Ruby - Hartford, CT - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Ruby
Development
United States Location
Hartford
CT
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/24 to 11/29/25
Salary Average
$146,986
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 1 Month
Raise +1 Year
$15,092 at 10.27%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 1 Month: $146,986 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $140,648 & $153,324; and, 5% of Jobs top $162,580.
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.
$524,903 = 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 12/1/24 to 11/29/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $165,651 |
| 5% | $162,580 |
| 10% | $159,085 |
| 25% | $153,324 |
| 33% | $150,986 |
| 50% | $146,986 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 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% | $145,807 | $148,164 |
| 25% | $143,996 | $149,976 |
| 33% | $142,986 | $150,986 |
| 50% | $140,648 | $153,324 |
| 67% | $137,814 | $156,157 |
| 95% | $128,320 | $165,651 |
Salary Average =
$146,986
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 and 1 Month Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 1 Month | $133,116 | $13,870 at 10.42% |
| 5 Years and 1 Month | $146,986 | $15,092 at 10.27% |
| 6 Years and 1 Month | $162,078 | $16,176 at 9.98% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows briskly 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: $124,668 at the low experience of 3 Years and 5 Months; $146,986 at the average experience of 5 Years and 1 Month; and, $171,388 at the top experience of 6 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 1 Month = 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 12/1/24 to 11/29/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years | $132,022 | $13,759 at 10.42% |
| 5 Years | $145,781 | $14,996 at 10.29% |
| 6 Years | $160,777 | $16,089 at 10.01% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 3 Years and 5 Months | $124,668 | $12,923 at 10.37% |
| Average | 5 Years and 1 Month | $146,986 | $15,092 at 10.27% |
| Top | 6 Years and 8 Months | $171,388 | $16,768 at 9.78% |
Qualifications
Description
Application development, using Ruby programming language, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Ruby;
-
- 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,
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- PostgreSQL,
- 35.8% of job descriptions;
- Golang,
- 41.8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 14.9% of job descriptions.
Location
Hartford, CT
- Connecticut,
- Andover, Ashford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Cromwell, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Haddam, Hartford, Harwinton, Hebron, Lebanon, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Middlefield, Middlesex, Middletown, New Britain, New Hartford, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Portland, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Willington, Winchester, Windsor and Windsor Locks.
These locations are all included in the Hartford, CT metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).