Senior Programmer Analyst salary in Denver, CO

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lone Tree, Centennial, Parker, Greenwood Village, Englewood.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$112,174
Middle 50%$112.2k–$113.9k
vs. all levels here+12%comparison median $100,000
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $103,457 and $130,943.
PercentileSalary
10th$104,550
25th$112,174
50th (median)$112,174
75th$113,919
90th$130,562

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2022: median $90,522 (10 filings) FY2024: median $122,595 (11 filings) FY2025: median $112,174 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 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–––7
FY2021–––5
FY2022$90,522$90,522$90,52710
FY2023–––6
FY2024$122,595$122,595$122,59511
FY2025$112,174$109,587$112,17411
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Denver's median senior Programmer Analyst salary of $112,174 is worth about $106,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Denver, CO area earned a median of $104,610 in May 2025 (540 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,174, 7% higher.

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
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few4
Innova Solutionstoo few3
Satin Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $81,413 30
Mid-level · Level II $105,000 139
Senior · Level III $112,174 14
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
Entry-level · Level I$78,790$81,41330
Mid-level · Level II$95,472$105,000139
Senior · Level III$112,174$112,17414

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.