
Information Technology - Tampa, FL - 5 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater
FL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/24 to 1/30/25
Salary Average
$101,647
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$3,412 at 3.36%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $101,647 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $85,045 & $118,249; and, 5% of Jobs top $142,254.
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% | $150,106 |
5% | $142,254 |
10% | $133,241 |
25% | $118,249 |
33% | $112,133 |
50% | $101,647 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 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% | $98,556 | $104,739 |
25% | $93,808 | $109,487 |
33% | $91,162 | $112,133 |
50% | $85,045 | $118,249 |
67% | $77,655 | $125,640 |
95% | $53,189 | $150,106 |
Salary Average =
$101,647
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 5 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
4 Years | $97,611 | $4,036 at 4.13% |
5 Years | $101,647 | $3,412 at 3.36% |
6 Years | $105,060 | $2,956 at 2.81% |
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: $77,327 at the low experience of 1 Year; $105,581 at the average experience of 6 Years and 2 Months; and, $117,598 at the top experience of 11 Years and 4 Months.
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 | $77,327 | $8,976 at 11.61% |
2 Years | $86,303 | $6,368 at 7.38% |
3 Years | $92,671 | $4,940 at 5.33% |
4 Years | $97,611 | $4,036 at 4.13% |
5 Years | $101,647 | $3,413 at 3.36% |
6 Years | $105,060 | $2,956 at 2.81% |
7 Years | $108,016 | $2,607 at 2.41% |
8 Years | $110,623 | $2,333 at 2.11% |
9 Years | $112,956 | $2,110 at 1.87% |
10 Years | $115,066 | $1,926 at 1.67% |
11 Years | $116,992 | $1,772 at 1.51% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 1 Year | $77,327 | $8,976 at 11.61% |
Average | 6 Years and 2 Months | $105,581 | $2,891 at 2.74% |
Top | 11 Years and 4 Months | $117,598 | $1,726 at 1.47% |
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,
- 18.5% 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,
- 1.5% 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,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 5.6% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- 1% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 1.5% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- .5% 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,
- 4.6% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- 4.6% of job descriptions.
Location
Tampa - St. Petersburg, FL
- Florida,
- Alachua, Bay Pines, Brandon, Brooksville, Carrollwood, Clair-Mel City, Clearwater, Dade City, Dunedin, Egypt Lake, Gulfport, Hernando County, High Point, Hillsborough County, Lake Magdalene, Largo, Lealmen, Lutz, Oldsmar, Palm Harbor, Pasco County, Petersburg, Pinellas County, Pinellas, Pinellas Park, Plant City, Rocky Creek, Ruskin, Safety Harbor, Seminole, South Pasadena, Spring Hill, St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg, Sun City Center, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Tarpon Springs, Temple Terrace, Treasure Island, University Wet and Zephyrhills.
These locations are all included in the Tampa - St. Petersburg, FL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).