Data Scientist salary in Boulder, CO

Based on 44 certified H-1B filings in the Boulder, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Longmont, Louisville, Superior, Lafayette, Greenwood Village.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$141,500

Middle 50%$113.2k–$153k

vs. national median+15%comparison median $123,531

Filings44FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,437 and $214,114.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$85,019
25th	$113,176
50th (median)	$141,500
75th	$153,050
90th	$183,693

Salary by year

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	–	–	–	4
FY2021	–	–	–	4
FY2022	$96,096	$78,551	$142,500	19
FY2023	$137,300	$104,500	$147,250	20
FY2024	$120,000	$102,988	$148,050	27
FY2025	$130,922	$94,363	$155,300	27
FY2026	$143,000	$114,400	$150,000	17

Cost of living

Boulder's median Data Scientist salary of $141,500 is worth about $134,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boulder = 105.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Boulder, CO area earned a median of $134,040 in May 2025 (540 employed). The H-1B median here is $141,500, 6% higher.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Google	too few	8
Ascend Analytics	too few	3
Workday	too few	3
Talent Clustr	too few	2
University of Colorado	too few	2
Vytalogy Wellness	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$86,158	10
Mid-level · Level II	$130,922	17
Senior · Level III	too few	2
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$78,437	$86,158	10
Mid-level · Level II	$115,898	$130,922	17

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.