University of Colorado salaries in Boulder, CO

Based on 184 certified H-1B filings by University of Colorado in the Boulder, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$85,000

Middle 50%$71.2k–$105.1k

vs. all employers here−33%comparison median $127,351

Filings184FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,358 and $317,822.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$74,318	$64,250	$98,341	83
FY2021	$70,000	$58,556	$85,000	82
FY2022	$72,702	$64,360	$88,696	72
FY2023	$79,602	$70,000	$93,000	115
FY2024	$79,967	$67,600	$93,600	94
FY2025	$85,000	$71,656	$105,373	98
FY2026	$85,574	$70,180	$102,888	86

Job	Median here	Filings
Astronomer	$95,494	16
Validation Engineer	$83,750	10
Business Professor	$238,444	10
Biochemist	too few	9
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	too few	9
Atmospheric and Space Scientist	too few	9
Chemist	too few	9
Materials Scientist	too few	7
Medical Scientist	too few	6
Biomedical Engineer	too few	5
Computer Science Professor	too few	5
Aerospace Engineer	too few	4
Geoscientist	too few	4
Communications Teacher	too few	4
Philosophy and Religion Teacher	too few	4

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Job	Median here	Filings
Instructional Coordinator	too few	4
Electrical Engineer (R&D)	too few	3
Mechanical Engineer	too few	3
Environmental Scientist	too few	3
Hydrologist	too few	3
Remote Sensing Scientist	too few	3
Geographer	too few	3
Research Assistant (Social Science)	too few	3
Mathematics Professor	too few	3
Data Scientist	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.