Security: Test & Protect - Colorado Springs, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
Threat Testing and
Data Protection
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$89,757
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 2 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,120 at 5.70%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 2 Months: $89,757 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $77,279 & $102,235; and, 5% of Jobs top $120,636.
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% | $126,828 |
| 5% | $120,636 |
| 10% | $113,649 |
| 25% | $102,235 |
| 33% | $97,627 |
| 50% | $89,757 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 2 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% | $87,439 | $92,075 |
| 25% | $83,876 | $95,638 |
| 33% | $81,888 | $97,627 |
| 50% | $77,279 | $102,235 |
| 67% | $71,679 | $107,836 |
| 95% | $52,687 | $126,828 |
Salary Average =
$89,757
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 2 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 2 Months | $84,576 | $5,181 at 6.13% |
| 6 Years and 2 Months | $89,757 | $5,120 at 5.70% |
| 7 Years and 2 Months | $94,877 | $5,080 at 5.35% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and grows robustly 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: $48,195 at the low experience of Entry Level; $89,757 at the average experience of 6 Years and 2 Months; and, $129,628 at the top experience of 14 Years and 1 Month.
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 | $48,195 | $12,006 at 24.91% |
| Average | 6 Years and 2 Months | $89,757 | $5,120 at 5.70% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $129,628 | $4,983 at 3.84% |
Qualifications
Description
Security of information technology operations, with threat testing and data integrity protection, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- IT Security,
- Cybersecurity, Infosec or Information Technology (IT) Security;
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- Threat Testing,
- Ethical Hacker, Penetration Testing, Threat Testing, Vulnerability Testing, CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), Kismet, Metasploit, Nessus, Nikto or Nmap;
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- Information Assurance,
- Data Leak, Data Loss, Data Protect, Data Recover, DLP or Information Assurance.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 30.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 72.1% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 7% of job descriptions;
- Nessus,
- 16.3% of job descriptions;
- Cisco,
- 9.3% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 4.7% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 41.9% of job descriptions;
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
- 30.2% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 25.6% of job descriptions;
- OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional),
- 18.6% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 18.6% of job descriptions;
- CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker),
- 20.9% 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).