Mechanical Engineer salary in Denver, CO

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Golden, Lakewood, Empire, Henderson, Highlands Ranch.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$103,250
Middle 50%$93.9k–$138.9k
vs. national median−4%comparison median $108,000
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,508 and $250,250.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,680
25th$93,850
50th (median)$103,250
75th$138,883
90th$179,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $82,500 (27 filings) FY2021: median $78,000 (21 filings) FY2022: median $103,137 (14 filings) FY2023: median $95,500 (14 filings) FY2024: median $93,018 (20 filings) FY2025: median $97,000 (23 filings) FY2026: median $122,500 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 27
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$82,500$59,592$90,00027
FY2021$78,000$66,248$88,40021
FY2022$103,137$82,178$118,35814
FY2023$95,500$86,141$108,75014
FY2024$93,018$88,604$99,44820
FY2025$97,000$88,700$125,98123
FY2026$122,500$99,500$163,79011

Cost of living

Denver's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $103,250 is worth about $97,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Denver, CO area earned a median of $128,180 in May 2025 (4,530 employed). The H-1B median here is $103,250, 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.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
AspenMounttoo few2
Climax Molybdenum Companytoo few2
Eatontoo few2
ELITE Engineering and Constructionstoo few2
Takraftoo few2

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 $103,250 10
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$96,179$103,25010

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.