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Annual wages · USD · May 2025

Software developers in Denver

Salary area: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Lower end of typical pay: $123,640
Median: $137,610
Upper end of typical pay: $171,350

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Reviewed October 2, 2026.

Engineering occupation wages in Denver

Annual wages in USD for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Occupation	Lower end of typical pay	Median	Upper end of typical pay
Aerospace Engineers	$128,840	$156,190	$168,580
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$80,750	$104,090	$128,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,620	$191,440	$227,730
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$83,690	$101,060	$134,510
Chemical Engineers	$100,780	$128,110	$152,730
Civil Engineers	$84,410	$104,710	$135,030
Electrical Engineers	$98,230	$119,020	$143,670
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$101,380	$127,260	$165,470
Engineers, All Other	$107,840	$131,740	$166,220
Industrial Engineers	$95,160	$108,680	$130,890
Mechanical Engineers	$98,600	$128,180	$149,790
Sales Engineers	$110,760	$139,990	$178,890
Software Developers	$123,640	$137,610	$171,350

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Official local coverage

U.S. figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 wage data. Each city uses the metropolitan or rural area covered by official salary data. Cities in the same area share the same estimates.

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The U.S. range covers the middle half of reported pay. About 25% earn below the lower amount and 25% earn above the upper amount. Half earn below the median and half above it. These are pay ranges, rather than junior or senior experience levels.

Occupation and currency matter

U.S. wage data uses broad occupation categories. Some recruiting specialties share a category. Toronto uses Job Bank low, median and high hourly wages in CAD for 2023–2024. Unpublished figures stay unfilled.