SQL Server - Colorado Springs, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
SQL Server
Administration-Development
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$106,412
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 11 Months
Raise +1 Year
$4,782 at 4.49%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 11 Months: $106,412 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $94,369 & $118,455; and, 5% of Jobs top $136,086.
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% | $141,958 |
| 5% | $136,086 |
| 10% | $129,419 |
| 25% | $118,455 |
| 33% | $114,011 |
| 50% | $106,412 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 11 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% | $104,173 | $108,651 |
| 25% | $100,732 | $112,092 |
| 33% | $98,812 | $114,011 |
| 50% | $94,369 | $118,455 |
| 67% | $88,979 | $123,844 |
| 95% | $70,866 | $141,958 |
Salary Average =
$106,412
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 11 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 11 Months | $101,693 | $4,719 at 4.64% |
| 6 Years and 11 Months | $106,412 | $4,782 at 4.49% |
| 7 Years and 11 Months | $111,194 | $4,826 at 4.34% |
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: $82,793 at the low experience of 1 Year; $106,412 at the average experience of 6 Years and 11 Months; and, $135,568 at the top experience of 12 Years and 11 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
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year | $82,793 | $2,264 at 2.73% |
| Average | 6 Years and 11 Months | $106,412 | $4,782 at 4.49% |
| Top | 12 Years and 11 Months | $135,568 | $4,922 at 3.63% |
Qualifications
Description
Develop, implement, optimize, upgrade, administer and troubleshoot, SQL Server database, are primary position responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Microsoft SQL Server;
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- Database Administrator-Developer,
- Database Administrator (DBA), Database Architect, Database Developer, Database Engineer, Data Manager or Data Warehousing.
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,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 3.4% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 66.1% 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,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 18.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 25.4% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 28.8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 54.2% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 10.2% 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).