Information Technology - USA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/1/24 to 12/30/24
Salary Average
$132,906
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 4 Months
Raise +1 Year
$4,758 at 3.58%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 4 Months: $132,906 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $109,256 & $156,556; and, 5% of Jobs top $190,585.
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.
$448,996 = 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 1/1/24 to 12/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $201,638 |
| 5% | $190,585 |
| 10% | $177,843 |
| 25% | $156,556 |
| 33% | $147,848 |
| 50% | $132,906 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 4 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% | $128,500 | $137,312 |
| 25% | $121,734 | $144,078 |
| 33% | $117,964 | $147,848 |
| 50% | $109,256 | $156,556 |
| 67% | $98,750 | $167,062 |
| 95% | $64,174 | $201,638 |
Salary Average =
$132,906
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 4 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 4 Months | $127,449 | $5,457 at 4.28% |
| 6 Years and 4 Months | $132,906 | $4,758 at 3.58% |
| 7 Years and 4 Months | $137,664 | $4,218 at 3.06% |
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: $75,846 at the low experience of 7 Months; $132,906 at the average experience of 6 Years and 4 Months; and, $154,691 at the top experience of 12 Years and 2 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 1/1/24 to 12/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 7 Months | $75,846 | $18,223 at 24.03% |
| Average | 6 Years and 4 Months | $132,906 | $4,758 at 3.58% |
| Top | 12 Years and 2 Months | $154,691 | $2,725 at 1.76% |
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,
- 7.1% 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,
- 10.9% 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,
- .8% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 5.3% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 2.9% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 1.3% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 2% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 3.7% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- .8% 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,
- 2.1% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- .8% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- 1.1% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America