Linux - Colorado Springs, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/24 to 6/30/25
Salary Average
$86,297
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 9 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,792 at 6.71%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 9 Months: $86,297 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $70,751 & $101,843; and, 5% of Jobs top $124,603.
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.
$442,461 = 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 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $132,182 |
| 5% | $124,603 |
| 10% | $115,996 |
| 25% | $101,843 |
| 33% | $96,107 |
| 50% | $86,297 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 9 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% | $83,406 | $89,187 |
| 25% | $78,964 | $93,629 |
| 33% | $76,487 | $96,107 |
| 50% | $70,751 | $101,843 |
| 67% | $63,794 | $108,800 |
| 95% | $40,412 | $132,182 |
Salary Average =
$86,297
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 5 Years and 9 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 9 Months | $80,492 | $5,805 at 7.21% |
| 5 Years and 9 Months | $86,297 | $5,792 at 6.71% |
| 6 Years and 9 Months | $92,089 | $5,784 at 6.28% |
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 equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $51,363 at the low experience of Entry Level; $86,297 at the average experience of 5 Years and 9 Months; and, $122,407 at the top experience of 12 Years.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years = 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 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
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 | $51,363 | $6,891 at 13.42% |
| Average | 5 Years and 9 Months | $86,297 | $5,792 at 6.71% |
| Top | 12 Years | $122,407 | $5,767 at 4.71% |
Qualifications
Description
Install, configure, optimize, monitor, maintain, backup, recover, troubleshoot, update and enhance, Linux server software, are primary position responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Linux;
-
- System-Network Administrator,
-
Network, System, Server or Virtualization,
and
Administrator, Architect or Engineer.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 24.6% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 57.9% 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,
- 10.5% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 14% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 29.8% of job descriptions;
- Shell Scripts,
- 22.8% of job descriptions;
- Puppet,
- 19.3% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.3% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 5.3% 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).