H-1B salaries in Denver, CO

Based on 6,967 certified H-1B filings in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$117,021
Middle 50%$95.3k–$141.3k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $122,699
Filings6,967FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,501 and $246,254.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,000
25th$95,347
50th (median)$117,021
75th$141,328
90th$167,736

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $90,500 (4,526 filings) FY2021: median $95,000 (4,030 filings) FY2022: median $100,000 (4,908 filings) FY2023: median $106,642 (4,042 filings) FY2024: median $109,000 (3,961 filings) FY2025: median $117,021 (4,243 filings) FY2026: median $120,536 (2,724 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4,526 filings FY20 FY2021: 4,030 filings FY21 FY2022: 4,908 filings FY22 FY2023: 4,042 filings FY23 FY2024: 3,961 filings FY24 FY2025: 4,243 filings FY25 FY2026: 2,724 filings FY26 4,908
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$90,500$80,987$110,0004,526
FY2021$95,000$86,424$117,0004,030
FY2022$100,000$88,837$122,7694,908
FY2023$106,642$89,586$130,5204,042
FY2024$109,000$90,979$134,5003,961
FY2025$117,021$94,578$139,5004,243
FY2026$120,536$96,117$143,2472,724

Cost of living

Denver's median H-1B salary of $117,021 is worth about $110,600 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,831Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,169Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)105.8Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$110,600Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesCO: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$131,0401,943
Systems Engineer / Architect$122,866759
QA Engineer$113,922421
Data Scientist$97,864414
Network Architect$120,169230
Network Administrator$92,500189
Programmer Analyst$100,000188
Elementary School Teacher$70,079174
Civil Engineer$97,000171
IT Manager$178,568155
Systems Analyst$106,000150
Accountant$90,000137
Database Administrator$117,68693
Management Consultant$131,96292
Electrical Engineer$112,50091

By job title

Systems Engineer$115.8k · 97 DevOps Engineer$117.1k · 74 Solutions Architect$154.4k · 71 Product Manager$122.9k · 61 Site Reliability Engineer$126k · 46 Cloud Engineer$118.8k · 34 Java Developer$109k · 31 Full Stack Developer$120.5k · 29 Salesforce Developer$122.8k · 12 Backend Developer$142.2k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Denver, CO. Figure: median salary · filings.