Software Engineer salary in Denver, CO

Based on 1,943 certified H-1B filings in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Greenwood Village, Englewood, Parker, Centennial, Highlands Ranch.

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

Median salary$131,040
Middle 50%$117.4k–$157.9k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $139,194
Filings1,943FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $94,578 and $227,816.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,504
25th$117,375
50th (median)$131,040
75th$157,900
90th$173,560

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $100,000 (1,788 filings) FY2021: median $102,835 (1,621 filings) FY2022: median $105,000 (1,922 filings) FY2023: median $120,000 (1,333 filings) FY2024: median $123,846 (1,158 filings) FY2025: median $129,076 (1,206 filings) FY2026: median $134,487 (737 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,788 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,621 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,922 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,333 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,158 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,206 filings FY25 FY2026: 737 filings FY26 1,922
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$100,000$88,858$116,2431,788
FY2021$102,835$92,477$123,1051,621
FY2022$105,000$94,016$130,0001,922
FY2023$120,000$102,482$139,9841,333
FY2024$123,846$108,992$144,1651,158
FY2025$129,076$117,021$155,4611,206
FY2026$134,487$120,536$160,000737

Cost of living

Denver's median Software Engineer salary of $131,040 is worth about $123,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Denver, CO area earned a median of $137,610 in May 2025 (27,010 employed). The H-1B median here is $131,040, 5% 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
Charter Communications$135,905188
Amazon$152,10099
DISH Network$129,99084
Visa$137,06259
Dish Wireless$117,02159
Western Union$146,23950
Comcast$125,69942
Deloitte$150,45039
Charles Schwab & Company$166,92039
Arrow Electronics$144,44536

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $98,738 230
Mid-level · Level II $120,536 776
Senior · Level III $144,290 337
Expert · Level IV $164,112 331

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$94,578$98,738230
Mid-level · Level II$117,021$120,536776
Senior · Level III$139,443$144,290337
Expert · Level IV$164,112$164,112331

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.