Mid-level Industrial Engineer salary in Denver, CO

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Arvada, Golden, Broomfield, Aurora, Lakewood.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$95,410
Middle 50%$90.8k–$98.2k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $100,000
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,168 and $152,264.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,168
25th$90,761
50th (median)$95,410
75th$98,166
90th$124,324

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $86,151 (10 filings) FY2023: median $88,930 (10 filings) FY2025: median $92,700 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 11
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$86,151$82,417$97,48510
FY2021–––3
FY2022–––5
FY2023$88,930$87,859$95,25010
FY2024–––7
FY2025$92,700$90,168$96,78211
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Denver's median mid-level Industrial Engineer salary of $95,410 is worth about $90,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Denver = 105.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Denver, CO area earned a median of $108,680 in May 2025 (2,500 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,410, 12% 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
Amazontoo few3
LivaNovatoo 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 $95,410 15
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $134,800 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
Mid-level · Level II$90,168$95,41015
Expert · Level IV$121,264$134,80011

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.