Windows Active Directory - Houston, TX - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Windows
Active Directory
Support
United States Location
Houston - Galveston - Brazoria
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$135,434
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 5 Months
Raise +1 Year
$6,109 at 4.51%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 5 Months: $135,434 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $117,652 & $153,216; and, 5% of Jobs top $179,407.
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% | $188,204 |
| 5% | $179,407 |
| 10% | $169,469 |
| 25% | $153,216 |
| 33% | $146,650 |
| 50% | $135,434 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 5 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% | $132,130 | $138,738 |
| 25% | $127,052 | $143,816 |
| 33% | $124,218 | $146,650 |
| 50% | $117,652 | $153,216 |
| 67% | $109,674 | $161,193 |
| 95% | $82,664 | $188,204 |
Salary Average =
$135,434
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 5 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 5 Months | $129,428 | $6,006 at 4.64% |
| 6 Years and 5 Months | $135,434 | $6,109 at 4.51% |
| 7 Years and 5 Months | $141,543 | $6,179 at 4.37% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary changes negligibly 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 less than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $115,228 at the low experience of Entry Level; $135,434 at the average experience of 6 Years and 5 Months; and, $186,011 at the top experience of 14 Years and 6 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 | Entry Level | $115,228 | $-6,902 at -5.99% |
| Average | 6 Years and 5 Months | $135,434 | $6,109 at 4.51% |
| Top | 14 Years and 6 Months | $186,011 | $6,350 at 3.41% |
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,
- 20% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 22.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 24.4% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 8.9% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 37.8% of job descriptions;
- Firewall,
- 13.3% of job descriptions;
- Workday,
- 17.8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Office,
- 24.4% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 6.7% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 35.6% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 28.9% of job descriptions.
Location
Houston, TX
- Texas,
- Aldine, Baytown, Beaumont Place, Bellaire, Brazoria, Chambers, Chnnelview, Cloverleaf, Conroe, Deer Park, Fort Bend, Freeport, Friendswood, Galena Park, Galveston, Harris, Houston, Jacinto City, Kingwood, La Porte, Lake Jackson, League City, Liberty, Missouri City, Montgomery, Pasadena, Spring, South Houston, Texas City, Waller, West Unversity Place and Woodlands.
These locations are all included in the Houston, TX metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).