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Colorado engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Colorado, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$129,051

Colorado

Top earners

$199,294

Higher end

vs national

+7% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

5

in this state

Engineers in Colorado earn a blended median of $129,051 per year, +7% vs national, with top earners near $199,294. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 76,830 published jobs in Colorado. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Colorado

Published wage data for each discipline in Colorado. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Colorado

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Top-paying

Boulder

$144,540

+20% vs national

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Denver

$129,300

+7% vs national

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Colorado Springs

$124,623

+4% vs national

View Colorado Springs salaries

Fort Collins

$116,905

-3% vs national

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Greeley

$110,392

-8% vs national

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Grand Junction

$102,576

-15% vs national

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Pueblo

$91,459

-24% vs national

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More cities in Colorado

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What affects engineering pay in Colorado

  • ▹Local market. Colorado pay runs +7% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Colorado; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Colorado — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Colorado?
Engineers in Colorado earn a blended median of $129,051 per year — 7% above the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 76,830 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Colorado?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Colorado, at $176,610 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Colorado a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Colorado runs 7% above the national average, across 76,830 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in Colorado pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Boulder ($144,540), Denver ($129,300), and Colorado Springs ($124,623), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Colorado, weighted by local employment (76,830 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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