Linux - Huntsville, AL - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$87,200
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$6,819 at 7.82%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $87,200 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $73,291 & $101,108; and, 5% of Jobs top $121,383.
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% | $128,093 |
| 5% | $121,383 |
| 10% | $113,735 |
| 25% | $101,108 |
| 33% | $95,979 |
| 50% | $87,200 |
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% | $84,613 | $89,787 |
| 25% | $80,637 | $93,762 |
| 33% | $78,421 | $95,979 |
| 50% | $73,291 | $101,108 |
| 67% | $67,078 | $107,321 |
| 95% | $46,307 | $128,093 |
Salary Average =
$87,200
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 | $81,243 | $5,957 at 7.33% |
| 5 Years | $87,200 | $6,819 at 7.82% |
| 6 Years | $94,019 | $7,494 at 7.97% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary changes negligibly in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows briskly 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: $104,469 at the low experience of Entry Level; $87,200 at the average experience of 5 Years; and, $134,255 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.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Level | $104,469 | $-27,895 at -26.70% |
| 1 Year | $76,574 | $-2,602 at -3.40% |
| 2 Years | $73,972 | $2,556 at 3.46% |
| 3 Years | $76,528 | $4,715 at 6.16% |
| 4 Years | $81,243 | $5,957 at 7.33% |
| 5 Years | $87,200 | $6,819 at 7.82% |
| 6 Years | $94,019 | $7,494 at 7.97% |
| 7 Years | $101,513 | $8,065 at 7.94% |
| 8 Years | $109,578 | $8,572 at 7.82% |
| 9 Years | $118,150 | $9,038 at 7.65% |
| 10 Years | $127,188 | $9,475 at 7.45% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $104,469 | $-27,895 at -26.70% |
| Average | 5 Years | $87,200 | $6,819 at 7.82% |
| Top | 10 Years and 9 Months | $134,255 | $9,790 at 7.29% |
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
Huntsville, AL
- Alabama,
- Athens, Hunstville, Limestone and Madison.
These locations are all included in the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).