H-1B salaries in Grand Junction, CO

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings in the Grand Junction, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$86,590
Middle 50%$80.1k–$126.2k
vs. national median−29%comparison median $122,699
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $35,590 and $550,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$40,992
25th$80,111
50th (median)$86,590
75th$126,170
90th$297,192

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $72,613 (17 filings) FY2022: median $75,000 (12 filings) FY2023: median $75,974 (12 filings) FY2024: median $62,566 (11 filings) FY2025: median $84,292 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 26 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 26
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$72,613$70,845$72,61317
FY2021–––8
FY2022$75,000$64,727$85,21212
FY2023$75,974$54,147$82,30612
FY2024$62,566$56,735$259,00011
FY2025$84,292$49,719$94,54626
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Grand Junction's median H-1B salary of $86,590 is worth about $90,700 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,017Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Grand Junction, CO MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,282Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Grand Junction, CO MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)95.5Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$90,700Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesCO: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Registered Nurse$86,19511