Data Engineer salary in Colorado

Data Engineers working in Colorado earn normally around 120,000 USD per year and most of the Data salaries are between 94,600 USD and 152,700 USD per year.

If you earn less than 94,600 USD then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new Data Engineer job in Colorado.

If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):

Average and median Data Engineer salary in Colorado

The average salary for Data Engineers in Colorado is 123,800 USD per year, while the median salary is 120,000 USD per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?

The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical Data Engineer earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 120,000 USD and 50% earn less than this.

The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.

Data Engineer compensation statistics and percentiles in Colorado

The top 25% best earning Data Engineers earn more than 140,500 USD per year and the top 10% reach over 152,700 USD, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.

At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning Data Engineers earn less than 96,400 USD per year and 10% earn less than 94,600 USD.

Data salaries in other states in the U.S.

You have to be aware that the salaries for Data Engineers can vary a lot in different states. This page shows the salaries in Colorado, but you can select a different state below: