Software Engineer salary in Denver
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 18, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in Denver is measured from 50 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 32 postings put the middle half between $143,797 and $199,342, with a median of $167,425.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $128,725 and senior $167,425. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 30% more.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 45 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
51 software engineer roles are open in Denver right now, 51 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $111,563 – $151,125 | $128,725 | 18 |
| Senior | $143,797 – $199,342 | $167,425 | 32 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open software engineer roles in Denver · 51 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $107,000–$246,500scale $60,000–$350,000
Senior Software Engineer, Offers bet365 · Denver $125,000–$155,000 2w ago Staff Software Engineer, AI Solutions Visa · Denver $127,000–$202,700 2w ago 
Software Engineer, Golang RVO Health · Minneapolis $97,500–$125,000 3w ago Software Engineer, Golang RVO Health · Charlotte $97,500–$125,000 3w ago Software Engineer, Golang RVO Health · Denver $97,500–$125,000 3w ago Software Engineer (C#, .Net, SSAS, ETL, Datawarehouse) Litera · Denver $120,000–$150,000 3w ago 
Senior Software Engineer LendingTree · Denver $120,000–$160,000 4w ago Software Engineer LendingTree · Denver $100,000–$130,000 4w ago Intermediate Software Engineer Transamerica · Denver $82,000–$92,000 4w ago 
Senior Software Engineer - Orchestration Fivetran · Denver $163,920–$196,712 4w ago Senior Embedded Software Engineer Lynx Software Technologies · Denver $123,600–$164,800 4w ago 
Senior Software Engineer (APIM & Gateway) Gravitee · Denver $160,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer Transamerica · Cedar Rapids $110,000–$120,000 5w ago 
Staff Software Engineer Xometry · Denver $176,000–$195,000 5w ago Staff Software Engineer Xometry · Lexington $176,250–$182,500 5w ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Edge Security Fastly · Denver $181,220–$217,464 6w ago Senior Software Engineer - Kafka Gravitee · Denver Up to $160,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer (AM+ Auth) Gravitee · Denver $160,000 6w ago Senior Backend Software Engineer (APIs) Fastly · Denver $181,220–$217,464 6w ago Software Engineer I, Elixir (New Grad) True Anomaly · Denver $75,000 6w ago 
Senior Flight Software Engineer Lux Aeterna · Denver $150,000–$250,000 7w ago Lead Software Engineer – IBM z/OS - Connex Advantage Clearing and Settlement Visa · Denver $163,500–$261,500 7w ago Flight Software Engineer I (Temp-to-hire) True Anomaly · Denver $90,000–$95,000 2mo ago Software Engineer I, Data Science (New Grad) True Anomaly · Denver $75,000–$80,000 2mo ago Software Engineer I, Spacecraft Simulation (New Grad) True Anomaly · Denver $75,000–$80,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer - Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) Fastly · Denver $211,370–$253,644 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer - Metadata Fivetran · Denver $163,920–$196,712 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Metadata Fivetran · Denver $183,711–$229,638 2mo ago Senior Murex Software Engineer Transamerica · Philadelphia $94,000–$115,000 2mo ago 
Software Engineer (Defense) Air Space Intelligence · Denver $135,000–$265,000 2mo ago Ignition Software Engineer Barrywehmiller · Remote · US $140,000–$160,000 2mo ago Staff R&D Software Engineer, Fivetran AI Fivetran · Denver $183,711–$229,638 3mo ago Senior R&D Software Engineer, Fivetran AI Fivetran · Denver $163,920–$196,712 3mo ago Lead Software Engineer Transamerica · Cedar Rapids $111,000–$140,000 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) cobaltai · Denver $160,000–$210,000 4mo ago 
Front End Software Engineer Candid Health · San Francisco $150,000–$200,000 4mo ago Principal Software Engineer Xometry · Waltham $200,000–$225,000 5mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack True Anomaly · Denver $180,000–$265,000 7mo ago Software Engineer I, Full Stack (New Grad) True Anomaly · Denver $75,000–$80,000 7mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack True Anomaly · Denver $205,000–$315,000 7mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Elixir True Anomaly · Denver $180,000–$265,000 7mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Elixir True Anomaly · Denver $205,000–$315,000 7mo ago 
Senior Backend Software Engineer Semgrep · San Francisco $163,000–$246,500 8mo ago Staff Backend Software Engineer Semgrep · San Francisco $230,000–$288,000 8mo ago Senior Full Stack Software Engineer Semgrep · San Francisco $163,000–$246,500 8mo ago Software Engineer (Senior) Candid Health · San Francisco $195,000–$250,000 9mo ago Software Engineer (Senior) Candid Health · New York $195,000–$250,000 9mo ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer Candid Health · San Francisco $140,000–$220,000 11mo ago Software Engineer Candid Health · San Francisco $140,000–$220,000 1y ago 
Software Engineer, New Grad Palantir · Denver $145,000–$155,000 5y ago