Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Fort Collins, CO

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ft. Collins, Loveland.

Median salary$98,176
Middle 50%$98.2k–$100.5k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $100,485
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $98,176 and $128,942.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,176
25th$98,176
50th (median)$98,176
75th$100,485
90th$102,199

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $72,634 (20 filings) FY2021: median $75,837 (17 filings) FY2025: median $98,176 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 2 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 20
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$72,63420
FY2021$75,837$75,837$76,00017
FY2022–––2
FY2023–––3
FY2024–––6
FY2025$98,176$98,176$100,45011
FY2026–––2

Cost of living

Fort Collins's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $98,176 is worth about $97,100 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 $98,176, 19% lower.

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
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Companytoo few5
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.