Security: ID - Dallas, TX - 6 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
ID Access
United States Location
Dallas - Fort Worth
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/24 to 5/30/25
Salary Average
$120,981
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,174 at 6.76%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $120,981 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $100,831 & $141,131; and, 5% of Jobs top $170,565.
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.
$425,267 = 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 6/1/24 to 5/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $180,335 |
| 5% | $170,565 |
| 10% | $159,449 |
| 25% | $141,131 |
| 33% | $133,698 |
| 50% | $120,981 |
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% | $117,234 | $124,729 |
| 25% | $111,476 | $130,487 |
| 33% | $108,264 | $133,698 |
| 50% | $100,831 | $141,131 |
| 67% | $91,823 | $150,139 |
| 95% | $61,627 | $180,335 |
Salary Average =
$120,981
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 | $112,622 | $8,359 at 7.42% |
| 6 Years | $120,981 | $8,174 at 6.76% |
| 7 Years | $129,155 | $8,051 at 6.23% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly 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: $47,452 at the low experience of Entry Level; $122,354 at the average experience of 6 Years and 2 Months; and, $172,016 at the top experience of 12 Years and 5 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 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 6/1/24 to 5/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Level | $47,452 | $24,379 at 51.38% |
| 1 Year | $71,831 | $12,780 at 17.79% |
| 2 Years | $84,611 | $10,190 at 12.04% |
| 3 Years | $94,801 | $9,167 at 9.67% |
| 4 Years | $103,968 | $8,654 at 8.32% |
| 5 Years | $112,622 | $8,359 at 7.42% |
| 6 Years | $120,981 | $8,174 at 6.76% |
| 7 Years | $129,155 | $8,052 at 6.23% |
| 8 Years | $137,207 | $7,966 at 5.81% |
| 9 Years | $145,173 | $7,905 at 5.45% |
| 10 Years | $153,078 | $7,859 at 5.13% |
| 11 Years | $160,937 | $7,826 at 4.86% |
| 12 Years | $168,763 | $7,800 at 4.62% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $47,452 | $24,379 at 51.38% |
| Average | 6 Years and 2 Months | $122,354 | $8,151 at 6.66% |
| Top | 12 Years and 5 Months | $172,016 | $7,791 at 4.53% |
Qualifications
Description
Security of information technology operations, with ID access, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- IT Security,
- Cybersecurity, Infosec or Information Technology (IT) Security;
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- Identity Access,
- Access Authorization, Credentials, Identity Accreditation, Identity Authentication, PKI, IdM (Identity Management), IAM (Identity and Access Management), GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification), CA Identity Suite, F5, NetIQ, Palo Alto Networks firewall, Ping or SailPont IdentityIQ.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 13.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 51.5% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 2.9% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 11.8% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 11.8% of job descriptions;
- Oracle,
- 13.2% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 14.7% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 8.8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 7.4% of job descriptions.
Location
Dallas - Fort Worth, TX
- Texas,
- Addison, Allen, Arlington, Athens, Balch Springs, Bedford, Benbrook, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Celeste, Colleyville, Collin County, Commerce, Coppell, Corinth, Dallas County, Dallas, De Soto, Dennison, Denton County, Duncanville, Ellis County, Ennis, Euless, Everman, Farmers Beach, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Garland, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Greenville, Haltom City, Henderson County, Highland, Hood County, Hunt County, Hurst, Irving, Johnson County, Kaufman County, Keller, Lancaster, Lewisville, Mesquite, North Richland Hills, Parker County, Plano, Richardson, Richland Hills, River Oaks, Rockwall County, Rowlett, Sachse, Saginaw, Sherman, Southlake, Tarrant County, Terrell, University Park, Watauga, Weatherford and White Settlement.
These locations are all included in the Dallas - Fort Worth, TX metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).