Windows Active Directory - Chicago, IL - 2 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Windows
Active Directory
Support
United States Location
Chicago - Gary - Kenosha
IL - IN - WI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 11/1/22 to 10/31/23
Salary Average
$70,933
Experience Requirement
2 Years
Raise +1 Year
$9,343 at 13.17%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 2 Years: $70,933 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $51,332 & $90,534; and, 5% of Jobs top $118,839.
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.
$438,957 = 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 11/1/22 to 10/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $128,080 |
| 5% | $118,839 |
| 10% | $108,219 |
| 25% | $90,534 |
| 33% | $83,314 |
| 50% | $70,933 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 2 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% | $67,283 | $74,583 |
| 25% | $61,676 | $80,190 |
| 33% | $58,552 | $83,314 |
| 50% | $51,332 | $90,534 |
| 67% | $42,611 | $99,255 |
Salary Average =
$70,933
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 2 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $61,715 | $9,218 at 14.94% |
| 2 Years | $70,933 | $9,343 at 13.17% |
| 3 Years | $80,276 | $9,388 at 11.69% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently 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: $53,144 at the low experience of Entry Level; $88,097 at the average experience of 3 Years and 10 Months; and, $139,927 at the top experience of 9 Years and 4 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 9 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 11/1/22 to 10/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Level | $53,144 | $8,571 at 16.13% |
| 1 Year | $61,715 | $9,218 at 14.94% |
| 2 Years | $70,933 | $9,343 at 13.17% |
| 3 Years | $80,276 | $9,388 at 11.69% |
| 4 Years | $89,664 | $9,409 at 10.49% |
| 5 Years | $99,073 | $9,420 at 9.51% |
| 6 Years | $108,493 | $9,426 at 8.69% |
| 7 Years | $117,919 | $9,431 at 8.00% |
| 8 Years | $127,350 | $9,433 at 7.41% |
| 9 Years | $136,783 | $9,434 at 6.90% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $53,144 | $8,571 at 16.13% |
| Average | 3 Years and 10 Months | $88,097 | $9,406 at 10.68% |
| Top | 9 Years and 4 Months | $139,927 | $9,435 at 6.74% |
Qualifications
Description
End-user technical support to troubleshoot problems, resolve issues, reconfigure software, install updates and tutor, Microsoft Windows system and applications with Active Directory ID access, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Microsoft Windows OS;
- Microsoft Active Directory;
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- IT Help Desk,
- Desktop Support, Help Desk, Support Analyst, Support Specialist, Technical Support or Information Technology (IT) Technician.
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,
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 9.6% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 32.3% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 5.8% 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,
- 6.5% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 10.4% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft SharePoint,
- 5.8% of job descriptions;
- SQL (Structured Query Language),
- 2.3% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 3.8% of job descriptions;
- Google Android,
- 3.5% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 14.2% of job descriptions.
Location
Chicago, IL
- Illinois,
- Addison, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Batavia, Barrington, Berwyn, Bollingbrook, Boone, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Calumet City, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Chicago Heights, Chicago, Cicero, Cook County, Crystal Lake, De Kalb County, De Kalb, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, DuPage County, East Chicago, Elgin, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Geneva, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Grundy County, Hanover Park, Harvard, Harvey, Highland Park, Hines, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Homewood, Itasca, Joliet, Kane County, Kankakee County, Kendall County, Lake County, Lake Forest, Lansing, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lombard, Maywood, McHenry County, Morris, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, Northbrook, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Ogle, Orland Park, Palatine, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Plano, Riverside, Riverwoods, Rochelle, Rockford, Rolling, Romeoville, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Skokie, St Charles, Streamwood, Tinley Park, Vernon Hills, Warrenville, Waukegan, Westchester, Wheaton, Wheeling, Will County, Wilmette, Winebago, Wood Dale and Woodridge;
- Indiana,
- Cedar Lake, Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Lake County, Lake, Merrilvilee, Merrilville, Portage, Porter County, and Valparaiso;
- Wisconsin,
- Kenosha County and Kenosha.
These locations are all included in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).