
Information Technology - Washington, DC - 9 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Washington - Baltimore
DC - MD - VA - WV
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/24 to 1/30/25
Salary Average
$135,440
Experience Requirement
9 Years
Raise +1 Year
$2,840 at 2.10%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 9 Years: $135,440 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $113,879 & $157,001; and, 5% of Jobs top $188,041.
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.
$461,926 = 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 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $198,131 |
5% | $188,041 |
10% | $176,415 |
25% | $157,001 |
33% | $149,061 |
50% | $135,440 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 9 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% | $131,423 | $139,456 |
25% | $125,255 | $145,625 |
33% | $121,818 | $149,061 |
50% | $113,879 | $157,001 |
67% | $104,298 | $166,581 |
95% | $72,749 | $198,131 |
Salary Average =
$135,440
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 9 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
8 Years | $132,301 | $3,139 at 2.37% |
9 Years | $135,440 | $2,840 at 2.10% |
10 Years | $138,279 | $2,592 at 1.87% |
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 less than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $78,916 at the low experience of 6 Months; $129,708 at the average experience of 7 Years and 3 Months; and, $147,520 at the top experience of 14 Years.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 6 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 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $87,487 | $12,081 at 13.81% |
2 Years | $99,568 | $8,571 at 8.61% |
3 Years | $108,139 | $6,649 at 6.15% |
4 Years | $114,788 | $5,432 at 4.73% |
5 Years | $120,220 | $4,593 at 3.82% |
6 Years | $124,813 | $3,978 at 3.19% |
7 Years | $128,791 | $3,510 at 2.73% |
8 Years | $132,301 | $3,139 at 2.37% |
9 Years | $135,440 | $2,839 at 2.10% |
10 Years | $138,279 | $2,593 at 1.88% |
11 Years | $140,872 | $2,385 at 1.69% |
12 Years | $143,257 | $2,208 at 1.54% |
13 Years | $145,465 | $2,055 at 1.41% |
14 Years | $147,520 | $1,923 at 1.30% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 6 Months | $78,916 | $15,220 at 19.29% |
Average | 7 Years and 3 Months | $129,708 | $3,409 at 2.63% |
Top | 14 Years | $147,520 | $1,923 at 1.30% |
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,
- 3.5% 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,
- 15.9% 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,
- .4% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 4.7% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 1.7% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- .8% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 1.9% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- .7% 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,
- 2.8% 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,
- 3% of job descriptions.
Location
Washington, DC
- Washington, D.C.,
- District of Columbia, Anacostia, Georgetown and Washington DC;
- Maryland,
- Aberdeen, Adelphi, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Anne Arundel, Arundel Village, Aspen Hill, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Bethesda, Bladensburg, Bowie, Brighton, Brooklyn Park, Brunswick, Calvert County, Calvert, Calverton, Camp Springs, Capital Heights, Carney, Carroll County, Carroll, Charles County, Cheverly, Chevy Chase, Chillum, Clarksburg, Clinton, Colesville, College Park, Columbia, Coral Heights, Crofton, District Heights, Dundalk, Edgewood, Elk Ridge, Elkridge, Ellicot City, Emory Grove, Essex, Fairland, Forest Heights, Forestville, Fort Meade, Frederick County, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Glassmanor, Glen Burnie, Glenarden, Glenn Dale, Greenbelt, Hagerstown, Halethorpe, Halfway, Hanover, Harford County, Harford, Havre de Grace, Hillcrest Heights, Howard County, Hunt Valley, Hyattsville, Joppatown, Kent Village, Kenwood, Kettering, Landover, Langley Park, Lanham, Lansdowne, Largo, Laural, Laurel, Lewisdale, Linthicum, Lochern, Lutherville, Lynne Acres, Manchester, Marley, Middle River, Montgomery County, Montgomery Village, Montpelier, New Carrolton, Oak View, Owings Mills, Oxon Hill, Palmer Park, Parkville, Perry Hall, Pikesville, Potomac, Prince Georges County, Prince Georges, Pumphry, Queen Anne's County, Randallstown, Randolph Hills, Reisterstown, Riverdale, Rockville, Savage, Seabrook, Seat Pleasant, Severn, Severna Park, Silver Spring, South Gate, St. Charles, Suitland, Takoma Park, Taneytown, Thurmont, Timonium, Towson, Upper Marlboro, Waldorf, Washington County, West Edmondale, Westminster, Wheaton, White Oak, Woodlawn and Woodmoor;
- Virginia,
- Alexandria, Annandale, Arlington County, Arlington, Ashburn, Baileys Crossroads, Burke, Centreville, Chantilly, Clarke County, Crystal City, Culpeper County, Culpeper, Dale City, Dulles Corridor, Dulles International Airport, Engleside, Fairfax County, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Fort Belvoir, Franconia, Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Groveton, Herndon, Huntington, King George County, Kings Park, Kings Park West, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Loudoun, Manassas Park, Manassas, McLean, North Springfield, Northern Virginia, Oakton, Pimmit Hills, Prince William County, Reston, Rose Hill, Rosslyn, Spotsylvania County, Spotsylvania, Springfield, Stafford County, Stafford, Sterling, Tyson's Corner, Quantico, Vienna, Warren County, Warrenton, Watneswood, West Springfield and Woodbridge;
- West Virginia,
- Berkeley County, Charlestown, Harper's Ferry, Jefferson County, Martinsburg and Ranson.
These locations are all included in the Washington, DC metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).