IT Director - Colorado Springs, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Information Technology
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/21 to 5/31/22
Salary Average
$118,696
Experience Requirement
8 Years and 3 Months
Raise +1 Year
$2,122 at 1.79%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years & 3 Months: $118,696 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $100,349 & $137,042; and, 5% of Jobs top $163,516.
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.
$310,588 = 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 6/1/21 to 5/31/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $172,151 |
| 5% | $163,516 |
| 10% | $153,587 |
| 25% | $137,042 |
| 33% | $130,285 |
| 50% | $118,696 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 Years and 3 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% | $115,279 | $122,113 |
| 25% | $110,031 | $127,361 |
| 33% | $107,107 | $130,285 |
| 50% | $100,349 | $137,042 |
| 67% | $92,189 | $145,203 |
| 95% | $65,241 | $172,151 |
Salary Average =
$118,696
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 8 Years and 3 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Years and 3 Months | $116,334 | $2,362 at 2.03% |
| 8 Years and 3 Months | $118,696 | $2,122 at 1.79% |
| 9 Years and 3 Months | $120,818 | $1,927 at 1.59% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $101,504 at the low experience of 3 Years; $118,696 at the average experience of 8 Years and 3 Months; and, $128,009 at the top experience of 13 Years and 6 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 3 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 6/1/21 to 5/31/22.
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 | 3 Years | $101,504 | $4,547 at 4.48% |
| Average | 8 Years and 3 Months | $118,696 | $2,122 at 1.79% |
| Top | 13 Years and 6 Months | $128,009 | $1,386 at 1.08% |
Qualifications
Description
Directing an information technology department, cost efficient staff leadership optimizing operations, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
-
- Director,
- Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Director of Information Technology (IT) or Information Technology (IT) Vice President.
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,
- 19.4% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 16.9% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 60.9% 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,
- 12.8% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 16.3% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Active Directory,
- 5% of job descriptions;
- Linux,
- 8.4% of job descriptions;
- VMware,
- 8.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco,
- 5.9% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 9.7% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 11.9% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 11.9% of job descriptions.
Location
Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado,
- Colorado Springs, El Paso, Manitou Springs, Security-Widefield and Stratmoor Hills.
These locations are all included in the Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).