Linux - Denver, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Linux
Administration
United States Location
Denver - Boulder - Greeley
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$91,430
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$6,884 at 7.53%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $91,430 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $76,847 & $106,013; and, 5% of Jobs top $127,271.
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% | $134,306 |
| 5% | $127,271 |
| 10% | $119,252 |
| 25% | $106,013 |
| 33% | $100,635 |
| 50% | $91,430 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 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% | $88,717 | $94,143 |
| 25% | $84,549 | $98,311 |
| 33% | $82,225 | $100,635 |
| 50% | $76,847 | $106,013 |
| 67% | $70,332 | $112,527 |
| 95% | $48,553 | $134,306 |
Salary Average =
$91,430
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 Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years | $84,515 | $6,914 at 8.18% |
| 5 Years | $91,430 | $6,884 at 7.53% |
| 6 Years | $98,314 | $6,865 at 6.98% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently 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: $54,093 at the low experience of Entry Level; $91,430 at the average experience of 5 Years; and, $130,845 at the top experience of 10 Years and 9 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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Level | $54,093 | $8,982 at 16.60% |
| 1 Year | $63,075 | $7,389 at 11.71% |
| 2 Years | $70,464 | $7,082 at 10.05% |
| 3 Years | $77,546 | $6,969 at 8.99% |
| 4 Years | $84,515 | $6,915 at 8.18% |
| 5 Years | $91,430 | $6,884 at 7.53% |
| 6 Years | $98,314 | $6,865 at 6.98% |
| 7 Years | $105,179 | $6,854 at 6.52% |
| 8 Years | $112,033 | $6,845 at 6.11% |
| 9 Years | $118,878 | $6,840 at 5.75% |
| 10 Years | $125,718 | $6,836 at 5.44% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $54,093 | $8,982 at 16.60% |
| Average | 5 Years | $91,430 | $6,884 at 7.53% |
| Top | 10 Years and 9 Months | $130,845 | $6,833 at 5.22% |
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:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 3.9% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 17.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 53.9% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 25% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 31.6% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 39.5% of job descriptions;
- Shell Scripts,
- 15.8% of job descriptions;
- Java,
- 6.6% of job descriptions;
- C++,
- 6.6% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 3.9% of job descriptions;
- R statistical software,
- 5.3% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 14.5% of job descriptions.
Location
Denver, CO
- Colorado,
- Adams, Arapahoe, Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Brighton, Broadway Estates, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Cherry Hills Village, Cherry Knolls, Commerce City, Denver, Douglas, Dupont, Edgewater, Englewood, Evergreen, Federal Heights, Fort Lupton, Golden, Greeley, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Jefferson, Lafayetville, Lakewood, Littleton, Loisville, Longmont, Northglen, Parker, Sheridan, Sherrelwood, Thornton, Weld, Westminster, Wheat Ridge and Windsor.
These locations are all included in the Denver, CO metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).