Colorado H-1B salaries

Employers filed 15,109 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Colorado between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $113,922 a year.

Median salary offered: $113,922
Middle half earn: $90,979 to $140,000
Top 10% earn over: $168,000
Certified filings: 15,109

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Charter Communications, Inc.	610	$125,699	$111,142 – $148,023
Dish Wireless LLC	426	$110,846	$95,680 – $127,795
Denver Public Schools District 1	391	$68,246	$55,257 – $83,092
University of Colorado	381	$85,000	$70,000 – $102,192
DISH Network LLC	344	$116,251	$96,243 – $130,520
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	339	$127,941	$113,090 – $143,228
University of Colorado Denver	322	$67,152	$58,282 – $83,798
Infosys Limited	246	$105,019	$99,736 – $122,866
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	234	$96,117	$90,594 – $102,274
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	203	$140,914	$101,230 – $190,000
Colorado State University	202	$79,775	$65,000 – $94,865
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC	182	$94,228	$80,310 – $105,246
Amazon.com Services LLC	170	$152,100	$133,700 – $172,012
Google LLC	163	$153,000	$134,500 – $168,500
Western Union, LLC	155	$145,000	$128,232 – $162,056
Mphasis Corporation	152	$104,500	$90,000 – $117,842
Visa Technology & Operations LLC	143	$130,686	$112,798 – $147,326
Visa U.S.A. Inc.	121	$127,941	$112,500 – $140,484
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	118	$128,211	$94,578 – $142,248
Deloitte Consulting LLP	117	$146,000	$120,536 – $170,000
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.	117	$152,800	$134,570 – $172,000
Oracle America, Inc.	116	$142,314	$126,880 – $152,178
HCL America Inc	114	$120,370	$95,472 – $133,806
Arrow Electronics, Inc.	87	$144,453	$135,350 – $160,750
University of Colorado Denver / Anschutz	84	$67,454	$57,054 – $90,460
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	83	$157,300	$132,650 – $162,350
Microsoft Corporation	72	$175,876	$142,975 – $197,515
Micron Technology, Inc.	71	$155,550	$131,594 – $170,039
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	70	$127,146	$105,373 – $150,530
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research	70	$101,052	$94,500 – $108,862
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	65	$131,997	$106,400 – $146,058
IBM Corporation	64	$120,661	$109,678 – $142,514
Workday, Inc.	61	$146,058	$131,997 – $153,600
Colorado Seminary	60	$50,916	$45,024 – $56,900
Accenture LLP	59	$146,300	$122,948 – $169,300
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.	58	$101,090	$95,320 – $107,196
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	57	$113,000	$103,000 – $123,750
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.	57	$98,384	$82,784 – $126,964
Apple Inc.	57	$146,058	$131,830 – $162,500
LTIMindtree Limited	53	$108,992	$96,118 – $117,021
Swift Beef Company, a JBS USA Subsidiary	51	$108,000	$85,700 – $124,500
Intel Corporation	51	$121,722	$109,658 – $163,342
Colorado School of Mines	50	$56,040	$46,370 – $62,338
Cisco Systems, Inc.	49	$130,520	$112,000 – $138,000
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	49	$132,000	$112,743 – $143,541
Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC	49	$99,174	$83,600 – $110,302
University of Colorado Health	47	$230,000	$76,742 – $240,000
Level 3 Communications LLC	47	$129,002	$103,442 – $141,827
Metropolitan State University of Denver	45	$59,259	$45,400 – $65,146
Trimble Inc.	44	$134,323	$115,896 – $154,834

