Python & R - St. Louis, MO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Python
R
Development
United States Location
St. Louis
MO - IL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 11/1/24 to 10/31/25
Salary Average
$144,596
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,112 at 5.61%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $144,596 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $126,416 & $162,776; and, 5% of Jobs top $189,063.
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.
$348,843 = 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 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $197,660 |
| 5% | $189,063 |
| 10% | $179,193 |
| 25% | $162,776 |
| 33% | $156,078 |
| 50% | $144,596 |
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% | $141,211 | $147,981 |
| 25% | $136,011 | $153,181 |
| 33% | $133,114 | $156,078 |
| 50% | $126,416 | $162,776 |
| 67% | $118,322 | $170,870 |
| 95% | $91,532 | $197,660 |
Salary Average =
$144,596
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 | $136,536 | $8,060 at 5.90% |
| 5 Years | $144,596 | $8,112 at 5.61% |
| 6 Years | $152,708 | $8,145 at 5.33% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually 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 equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $107,764 at the low experience of 1 Month; $144,596 at the average experience of 5 Years; and, $184,031 at the top experience of 9 Years and 10 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 2 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 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $113,360 | $7,404 at 6.53% |
| 2 Years | $120,764 | $7,802 at 6.46% |
| 3 Years | $128,566 | $7,970 at 6.20% |
| 4 Years | $136,536 | $8,060 at 5.90% |
| 5 Years | $144,596 | $8,112 at 5.61% |
| 6 Years | $152,708 | $8,145 at 5.33% |
| 7 Years | $160,853 | $8,167 at 5.08% |
| 8 Years | $169,020 | $8,183 at 4.84% |
| 9 Years | $177,203 | $8,195 at 4.62% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Month | $107,764 | $6,185 at 5.74% |
| Average | 5 Years | $144,596 | $8,112 at 5.61% |
| Top | 9 Years and 10 Months | $184,031 | $8,202 at 4.46% |
Qualifications
Description
Application development, using Python programming language with R statistical analysis, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Python;
- R statistical software;
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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,
- 6.2% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 24.6% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 40% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 5.6% of job descriptions;
- Tableau,
- 28.2% of job descriptions;
- Spark,
- 13.8% of job descriptions;
- Data Mining,
- 9.2% of job descriptions;
- Hadoop,
- 3.6% of job descriptions;
- Hive,
- 2.6% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 5.1% 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).