Expert Systems Analyst salary in Denver, CO

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV 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$145,018
Middle 50%$130.8k–$158k
vs. all levels here+37%comparison median $106,000
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,582 and $212,295.
PercentileSalary
10th$130,811
25th$130,811
50th (median)$145,018
75th$158,000
90th$165,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $116,834 (39 filings) FY2021: median $116,834 (35 filings) FY2022: median $128,300 (31 filings) FY2023: median $131,456 (32 filings) FY2024: median $139,838 (19 filings) FY2025: median $143,568 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 39 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 31 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 39
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$116,834$110,947$116,83439
FY2021$116,834$116,834$125,00035
FY2022$128,300$124,675$137,15031
FY2023$131,456$131,456$150,32832
FY2024$139,838$139,838$150,42719
FY2025$143,568$130,811$159,00022
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Denver's median expert Systems Analyst salary of $145,018 is worth about $137,100 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 $145,018, 13% 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
Terumo BCTtoo few5
Oracletoo few4
Accenturetoo few2
Amazontoo few2
Leprino Foods Companytoo few2
University of Coloradotoo few2
Western Uniontoo 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.