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Engineer	528	$118,944	$104,000 – $140,000
Software Developer	348	$114,400	$98,750 – $120,536
Senior Software Engineer	194	$130,520	$119,204 – $145,000
Assistant Professor	184	$93,675	$70,512 – $149,673
ELA-S Elementary Teacher	175	$74,349	$55,257 – $83,886
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	131	$127,941	$122,866 – $133,806
Network Engineer	79	$91,354	$86,995 – $115,586
Data Engineer	77	$109,968	$95,680 – $120,000
Principal Engineer I	72	$137,925	$126,304 – $154,055
Developer	66	$96,741	$95,472 – $106,683
Staff Engineer Software	62	$139,443	$130,520 – $142,314
DevOps Engineer	60	$109,616	$98,230 – $120,536
Data Scientist	59	$105,000	$95,347 – $124,815
Manager	58	$160,350	$126,702 – $178,250
Lead Software Engineer	56	$132,153	$125,716 – $155,016
Software Development Engineer II	56	$152,100	$150,375 – $169,250
Staff Software Engineer	55	$151,054	$134,946 – $167,116
Project Manager	53	$111,100	$92,700 – $126,485
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	50	$102,274	$102,274 – $105,019
Network Engineer IV	48	$112,137	$111,142 – $119,607
Postdoctoral Fellow	47	$63,000	$57,527 – $67,500
Data Analyst	46	$85,567	$75,256 – $95,260
Staff SW Engineer	46	$130,686	$126,782 – $138,848
Research Associate	44	$63,627	$57,325 – $71,053
Computer Programmer	43	$106,683	$86,582 – $109,138
Senior Software Developer	42	$117,021	$108,992 – $139,486
Systems Engineer IV	42	$127,804	$117,021 – $132,832
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	42	$153,587	$145,995 – $162,594
Database Administrator	41	$94,307	$92,165 – $95,040
Business Analyst	41	$90,750	$73,944 – $96,000
Post Doctoral Fellow	41	$56,597	$53,206 – $60,590
Network Engineer III	40	$111,142	$91,458 – $114,691
Software Engineer IV	39	$117,021	$102,532 – $120,536
Analyst	39	$102,523	$101,483 – $102,523
Senior Data Engineer	38	$129,770	$115,357 – $150,480
Systems Engineer	37	$99,750	$89,000 – $110,240
Technical Analyst	36	$131,082	$114,683 – $144,976
Software Development Engineer	36	$134,133	$131,498 – $142,305
Medical Technologist	35	$62,400	$55,973 – $68,831
Java Developer	34	$106,683	$95,472 – $108,998
Senior Engineer, Software	34	$117,021	$117,021 – $120,536
Senior Associate	34	$110,000	$84,170 – $140,750
Senior Consultant	34	$128,000	$119,016 – $141,994
Software Programmer II	33	$112,000	$106,683 – $118,147
Senior Software Test Engineer	33	$97,157	$96,250 – $114,000
Senior Software Development Engineer	32	$139,676	$117,312 – $154,088
Analyst - Testing	31	$90,979	$90,979 – $96,117
Architect	31	$105,019	$101,005 – $145,995
Electrical Engineer	30	$101,500	$85,481 – $118,924
Principal Engineer II	29	$161,158	$153,587 – $161,886

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Denver, CO	3,846	$110,000	$86,000 – $142,833
Englewood, CO	1,323	$117,021	$97,157 – $134,087
Greenwood Village, CO	1,260	$117,021	$99,736 – $133,264
Boulder, CO	1,218	$116,574	$90,000 – $149,800
Aurora, CO	780	$88,540	$66,379 – $125,000
Parker, CO	615	$125,743	$108,992 – $149,837
Littleton, CO	568	$108,846	$95,269 – $125,710
Fort Collins, CO	561	$101,900	$80,548 – $132,579
Colorado Springs, CO	536	$109,158	$90,252 – $135,000
Highlands Ranch, CO	497	$125,716	$106,700 – $145,000
Lone Tree, CO	434	$115,000	$99,736 – $140,000
Centennial, CO	385	$120,661	$101,483 – $147,468
Broomfield, CO	373	$125,403	$108,992 – $149,687
Golden, CO	278	$91,785	$73,007 – $109,000
Longmont, CO	267	$135,970	$109,138 – $169,374
Lakewood, CO	185	$112,000	$88,565 – $135,000
Westminster, CO	166	$124,994	$104,520 – $146,372
Greeley, CO	146	$94,609	$75,000 – $123,258
Louisville, CO	129	$114,234	$103,000 – $132,048
Thornton, CO	109	$130,000	$108,000 – $160,100
Lafayette, CO	104	$130,418	$101,488 – $147,060
Loveland, CO	89	$105,400	$88,317 – $135,000
Arvada, CO	86	$103,459	$90,000 – $125,202
Pueblo, CO	77	$129,087	$85,134 – $240,000
Erie, CO	63	$145,350	$114,942 – $163,954
Castle Rock, CO	62	$135,000	$117,021 – $166,866
Castle Pines, CO	54	$127,720	$116,368 – $162,809
Commerce City, CO	52	$90,784	$74,450 – $121,250
Grand Junction, CO	50	$84,552	$54,804 – $99,754
Superior, CO	48	$150,000	$120,661 – $182,250
Ft. Collins, CO	40	$117,968	$98,644 – $150,530
Basalt, CO	30	$69,060	$67,046 – $75,165
Monument, CO	29	$115,398	$92,851 – $144,976
Glenwood Springs, CO	26	$68,712	$61,375 – $90,426
Aspen, CO	24	$73,465	$66,500 – $84,459
Brighton, CO	24	$115,641	$97,791 – $143,375
Wheat Ridge, CO	22	$95,676	$80,672 – $131,390
Fort Morgan, CO	22	$87,286	$65,264 – $102,783
Durango, CO	21	$53,410	$45,430 – $87,550
Timnath, CO	20	$142,378	$119,126 – $155,125

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	1,132	$108,998
2024	5,466	$110,000
2025	5,490	$116,200
2026	3,021	$118,658