Java Developer salary in Denver, CO

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Littleton, Greenwood Village, Aurora, Englewood, West Englewood.

Median salary$108,992
Middle 50%$95.7k–$120.5k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $105,997
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,864 and $202,566.
PercentileSalary
10th$95,472
25th$95,736
50th (median)$108,992
75th$120,536
90th$137,906

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $89,000 (52 filings) FY2021: median $94,008 (44 filings) FY2022: median $94,016 (56 filings) FY2023: median $102,500 (21 filings) FY2024: median $113,011 (12 filings) FY2025: median $103,865 (20 filings) FY2026: median $108,992 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 52 filings FY20 FY2021: 44 filings FY21 FY2022: 56 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 56
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$89,000$88,858$100,00052
FY2021$94,008$92,477$102,83544
FY2022$94,016$75,192$100,16356
FY2023$102,500$102,482$121,22221
FY2024$113,011$108,992$132,32012
FY2025$103,865$95,472$118,63420
FY2026$108,992$102,711$120,56811

Cost of living

Denver's median Java Developer salary of $108,992 is worth about $103,000 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Digital Global Solutionstoo few3
IT Wonderstoo few3
Linkwell Solutionstoo few3
Visatoo few2
SDH Systemstoo 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 $106,842 20
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.