Senior Software Engineer salary in Colorado Springs, CO

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Monument, Colarado Springs.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$138,000
Middle 50%$133k–$147.3k
vs. all levels here+18%comparison median $117,021
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $132,995 and $158,597.
PercentileSalary
10th$132,995
25th$132,995
50th (median)$138,000
75th$147,270
90th$148,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $125k $150k FY2021: median $120,496 (12 filings) FY2022: median $113,506 (16 filings) FY2025: median $139,984 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 1 filings FY26 16
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–––8
FY2021$120,496$114,501$130,00012
FY2022$113,506$112,549$120,00016
FY2023–––3
FY2024–––8
FY2025$139,984$132,995$147,27012
FY2026–––1

Cost of living

Colorado Springs's median senior Software Engineer salary of $138,000 is worth about $137,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Colorado Springs = 100.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Colorado Springs, CO area earned a median of $134,280 in May 2025 (4,850 employed). The H-1B median here is $138,000, 3% 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
FedExtoo few5

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $91,520 10
Mid-level · Level II $114,046 18
Senior · Level III $138,000 13
Expert · Level IV $154,170 12

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$91,520$91,52010
Mid-level · Level II$112,258$114,04618
Senior · Level III$132,995$138,00013
Expert · Level IV$153,733$154,17012

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.