
Information Technology - Colorado Springs, CO - 7 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Information Technology
Professional
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/1/22 to 12/30/22
Salary Average
$137,686
Experience Requirement
7 Years
Raise +1 Year
$4,032 at 2.93%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 7 Years: $137,686 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $116,858 & $158,514; and, 5% of Jobs top $188,530.
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.
$379,128 = 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 1/1/22 to 12/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $198,302 |
5% | $188,530 |
10% | $177,281 |
25% | $158,514 |
33% | $150,844 |
50% | $137,686 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 7 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% | $133,806 | $141,566 |
25% | $127,848 | $147,524 |
33% | $124,528 | $150,844 |
50% | $116,858 | $158,514 |
67% | $107,599 | $167,773 |
95% | $77,071 | $198,302 |
Salary Average =
$137,686
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 7 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
6 Years | $133,115 | $4,571 at 3.43% |
7 Years | $137,686 | $4,032 at 2.93% |
8 Years | $141,718 | $3,607 at 2.55% |
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: $66,502 at the low experience of Entry Level; $136,599 at the average experience of 6 Years and 9 Months; and, $159,014 at the top experience of 13 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 1/1/22 to 12/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $66,502 | $23,728 at 35.68% |
1 Year | $90,230 | $13,880 at 15.38% |
2 Years | $104,110 | $9,848 at 9.46% |
3 Years | $113,958 | $7,639 at 6.70% |
4 Years | $121,597 | $6,241 at 5.13% |
5 Years | $127,838 | $5,277 at 4.13% |
6 Years | $133,115 | $4,571 at 3.43% |
7 Years | $137,686 | $4,032 at 2.93% |
8 Years | $141,718 | $3,607 at 2.55% |
9 Years | $145,325 | $3,263 at 2.25% |
10 Years | $148,588 | $2,978 at 2.00% |
11 Years | $151,566 | $2,740 at 1.81% |
12 Years | $154,306 | $2,537 at 1.64% |
13 Years | $156,843 | $2,362 at 1.51% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | Entry Level | $66,502 | $23,728 at 35.68% |
Average | 6 Years and 9 Months | $136,599 | $4,155 at 3.04% |
Top | 13 Years and 11 Months | $159,014 | $2,221 at 1.40% |
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,
- 6.8% 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,
- 1.8% of job descriptions;
- Java language,
- Java Development often utilizing framework, database, business intelligence, business enterprise and/or application server software,
- 8.8% of job descriptions;
- Python language,
- Python Development often with JavaScript, Django, Hadoop and/or R,
- .4% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript language,
- JavaScript Development often with AngularJS and/or NodeJS frameworks,
- 1.6% of job descriptions;
- .Net platform,
- Microsoft .Net Application Administration-Development with ASP, Dynamics, SharePoint, Sql Server and/or SSAS/SSIS/SSRS,
- .7% 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,
- 1.8% of job descriptions;
- Linux system,
- Linux Administration often with application, cloud, virtual and/or web servers, scripting and/or networking,
- 2.2% of job descriptions;
- Cisco system,
- Cisco Networking often with VoIP and/or F5,
- 1.1% 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).