Software Trainer - Austin, TX - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Software Trainer
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/24 to 11/29/25
Salary Average
$93,365
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 9 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,696 at 6.10%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 9 Months: $93,365 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $84,755 & $101,975; and, 5% of Jobs top $114,709.
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% | $119,010 |
| 5% | $114,709 |
| 10% | $109,866 |
| 25% | $101,975 |
| 33% | $98,794 |
| 50% | $93,365 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 9 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $91,766 | $94,964 |
| 25% | $89,308 | $97,422 |
| 33% | $87,936 | $98,794 |
| 50% | $84,755 | $101,975 |
| 67% | $80,886 | $105,844 |
| 95% | $67,720 | $119,010 |
Salary Average =
$93,365
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 9 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 9 Months | $87,612 | $5,753 at 6.57% |
| 6 Years and 9 Months | $93,365 | $5,696 at 6.10% |
| 7 Years and 9 Months | $99,061 | $5,656 at 5.71% |
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 equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $63,462 at the low experience of 1 Year and 10 Months; $93,365 at the average experience of 6 Years and 9 Months; and, $121,546 at the top experience of 11 Years and 9 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
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 10 Months | $63,462 | $6,644 at 10.47% |
| Average | 6 Years and 9 Months | $93,365 | $5,696 at 6.10% |
| Top | 11 Years and 9 Months | $121,546 | $5,582 at 4.59% |
Qualifications
Description
Training information technology skills for on-the-job tasks or certification, develop curriculum, create courseware, design symposia, lead seminars, lecture, tutor, mentor and test, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- Trainer,
- Faculty, Instructor, Trainer or Teacher.
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,
- 7.9% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 78.9% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 31.6% of job descriptions;
- BMC Remedy Service Management Suite,
- 26.3% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 5.3% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- 5.3% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 7.9% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Office,
- 5.3% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 7.9% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 5.3% of job descriptions.
Location
Austin, TX
- Texas,
- Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Georgetown, Hays, Lockhart, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor, Travis and Williamson.
These locations are all included in the Austin, TX metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).