Software Trainer - Colorado Springs, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Software Trainer
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 11/1/24 to 10/31/25
Salary Average
$47,969
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 9 Months
Raise +1 Year
$4,414 at 9.20%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 9 Months: $47,969 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $43,649 & $52,289; and, 5% of Jobs top $58,664.
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% | $60,811 |
| 5% | $58,664 |
| 10% | $56,242 |
| 25% | $52,289 |
| 33% | $50,693 |
| 50% | $47,969 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 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% | $47,166 | $48,771 |
| 25% | $45,933 | $50,005 |
| 33% | $45,244 | $50,693 |
| 50% | $43,649 | $52,289 |
| 67% | $41,709 | $54,229 |
| 95% | $35,127 | $60,811 |
Salary Average =
$47,969
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 9 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 9 Months | $43,820 | $4,149 at 9.47% |
| 6 Years and 9 Months | $47,969 | $4,414 at 9.20% |
| 7 Years and 9 Months | $52,383 | $4,661 at 8.90% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows briskly 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: $31,121 at the low experience of 1 Year and 10 Months; $47,969 at the average experience of 6 Years and 9 Months; and, $72,409 at the top experience of 11 Years and 9 Months.
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
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 10 Months | $31,121 | $2,486 at 7.99% |
| Average | 6 Years and 9 Months | $47,969 | $4,414 at 9.20% |
| Top | 11 Years and 9 Months | $72,409 | $5,562 at 7.68% |
Qualifications
Description
Training information technology skills for on-the-job tasks or certification, develop curriculum, create courseware, design symposia, lead seminars, lecture, tutor, mentor and test, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- Trainer,
- Faculty, Instructor, Trainer or Teacher.
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,
- 9.8% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 4.9% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 78% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 31.7% of job descriptions;
- BMC Remedy Service Management Suite,
- 22% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 4.9% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- 14.6% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 7.3% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Office,
- 4.9% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 7.3% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 4.9% 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).