SQL Server - USA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
SQL Server
Administration-Development
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$125,383
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 11 Months
Raise +1 Year
$4,105 at 3.27%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 11 Months: $125,383 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $111,193 & $139,573; and, 5% of Jobs top $160,349.
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.
$353,226 = 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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $167,266 |
| 5% | $160,349 |
| 10% | $152,493 |
| 25% | $139,573 |
| 33% | $134,338 |
| 50% | $125,383 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 11 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% | $122,745 | $128,022 |
| 25% | $118,691 | $132,076 |
| 33% | $116,429 | $134,338 |
| 50% | $111,193 | $139,573 |
| 67% | $104,843 | $145,924 |
| 95% | $83,500 | $167,266 |
Salary Average =
$125,383
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 11 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 11 Months | $120,724 | $4,660 at 3.86% |
| 6 Years and 11 Months | $125,383 | $4,105 at 3.27% |
| 7 Years and 11 Months | $129,488 | $3,668 at 2.83% |
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 equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $77,908 at the low experience of 1 Year; $125,383 at the average experience of 6 Years and 11 Months; and, $144,849 at the top experience of 12 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 7 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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.
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 | $77,908 | $13,991 at 17.96% |
| Average | 6 Years and 11 Months | $125,383 | $4,105 at 3.27% |
| Top | 12 Years and 11 Months | $144,849 | $2,395 at 1.65% |
Qualifications
Description
Develop, implement, optimize, upgrade, administer and troubleshoot, SQL Server database, are primary position responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Microsoft SQL Server;
-
- Database Administrator-Developer,
- Database Administrator (DBA), Database Architect, Database Developer, Database Engineer, Data Manager or Data Warehousing.
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,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 3.4% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 66.1% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 18.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 25.4% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 28.8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 54.2% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 10.2% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America