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 11/1/24 to 10/31/25
Salary Average
$73,354
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$6,164 at 8.40%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $73,354 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $60,685 & $86,023; and, 5% of Jobs top $104,571.
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.
$348,843 = 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 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $110,747 |
| 5% | $104,571 |
| 10% | $97,557 |
| 25% | $86,023 |
| 33% | $81,348 |
| 50% | $73,354 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 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% | $70,998 | $75,709 |
| 25% | $67,379 | $79,329 |
| 33% | $65,360 | $81,348 |
| 50% | $60,685 | $86,023 |
| 67% | $55,016 | $91,692 |
| 95% | $35,961 | $110,747 |
Salary Average =
$73,354
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 Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years | $67,100 | $6,254 at 9.32% |
| 6 Years | $73,354 | $6,164 at 8.40% |
| 7 Years | $79,518 | $6,107 at 7.68% |
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: $25,747 at the low experience of 1 Month; $73,354 at the average experience of 6 Years; and, $115,776 at the top experience of 13 Years.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 2 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 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $38,558 | $8,339 at 21.63% |
| 2 Years | $46,897 | $7,150 at 15.25% |
| 3 Years | $54,047 | $6,654 at 12.31% |
| 4 Years | $60,701 | $6,399 at 10.54% |
| 5 Years | $67,100 | $6,254 at 9.32% |
| 6 Years | $73,354 | $6,164 at 8.40% |
| 7 Years | $79,518 | $6,107 at 7.68% |
| 8 Years | $85,625 | $6,068 at 7.09% |
| 9 Years | $91,693 | $6,042 at 6.59% |
| 10 Years | $97,735 | $6,024 at 6.16% |
| 11 Years | $103,759 | $6,013 at 5.80% |
| 12 Years | $109,772 | $6,004 at 5.47% |
| 13 Years | $115,776 | $5,999 at 5.18% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Month | $25,747 | $13,591 at 52.79% |
| Average | 6 Years | $73,354 | $6,164 at 8.40% |
| Top | 13 Years | $115,776 | $5,999 at 5.18% |
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,
- 19.3% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 56.1% 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,
- 7% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 12.3% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 31.6% of job descriptions;
- Shell Scripts,
- 14% of job descriptions;
- Ruby,
- 8.8% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 28.1% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 22.8% of job descriptions;
- Puppet,
- 19.3% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 7% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 3.5% 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).