Salary Report

Information Technology Job

Linux
Administration

United States Location

Dayton - Springfield
OH
USA Metropolitan Area

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24

Salary Average

$82,913

Experience Requirement

5 Years

Raise +1 Year

$5,821 at 7.02%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 5 Years: $82,913 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $69,688 & $96,138; and, 5% of Jobs top $115,416.

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.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $121,796
5% $115,416
10% $108,144
25% $96,138
33% $91,261
50% $82,913
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% $80,453 $85,373
25% $76,673 $89,153
33% $74,566 $91,261
50% $69,688 $96,138
67% $63,781 $102,046
95% $44,031 $121,796
Salary Average =

$82,913

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.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
4 Years $77,128 $5,785 at 7.50%
5 Years $82,913 $5,821 at 7.02%
6 Years $88,734 $5,843 at 6.58%

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 less than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.

Salary and Experience Range :

Salary average rises with experience: $57,229 at the low experience of Entry Level; $82,913 at the average experience of 5 Years; and, $116,581 at the top experience of 10 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.

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Salary and Experience Range

95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
Low Entry Level $57,229 $3,361 at 5.87%
Average 5 Years $82,913 $5,821 at 7.02%
Top 10 Years and 9 Months $116,581 $5,880 at 5.04%

Qualifications

Description

Install, configure, optimize, monitor, maintain, backup, recover, troubleshoot, update and enhance, Linux server software, are primary position responsibilities.

Skills

The qualifications of this information technology Job:
  • Linux;
  • System-Network Administrator,
    Network, System, Server or Virtualization,
    and
    Administrator, Architect or Engineer.

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,
3.9% of job descriptions;
Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
17.1% of job descriptions;
Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
53.9% of job descriptions;
Security Clearance,
25% of job descriptions;
USA Federal Government,
31.6% of job descriptions;
Python,
39.5% of job descriptions;
Shell Scripts,
15.8% of job descriptions;
Java,
6.6% of job descriptions;
C++,
6.6% of job descriptions;
Jira,
3.9% of job descriptions;
R statistical software,
5.3% of job descriptions;
Agile software methodology,
14.5% of job descriptions.

Location

Dayton, OH

Ohio,
Avondale, Beavercreek, Clark, Dayton, Fairborn, Greene, Huber Heights, Kettering, Miami, Moraine, Northridge, Page Manor, Piqua, Springfield, Trotwood, Troy, Vandalia, West Carrolton City and Xenia.

These locations are all included in the Dayton, OH metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).