US IT Security: Test - Richmond, VA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
US Government
Threat Testing
United States Location
Richmond - Petersburg
VA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$133,911
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$17,657 at 13.19%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 6 Months: $133,911 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $122,588 & $145,233; and, 5% of Jobs top $161,697.
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% | $167,126 |
| 5% | $161,697 |
| 10% | $155,495 |
| 25% | $145,233 |
| 33% | $141,059 |
| 50% | $133,911 |
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% | $131,804 | $136,018 |
| 25% | $128,567 | $139,254 |
| 33% | $126,763 | $141,059 |
| 50% | $122,588 | $145,233 |
| 67% | $117,536 | $150,285 |
| 95% | $100,696 | $167,126 |
Salary Average =
$133,911
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 | $117,360 | $16,550 at 14.10% |
| 6 Years and 6 Months | $133,911 | $17,657 at 13.19% |
| 7 Years and 6 Months | $151,568 | $18,719 at 12.35% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily 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: $99,548 at the low experience of 4 Years and 4 Months; $133,911 at the average experience of 6 Years and 6 Months; and, $175,129 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 | $109,521 | $15,973 at 14.58% |
| 6 Years | $125,494 | $17,110 at 13.63% |
| 7 Years | $142,604 | $18,193 at 12.76% |
| 8 Years | $160,797 | $19,238 at 11.96% |
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 | $99,548 | $15,166 at 15.23% |
| Average | 6 Years and 6 Months | $133,911 | $17,657 at 13.19% |
| Top | 8 Years and 9 Months | $175,129 | $20,006 at 11.42% |
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
Richmond, VA
- Virginia,
- Bon Air, Charles City, Chester, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Ettrick, Glen Allen, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, Lakeside, Mechanicsville, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond and Tuckahoe.
These locations are all included in the Richmond, VA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).