
Information Technology - Colorado Springs, CO - 1 Year
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/22 to 1/31/23
Salary Average
$85,483
Experience Requirement
1 Year
Raise +1 Year
$13,863 at 16.22%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 1 Year: $85,483 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $64,340 & $106,625; and, 5% of Jobs top $137,092.
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.
$404,082 = 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 2/1/22 to 1/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $147,009 |
5% | $137,092 |
10% | $125,675 |
25% | $106,625 |
33% | $98,839 |
50% | $85,483 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 1 Year Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $81,544 | $89,421 |
25% | $75,496 | $95,469 |
33% | $72,126 | $98,839 |
50% | $64,340 | $106,625 |
67% | $54,941 | $116,024 |
Salary Average =
$85,483
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 1 Year Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $61,784 | $23,698 at 38.36% |
1 Year | $85,483 | $13,863 at 16.22% |
2 Years | $99,345 | $9,836 at 9.90% |
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: $61,784 at the low experience of Entry Level; $131,793 at the average experience of 6 Years and 9 Months; and, $154,180 at the top experience of 13 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 6 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 2/1/22 to 1/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $61,784 | $23,699 at 38.36% |
1 Year | $85,483 | $13,862 at 16.22% |
2 Years | $99,345 | $9,836 at 9.90% |
3 Years | $109,181 | $7,629 at 6.99% |
4 Years | $116,810 | $6,233 at 5.34% |
5 Years | $123,043 | $5,271 at 4.28% |
6 Years | $128,314 | $4,565 at 3.56% |
7 Years | $132,879 | $4,027 at 3.03% |
8 Years | $136,906 | $3,602 at 2.63% |
9 Years | $140,508 | $3,259 at 2.32% |
10 Years | $143,767 | $2,974 at 2.07% |
11 Years | $146,741 | $2,737 at 1.87% |
12 Years | $149,478 | $2,534 at 1.70% |
13 Years | $152,012 | $2,359 at 1.55% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | Entry Level | $61,784 | $23,699 at 38.36% |
Average | 6 Years and 9 Months | $131,793 | $4,150 at 3.15% |
Top | 13 Years and 11 Months | $154,180 | $2,219 at 1.44% |
Qualifications
Description
An Information Technology Professional is involved in the design, development, administration and/or support of digital interactive services delivering written language, numeric data, graphic display, sound and/or device control in a business, government or consumer environment.
A division of labor within the profession has created numerous specialist occupations within the broad categories of software applications, system operation, data storage, network communication and user presentation.
Demand
Professional Opportunities
- IT Director,
- Director of Information Technology Operations, Software Development or Security,
- .5% of job descriptions;
- IT Security,
- Security of Information Technology with Encryption, Threat Testing and/or Readiness-Response of ID Access, Intrusion, Malware and/or Data Integrity,
- 6.6% of job descriptions;
- C# language,
- C# Development on Microsoft .Net platform often with ASP, Azure, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server, SSAS/SSIS/SSRS and/or other applications,
- 1.7% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 9.2% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- .2% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 2% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- .3% of job descriptions;
- Oracle software,
- Oracle Application Administration-Development with EBS, database, Hyperion, JD Edwards, OBIEE and/or Peoplesoft,
- 0% of job descriptions;
- SAP software,
- SAP Application Administration-Development often with ABAP, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hana and/or Netweaver,
- 2% of job descriptions;
- Windows system,
- Microsoft Windows Server and/or System Administration-Support often with Active Directory, Cisco network, Exchange, image deployment and/or VmWare virtual service,
- 1.9% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- 1% 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).