Linux - Richmond, VA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
Richmond - Petersburg
VA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$88,790
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$7,814 at 8.80%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $88,790 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $74,628 & $102,952; and, 5% of Jobs top $123,597.
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% | $130,429 |
| 5% | $123,597 |
| 10% | $115,809 |
| 25% | $102,952 |
| 33% | $97,729 |
| 50% | $88,790 |
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% | $86,156 | $91,425 |
| 25% | $82,108 | $95,472 |
| 33% | $79,851 | $97,729 |
| 50% | $74,628 | $102,952 |
| 67% | $68,302 | $109,278 |
| 95% | $47,152 | $130,429 |
Salary Average =
$88,790
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 | $81,879 | $6,911 at 8.44% |
| 5 Years | $88,790 | $7,814 at 8.80% |
| 6 Years | $96,604 | $8,540 at 8.84% |
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: $99,119 at the low experience of Entry Level; $88,790 at the average experience of 5 Years; and, $142,353 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 | $99,119 | $-25,075 at -25.30% |
| 1 Year | $74,044 | $-1,364 at -1.84% |
| 2 Years | $72,680 | $3,544 at 4.88% |
| 3 Years | $76,224 | $5,655 at 7.42% |
| 4 Years | $81,879 | $6,911 at 8.44% |
| 5 Years | $88,790 | $7,814 at 8.80% |
| 6 Years | $96,604 | $8,540 at 8.84% |
| 7 Years | $105,144 | $9,169 at 8.72% |
| 8 Years | $114,313 | $9,739 at 8.52% |
| 9 Years | $124,052 | $10,268 at 8.28% |
| 10 Years | $134,320 | $10,771 at 8.02% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $99,119 | $-25,075 at -25.30% |
| Average | 5 Years | $88,790 | $7,814 at 8.80% |
| Top | 10 Years and 9 Months | $142,353 | $11,135 at 7.82% |
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
Richmond, VA
- Virginia,
- Bon Air, Charles City, Chester, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Ettrick, Glen Allen, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, Lakeside, Mechanicsville, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond and Tuckahoe.
These locations are all included in the Richmond, VA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).