Google salaries in Boulder, CO

Based on 95 certified H-1B filings by Google in the Boulder, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$148,470
Middle 50%$139k–$169.5k
vs. all employers here+17%comparison median $127,351
Filings95FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,520 and $235,780.
PercentileSalary
10th$126,840
25th$139,000
50th (median)$148,470
75th$169,500
90th$200,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2020: median $126,000 (44 filings) FY2021: median $120,500 (40 filings) FY2022: median $143,000 (39 filings) FY2023: median $145,500 (36 filings) FY2024: median $160,370 (41 filings) FY2025: median $154,500 (52 filings) FY2026: median $145,000 (43 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 44 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 39 filings FY22 FY2023: 36 filings FY23 FY2024: 41 filings FY24 FY2025: 52 filings FY25 FY2026: 43 filings FY26 52
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$126,000$109,000$140,00044
FY2021$120,500$113,750$147,00040
FY2022$143,000$129,000$156,00039
FY2023$145,500$120,000$168,00036
FY2024$160,370$142,000$178,00041
FY2025$154,500$133,000$166,00052
FY2026$145,000$142,000$177,00043

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$154,50050
Sales Engineer$141,50016
Data Scientisttoo few8
Network Architecttoo few5
Database Administratortoo few5
Network Administratortoo few5
IT Managertoo few2
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Boulder, CO.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $158,000 29
Senior · Level III $171,000 13
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.