Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Fort Collins, CO

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ft. Collins, Loveland.

Median salary$100,485
Middle 50%$98.2k–$121k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $114,795
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,092 and $196,304.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,500
25th$98,176
50th (median)$100,485
75th$121,014
90th$139,842

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $100k $140k FY2020: median $72,634 (28 filings) FY2021: median $75,837 (25 filings) FY2022: median $121,863 (12 filings) FY2023: median $127,941 (10 filings) FY2024: median $125,112 (17 filings) FY2025: median $98,176 (17 filings) FY2026: median $121,014 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 28 filings FY20 FY2021: 25 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 28
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$72,634$72,634$94,76328
FY2021$75,837$75,837$109,78225
FY2022$121,863$103,459$133,96012
FY2023$127,941$121,471$142,86710
FY2024$125,112$107,500$155,00017
FY2025$98,176$98,176$102,27417
FY2026$121,014$105,617$136,42710

Cost of living

Fort Collins's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $100,485 is worth about $99,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Fort Collins = 101.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Fort Collins, CO area earned a median of $121,610 in May 2025 (490 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,485, 17% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company$118,43515
Wiprotoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $98,176 13
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$98,176$98,17613

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.