US IT Security: Test - Indianapolis, IN - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
US Government
Threat Testing
United States Location
Indianapolis
IN
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$118,293
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$15,119 at 12.78%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 6 Months: $118,293 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $108,291 & $128,295; and, 5% of Jobs top $142,838.
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.
$353,226 = 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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $147,634 |
| 5% | $142,838 |
| 10% | $137,360 |
| 25% | $128,295 |
| 33% | $124,607 |
| 50% | $118,293 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 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% | $116,432 | $120,154 |
| 25% | $113,572 | $123,013 |
| 33% | $111,978 | $124,607 |
| 50% | $108,291 | $128,295 |
| 67% | $103,828 | $132,758 |
| 95% | $88,952 | $147,634 |
Salary Average =
$118,293
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 and 6 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 6 Months | $104,092 | $14,201 at 13.64% |
| 6 Years and 6 Months | $118,293 | $15,119 at 12.78% |
| 7 Years and 6 Months | $133,412 | $15,999 at 11.99% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually 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 more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $88,773 at the low experience of 4 Years and 4 Months; $118,293 at the average experience of 6 Years and 6 Months; and, $153,545 at the top experience of 8 Years and 9 Months.
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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years | $97,355 | $13,719 at 14.09% |
| 6 Years | $111,074 | $14,666 at 13.20% |
| 7 Years | $125,740 | $15,564 at 12.38% |
| 8 Years | $141,304 | $16,428 at 11.63% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 4 Years and 4 Months | $88,773 | $13,046 at 14.70% |
| Average | 6 Years and 6 Months | $118,293 | $15,119 at 12.78% |
| Top | 8 Years and 9 Months | $153,545 | $17,063 at 11.11% |
Qualifications
Description
Security of federal government information technology operations, with threat testing, 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;
- USA Government agency or department;
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- Threat Testing,
- Ethical Hacker, Penetration Testing, Threat Testing, Vulnerability Testing, CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), Kismet, Metasploit, Nessus, Nikto or Nmap.
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,
- 5.4% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 8.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 63.4% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft C#,
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- SQL (Structured Query Language),
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 5.4% of job descriptions.
Location
Indianapolis, IN
- Indiana,
- Anderson, Boone, Brownsburg, Carmel, Central, Elwood, Franklin, Greenfield, Greenwood, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Indianaplois, Indianapolis, Johnson, Lawrence, Lebanon, Madison, Marion, Martinsville, Morgan, Noblesville, Plainfield, Shelby, Shelbyville and Speedway.
These locations are all included in the Indianapolis, IN metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).