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Boulder, CO H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,218 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Boulder, CO between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $116,574 a year. The typical offer was 12% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $116,574
Middle half earn: $90,000 to $149,800
Top 10% earn over: $185,223
Certified filings: 1,218

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Top employers


University of Colorado	340	$80,377	–	$69,870 – $100,160
Google LLC	135	$155,000	−15%	$140,000 – $170,000
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research	69	$100,000	–	$94,000 – $108,862
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	65	$131,997	−1%	$106,400 – $146,058
Workday, Inc.	59	$146,058	−6%	$133,204 – $153,600
Apple Inc.	52	$145,029	−16%	$128,300 – $162,125
Amazon.com Services LLC	47	$152,300	−2%	$139,550 – $187,584
Rocky Mountain Institute, Inc.	23	$88,504	+5%	$84,170 – $105,230
Ascend Analytics LLC	13	$120,000	–	$95,976 – $185,000
Corden Pharma Colorado, Inc.	12	$115,000	–	$102,738 – $123,250
Cisco Systems, Inc.	11	$123,251	−12%	$105,951 – $131,950
NVIDIA Corporation	10	$209,270	+14%	$181,467 – $223,635
NetApp, Inc.	10	$162,105	+5%	$140,770 – $170,758
Covidien LP	10	$118,737	+10%	$90,241 – $153,050
Microsoft Corporation	9	$153,600	−9%	$144,180 – $184,161
Zia Consulting, Inc.	9	$146,058	–	$141,960 – $146,058
ANSYS, Inc.	8	$123,273	+4%	$120,838 – $125,000
TIFIN Payroll Inc.	8	$156,536	+4%	$140,000 – $176,400
Radia, Inc.	8	$162,500	–	$122,643 – $185,000
Ricoh USA, Inc.	8	$102,500	−23%	$101,670 – $104,250
Envision Energy USA LTD.	7	$113,832	−10%	$108,659 – $127,380
SLK America Inc	7	$109,138	+18%	$107,424 – $135,288
Southwest Research Institute	6	$95,000	−5%	$95,000 – $104,481
Amazon Advertising LLC	6	$139,767	−9%	$127,400 – $176,028
University of Colorado Denver	6	$70,803	+5%	$67,870 – $80,803
HCL America Solutions Inc	5	$111,800	+7%	$111,800 – $111,800
Atom Computing, Inc.	5	$155,000	–	$155,000 – $155,000
WSP USA Inc.	5	$190,008	+88%	$125,790 – $190,008
Siemens Industry Software Inc.	5	$131,685	−9%	$105,000 – $132,000
John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC	5	$130,000	+8%	$104,900 – $130,000
Uplight, Inc.	5	$175,000	−5%	$154,500 – $182,487
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC	5	$141,960	−16%	$131,997 – $147,088
Emporia Corp.	4	$114,577	–	$105,472 – $126,620
Vytalogy Wellness, LLC	4	$135,000	+23%	$102,109 – $168,750
Hyde Engineering Services, Inc.	4	$87,869	–	$85,301 – $90,160
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	4	$108,176	−25%	$84,696 – $162,589
Trustees of Boston University	3	$67,737	−29%	$67,169 – $78,418
Boulder Associates Architects, A Professional Corporation	3	$65,250	−1%	$62,629 – $82,625
Hudson River Trading LLC	3	$250,000	+35%	$202,500 – $250,000
Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc.	3	$115,000	−4%	$95,000 – $147,500
Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.	3	$146,099	–	$129,802 – $146,284
TransPerfect Translations International, Inc.	3	$62,925	−30%	$59,925 – $84,309
KBI Biopharma, Inc.	3	$115,000	+8%	$112,500 – $117,500
Peregrine Energy Solutions LLC	3	$120,000	–	$120,000 – $142,500
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	3	$135,284	+4%	$131,837 – $148,192
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	3	$78,000	−4%	$76,132 – $79,574
Verily Life Sciences LLC	3	$128,000	−21%	$127,000 – $128,500
Yes Energy LLC	3	$116,216	+6%	$90,608 – $133,108
Watson Institute	3	$75,000	0%	$70,250 – $95,516
Zayo Group, LLC	3	$98,000	−28%	$92,486 – $179,000

