Cyber Security Engineer salary in Colorado

Cyber Security Engineers working in Colorado earn normally around 120,000 USD per year and most of the Security salaries are between 88,100 USD and 168,000 USD per year.

If you earn less than 88,100 USD then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security Engineer salary in Colorado

The average salary for Cyber Security Engineers in Colorado is 126,800 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 Cyber Security 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.

Cyber Security Engineer compensation statistics and percentiles in Colorado

The top 25% best earning Cyber Security Engineers earn more than 142,000 USD per year and the top 10% reach over 168,000 USD, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.

At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning Cyber Security Engineers earn less than 112,800 USD per year and 10% earn less than 88,100 USD.

Security salaries in other states in the U.S.

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