Sales Engineer salary in Boulder, CO

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Boulder, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Longmont, Lafayette.

Also listed as: Solutions Engineer

Median salary$140,109
Middle 50%$129k–$148k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $146,888
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $88,848 and $172,656.
PercentileSalary
10th$115,000
25th$129,000
50th (median)$140,109
75th$148,000
90th$167,280

Cost of living

Boulder's median Sales Engineer salary of $140,109 is worth about $133,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Engineers in the Boulder, CO area earned a median of $138,720 in May 2025 (350 employed). The H-1B median here is $140,109, 1% higher.

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
Google$141,50016

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 too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.