Entry-level Systems Analyst salary in Denver, CO

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Englewood, Parker, Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$88,379
Middle 50%$86.2k–$88.4k
vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $106,000
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,129 and $88,397.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,154
25th$86,154
50th (median)$88,379
75th$88,379
90th$88,379

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2022: median $76,500 (15 filings) FY2024: median $92,004 (12 filings) FY2025: median $88,379 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 15
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–––7
FY2022$76,500$72,907$82,50015
FY2023–––8
FY2024$92,004$82,306$106,80012
FY2025$88,379$87,267$88,37911
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Denver's median entry-level Systems Analyst salary of $88,379 is worth about $83,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Denver, CO area earned a median of $127,880 in May 2025 (4,190 employed). The H-1B median here is $88,379, 31% lower.

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
Colorado Health Benefit Exchangetoo few2
NexGen Technologiestoo few2
Vena Portaetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $88,379 14
Mid-level · Level II $102,523 69
Senior · Level III $125,403 31
Expert · Level IV $145,018 31

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$88,379$88,37914
Mid-level · Level II$102,523$102,52369
Senior · Level III$116,667$125,40331
Expert · Level IV$130,811$145,01831

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.