Python - St. Louis, MO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Python
Development
United States Location
St. Louis
MO - IL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$120,975
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 1 Month
Raise +1 Year
$13,237 at 10.94%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 1 Month: $120,975 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $111,000 & $130,950; and, 5% of Jobs top $145,443.
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.
$446,167 = 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $150,217 |
| 5% | $145,443 |
| 10% | $139,986 |
| 25% | $130,950 |
| 33% | $127,273 |
| 50% | $120,975 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 1 Month Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $119,119 | $122,832 |
| 25% | $116,267 | $125,683 |
| 33% | $114,677 | $127,273 |
| 50% | $111,000 | $130,950 |
| 67% | $106,551 | $135,400 |
| 95% | $91,733 | $150,217 |
Salary Average =
$120,975
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 and 1 Month Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 1 Month | $107,735 | $13,241 at 12.29% |
| 6 Years and 1 Month | $120,975 | $13,237 at 10.94% |
| 7 Years and 1 Month | $134,212 | $13,237 at 9.86% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows robustly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $56,542 at the low experience of 1 Year and 3 Months; $120,975 at the average experience of 6 Years and 1 Month; and, $186,075 at the top experience of 11 Years.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 3 Months | $56,542 | $13,528 at 23.93% |
| Average | 6 Years and 1 Month | $120,975 | $13,237 at 10.94% |
| Top | 11 Years | $186,075 | $13,253 at 7.12% |
Qualifications
Description
Application development, using Python programming language, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Python;
-
- 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,
- 4% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 47% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 94% of job descriptions;
- Media,
- Advertising, Broadcasting, Entertainment, Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Publishing, Television or Video,
- 51% of job descriptions;
- Spark,
- 60% of job descriptions;
- PostgreSQL,
- 3% of job descriptions;
- Scala,
- 57% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 13% of job descriptions;
- Shell Scripts,
- 9% of job descriptions;
- Bloomberg Terminal and Professional Service,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Scrum software methodology,
- 50% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 67% 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).