Software Trainer - Seattle, WA - 5 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Software Trainer
United States Location
Seattle - Tacoma - Bremerton
WA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/2/25 to 12/31/25
Salary Average
$85,171
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$3,563 at 4.18%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $85,171 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $75,340 & $95,002; and, 5% of Jobs top $109,541.
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.
$451,447 = 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $114,453 |
| 5% | $109,541 |
| 10% | $104,011 |
| 25% | $95,002 |
| 33% | $91,370 |
| 50% | $85,171 |
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% | $83,345 | $86,997 |
| 25% | $80,539 | $89,803 |
| 33% | $78,972 | $91,370 |
| 50% | $75,340 | $95,002 |
| 67% | $70,922 | $99,420 |
| 95% | $55,889 | $114,453 |
Salary Average =
$85,171
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 | $80,930 | $4,241 at 5.24% |
| 5 Years | $85,171 | $3,563 at 4.18% |
| 6 Years | $88,734 | $3,072 at 3.46% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is less than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $66,767 at the low experience of 1 Year and 9 Months; $91,077 at the average experience of 6 Years and 9 Months; and, $102,291 at the top experience of 11 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $68,858 | $6,837 at 9.93% |
| 3 Years | $75,695 | $5,235 at 6.92% |
| 4 Years | $80,930 | $4,241 at 5.24% |
| 5 Years | $85,171 | $3,563 at 4.18% |
| 6 Years | $88,734 | $3,072 at 3.46% |
| 7 Years | $91,806 | $2,700 at 2.94% |
| 8 Years | $94,506 | $2,407 at 2.55% |
| 9 Years | $96,913 | $2,172 at 2.24% |
| 10 Years | $99,085 | $1,979 at 2.00% |
| 11 Years | $101,064 | $1,817 at 1.80% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 9 Months | $66,767 | $7,404 at 11.09% |
| Average | 6 Years and 9 Months | $91,077 | $2,784 at 3.06% |
| Top | 11 Years and 8 Months | $102,291 | $1,723 at 1.68% |
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,
- 8.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 78.4% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 32.4% of job descriptions;
- BMC Remedy Service Management Suite,
- 29.7% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 8.1% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- 5.4% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 8.1% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 8.1% of job descriptions.
Location
Seattle, WA
- Washington,
- Auburn, Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Bonney Lake, Bothell, Bremerton, Burien, Des Moines, Edmonds, Everett, Federal Way, Fircrest, Inglewood, Island County, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kent, King County, Kirkland, Kitsap County, Lacy, Lakewood, Langley, Lynnwood, Mercer Island, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukiteo, Newcastle, Normandy Park, Normandy Pk, Oak Harbor, Olympia, Parkland, Pierce County, Poulsbo, Puyallup, Redmond, Renton, Riverton Heights, Sea Tac, Seattle, Sheridan Beach, Shoreline, Skyway, Snohomish County, Sumner, Tacoma, Thurston County, Tukwila, Tumwater, University Place, White Center and Woodinville.
These locations are all included in the Seattle, WA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).