Senior Software Engineer salary in Fort Collins, CO

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Loveland, Ft. Collins, Timnath.

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

Median salary$136,559
Middle 50%$130.7k–$146.1k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $132,091
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,440 and $176,836.
PercentileSalary
10th$127,941
25th$130,702
50th (median)$136,559
75th$146,124
90th$153,951

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $100,750 (24 filings) FY2021: median $109,313 (12 filings) FY2022: median $112,861 (13 filings) FY2023: median $120,058 (19 filings) FY2024: median $147,500 (14 filings) FY2025: median $138,805 (10 filings) FY2026: median $135,034 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 24
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$100,750$100,443$108,50524
FY2021$109,313$104,728$118,87512
FY2022$112,861$105,664$120,00013
FY2023$120,058$119,704$123,82819
FY2024$147,500$122,630$169,27514
FY2025$138,805$128,284$150,00010
FY2026$135,034$134,867$138,69312

Cost of living

Fort Collins's median senior Software Engineer salary of $136,559 is worth about $135,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Fort Collins = 101.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Fort Collins, CO area earned a median of $133,990 in May 2025 (1,820 employed). The H-1B median here is $136,559, 2% 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
BillGOtoo few2
Colorado State Universitytoo few2
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $110,490 33
Senior · Level III $136,559 22
Expert · Level IV $159,266 18

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$105,373$110,49033
Senior · Level III$134,867$136,55922
Expert · Level IV$150,530$159,26618

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.