Mid-level Electrical Engineer salary in Boulder, CO

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Boulder, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Longmont, Louisville, Lafayette.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$125,790
Middle 50%$120.5k–$136.5k
vs. all levels here−7%comparison median $134,600
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,291 and $163,365.
PercentileSalary
10th$113,850
25th$120,512
50th (median)$125,790
75th$136,486
90th$148,646

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $89,627 (17 filings) FY2021: median $94,307 (31 filings) FY2022: median $105,000 (23 filings) FY2024: median $126,363 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 31 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 31
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$89,627$82,747$100,00017
FY2021$94,307$91,900$103,02331
FY2022$105,000$94,099$110,00023
FY2023–––8
FY2024$126,363$115,219$153,54014
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Boulder's median mid-level Electrical Engineer salary of $125,790 is worth about $119,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Boulder, CO area earned a median of $130,170 in May 2025 (530 employed). The H-1B median here is $125,790, 3% 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
Microntoo few6
AES Clean Energy Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,738 11
Mid-level · Level II $125,790 11
Senior · Level III $134,600 18
Expert · Level IV $167,160 16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$85,738$85,73811
Mid-level · Level II$108,784$125,79011
Senior · Level III$132,787$134,60018
Expert · Level IV$154,877$167,16016

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.