Software Engineer salary in Greeley, CO

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Greeley, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Erie, Longmont, Windsor, Brighton, Dacono.

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

Median salary$128,544
Middle 50%$113k–$163.3k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $139,194
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,064 and $199,164.
PercentileSalary
10th$106,800
25th$112,950
50th (median)$128,544
75th$163,319
90th$190,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $115k $160k FY2020: median $85,000 (14 filings) FY2021: median $97,000 (14 filings) FY2022: median $110,300 (13 filings) FY2023: median $120,000 (23 filings) FY2024: median $120,702 (18 filings) FY2025: median $125,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $144,005 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 23
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$85,000$80,000$104,23814
FY2021$97,000$90,000$113,75014
FY2022$110,300$95,000$133,20013
FY2023$120,000$107,080$134,50023
FY2024$120,702$106,171$139,71918
FY2025$125,000$112,900$168,00017
FY2026$144,005$114,750$159,97810

Cost of living

Greeley's median Software Engineer salary of $128,544 is worth about $128,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Greeley = 100.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Greeley, CO area earned a median of $129,480 in May 2025 (560 employed). The H-1B median here is $128,544, 1% 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
Swift Beef Company, a JBS USA Subsidiarytoo few5
Swift Beef Companytoo few2
Wgutoo few2

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 $113,360 13
Senior · Level III – 0
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
Mid-level · Level II$112,382$113,36013

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.