Expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Colorado Springs, CO

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Monument.

Median salary$136,552
Middle 50%$131.6k–$143.9k
vs. all levels here+8%comparison median $126,568
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $126,568 and $176,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$126,568
25th$131,560
50th (median)$136,552
75th$143,895
90th$148,000

Cost of living

Colorado Springs's median expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $136,552 is worth about $135,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Colorado Springs = 100.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Colorado Springs, CO area earned a median of $110,090 in May 2025 (1,680 employed). The H-1B median here is $136,552, 24% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Oracletoo few2
Fiserv Solutionstoo few2
Western Digital Technologiestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $136,552 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$126,568$136,55211

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.