Top job titles


Software Engineer	105	$145,000	+5%	$133,000 – $170,000
Project Scientist I	22	$102,972	–	$99,932 – $105,459
Software Development Engineer II	17	$159,300	−4%	$152,100 – $166,900
Software Development Engineer	16	$142,650	−5%	$131,997 – $146,058
Senior Software Engineer	15	$142,000	−4%	$121,920 – $150,348
Solutions Consultant	15	$141,000	−6%	$127,200 – $150,000
Senior Software Development Engineer	10	$153,600	+4%	$147,944 – $168,809
Postdoctoral Fellow I	9	$76,650	–	$76,650 – $79,290
Manager	9	$105,230	−37%	$103,467 – $105,230
Senior Associate	9	$84,170	−39%	$84,170 – $84,170
ECM Architect	9	$146,058	–	$141,960 – $146,058
Postdoctoral Associate	8	$69,780	+4%	$64,672 – $76,189
Research Associate (Astronomer)	8	$103,275	–	$98,000 – $107,430
Research Scientist	8	$92,500	−40%	$88,025 – $95,000
Research Associate (Environmental Scientist)	8	$75,852	–	$75,184 – $76,805
AR/VR SW Development	7	$146,058	−7%	$138,704 – $151,929
Software Development Engineer I	7	$129,000	0%	$127,400 – $135,050
Research Associate (Physicist)	7	$92,400	–	$84,114 – $93,000
Staff Cellular Technologies Software Engineer	7	$133,500	−12%	$131,728 – $139,000
Research Associate, Chemist	7	$90,824	–	$85,539 – $91,960
Staff Software Engineer	7	$131,997	−27%	$130,251 – $134,232
Program Manager	7	$166,000	+19%	$159,500 – $169,000
Software Dev Engineer II	6	$184,896	+7%	$181,523 – $188,425
Postdoctoral Associate (Biochemistry)	6	$60,582	–	$57,672 – $61,893
Senior Cellular System Test Engineer	6	$100,428	−17%	$100,064 – $104,998
Research Associate (Environmental Science)	6	$78,738	–	$73,996 – $82,104
Sr Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)	6	$159,700	−8%	$156,600 – $180,431
Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Science	5	$60,000	–	$56,883 – $65,000
Network Engineer	5	$166,000	+79%	$155,000 – $166,000
Assistant Professor, Marketing	5	$266,444	+78%	$253,462 – $266,444
Software Dev Engineer I	5	$129,000	0%	$129,000 – $133,100
Research Associate (Biochemistry)	5	$73,000	–	$72,099 – $73,000
Validation Engineer	5	$101,920	+11%	$101,691 – $102,000
Data Engineer I	5	$125,400	0%	$125,400 – $125,400
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)	5	$115,400	+23%	$110,100 – $118,400
Data Engineer	5	$130,000	+23%	$122,000 – $148,120
Senior R&D Engineer	5	$124,455	+5%	$122,091 – $125,000
Scientist IV	5	$109,712	0%	$102,608 – $109,712
Postdoctoral Associate (Photonics Engineers)	5	$71,365	–	$65,562 – $71,365
Project Scientist II	5	$121,426	–	$119,000 – $122,000
Postdoctoral Fellow	5	$82,650	+26%	$70,803 – $83,270
Senior Cellular Technologies Software Engineer	5	$131,997	+7%	$131,997 – $131,997
Postdoctoral Fellow II	4	$84,395	+4%	$83,270 – $85,520
Product Manager	4	$126,968	−20%	$105,684 – $173,182
Professional Research Assistant	4	$65,811	–	$63,497 – $66,258
Quantum Engineer	4	$155,000	0%	$155,000 – $157,500
Research Associate (Photonics Engineer)	4	$105,373	–	$103,696 – $105,373
Senior Cellular Technologies Engineer	4	$114,500	0%	$114,298 – $116,050
Research Associate, Cognitive Science	4	$72,154	–	$65,230 – $79,136
Research Associate (Research Scientist II) - Astronomer	4	$108,000	–	$107,317 – $108,156

By year


2023	138	$96,000
2024	418	$118,967
2025	394	$113,600
2026	268	$132,894

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