417 at the low experience of 5 Months; $102,164 at the average experience of 4 Years and 6 Months; and, $116,567 at the top experience of 8 Years and 6 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 3 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 6/1/21 to 5/31/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $75,505 | $10,685 at 14.15% |
2 Years | $86,190 | $7,581 at 8.80% |
3 Years | $93,771 | $5,881 at 6.27% |
4 Years | $99,652 | $4,805 at 4.82% |
5 Years | $104,457 | $4,062 at 3.89% |
6 Years | $108,519 | $3,519 at 3.24% |
7 Years | $112,038 | $3,104 at 2.77% |
8 Years | $115,142 | $2,776 at 2.41% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 5 Months | $66,417 | $14,075 at 21.19% |
Average | 4 Years and 6 Months | $102,164 | $4,402 at 4.31% |
Top | 8 Years and 6 Months | $116,567 | $2,637 at 2.26% |
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,
- .9% 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,
- 4.4% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 20.2% 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,
- 12.3% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 3.5% 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,
- 4.4% 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,
- 7% 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,
- 0% of job descriptions.
Location
Winston-Salem, NC
- North Carolina,
- Alamance, Asheboro, Burlington, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Greensboro, Guilford, High Point, Lexington, Randolph, Rural Hall, Stokes, Winston-Salem and Yadkin.
These locations are all included in the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).