Windows Server - Colorado Springs, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Windows Server
Administration
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$90,908
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 3 Months
Raise +1 Year
$8,193 at 9.01%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 3 Months: $90,908 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $75,601 & $106,215; and, 5% of Jobs top $128,702.
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% | $136,227 |
| 5% | $128,702 |
| 10% | $120,182 |
| 25% | $106,215 |
| 33% | $100,564 |
| 50% | $90,908 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 3 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% | $88,063 | $93,753 |
| 25% | $83,691 | $98,125 |
| 33% | $81,252 | $100,564 |
| 50% | $75,601 | $106,215 |
| 67% | $68,741 | $113,075 |
| 95% | $45,589 | $136,227 |
Salary Average =
$90,908
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 and 3 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 3 Months | $83,525 | $7,383 at 8.84% |
| 5 Years and 3 Months | $90,908 | $8,193 at 9.01% |
| 6 Years and 3 Months | $99,101 | $8,861 at 8.94% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary changes negligibly 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: $96,074 at the low experience of Entry Level; $90,908 at the average experience of 5 Years and 3 Months; and, $143,313 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
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $96,074 | $-23,391 at -24.35% |
| Average | 5 Years and 3 Months | $90,908 | $8,193 at 9.01% |
| Top | 10 Years and 9 Months | $143,313 | $11,205 at 7.82% |
Qualifications
Description
Install, configure, optimize, monitor, maintain, backup, recover, troubleshoot, update and enhance, Microsoft Windows server software, are primary position responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Microsoft Windows Server;
-
- 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,
- 6% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 28% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 22% 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,
- 12% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 10% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Hyper-V,
- 16% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft SCOM (System Center Operations Manager),
- 12% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 16% of job descriptions;
- MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert),
- 14% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 46% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 8% 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).