SQL Server - Denver, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
SQL Server
Administration-Development
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
$110,880
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 11 Months
Raise +1 Year
$3,783 at 3.41%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 11 Months: $110,880 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $98,331 & $123,428; and, 5% of Jobs top $141,800.
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% | $147,918 |
| 5% | $141,800 |
| 10% | $134,853 |
| 25% | $123,428 |
| 33% | $118,798 |
| 50% | $110,880 |
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% | $108,547 | $113,213 |
| 25% | $104,961 | $116,798 |
| 33% | $102,961 | $118,798 |
| 50% | $98,331 | $123,428 |
| 67% | $92,715 | $129,044 |
| 95% | $73,841 | $147,918 |
Salary Average =
$110,880
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 | $106,583 | $4,297 at 4.03% |
| 6 Years and 11 Months | $110,880 | $3,783 at 3.41% |
| 7 Years and 11 Months | $114,663 | $3,380 at 2.95% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with 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: $66,921 at the low experience of 1 Year; $110,880 at the average experience of 6 Years and 11 Months; and, $128,811 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 | $66,921 | $13,012 at 19.44% |
| Average | 6 Years and 11 Months | $110,880 | $3,783 at 3.41% |
| Top | 12 Years and 11 Months | $128,811 | $2,204 at 1.71% |
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
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).