
Python - St. Louis, MO - 6 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Python
Development
United States Location
St. Louis
MO - IL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/20 to 1/31/21
Salary Average
$111,866
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$2,923 at 2.61%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $111,866 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $93,682 & $130,050; and, 5% of Jobs top $156,263.
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.
$298,348 = 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 2/1/20 to 1/31/21.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $164,799 |
5% | $156,263 |
10% | $146,438 |
25% | $130,050 |
33% | $123,353 |
50% | $111,866 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 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% | $108,479 | $115,253 |
25% | $103,277 | $120,455 |
33% | $100,379 | $123,353 |
50% | $93,682 | $130,050 |
67% | $85,597 | $138,135 |
95% | $58,933 | $164,799 |
Salary Average =
$111,866
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 6 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
5 Years | $108,451 | $3,415 at 3.15% |
6 Years | $111,866 | $2,923 at 2.61% |
7 Years | $114,789 | $2,554 at 2.23% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $71,107 at the low experience of 4 Months; $107,173 at the average experience of 4 Years and 8 Months; and, $119,789 at the top experience of 9 Years and 1 Month.
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 2/1/20 to 1/31/21.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $82,224 | $10,170 at 12.37% |
2 Years | $92,394 | $6,827 at 7.39% |
3 Years | $99,221 | $5,128 at 5.17% |
4 Years | $104,349 | $4,102 at 3.93% |
5 Years | $108,451 | $3,415 at 3.15% |
6 Years | $111,866 | $2,923 at 2.61% |
7 Years | $114,789 | $2,555 at 2.23% |
8 Years | $117,344 | $2,267 at 1.93% |
9 Years | $119,611 | $2,037 at 1.70% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 4 Months | $71,107 | $15,074 at 21.20% |
Average | 4 Years and 8 Months | $107,173 | $3,617 at 3.37% |
Top | 9 Years and 1 Month | $119,789 | $2,020 at 1.69% |
Qualifications
Description
Application development, using Python programming language, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Python;
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- Software-Application Developer,
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Agile, Application (App), Back End, Big Data, Cloud, .Net, Embedded, Front End, Full Stack, Machine Learning, Mobile, Portal, Software (SW), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX) or Web,
and
Analyst, Architect, Developer, Engineer, Lead or Programmer.
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,
- 7.4% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 30.4% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 4.7% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 17.2% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 4.3% of job descriptions;
- Puppet,
- 17% of job descriptions;
- Scala,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- UNIX Shell,
- Bourne Shell, C Shell, Korn Shell, Shell, Shell Scripts or UNIX Shell,
- 12.9% of job descriptions;
- Spark,
- 10.1% of job descriptions;
- Splunk,
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 60.6% of job descriptions.
Location
St. Louis, MO
- Illinois,
- Alton, Belleville, Bethalto, Cahokie, Centreville, Clinton, Collinsville, East Alton, East St Louis, Edwardsville, Fairview Heights, Glen Carbon, Granite City, Highland, Jersey, Jerseyville, Madison, Monroe, O'Fallon, St. Clair, Swansea, Troy, Washington Park, Waterloo and Wood River;
- Missouri,
- Afton, Ballwin, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Berkeley, Black Jack, Breckeridge Hills, Brentwood, Bridgeton, Chesterfield, Clayton, Concord, Crawford, Crestwood, Creve Coeur, Dellwood, Des Peres, Ellisville, Ferguson, Florisant, Franklin, Glasgow Village, Glendale, Hazelwood, Hermann, Jefferson, Jennings, Kirkwood, Ladue, Lemay, Lincoln, Louis, Manchester, Maplewood, Maryland Heights, Mehlville, Murphy, Northwoods, O'Fallon, Oakville, Olivette, Overland, Pine Lawn, Richmond Heights, Richmond Hts, Rock Hill, Saint, Sappington, Shrewsbury, Spanish Lake, St Ann, St Charles, St John, St Louis, St Peters, Sullivan, Town Country, Union, University City, Warren, Washington, Webster Groves, Wildwood and Winfield.
These locations are all included in the St. Louis, MO metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).