Engineering manager salary in Denver, CO
Employers in the Denver metro offered engineering managers a median of $145,995 a year on approved H-1B applications. That is 10.4% below the US median for engineering managers, and 8.6% above offers to software engineers in Denver.
Median offer
$145,995
US median offer: $162,951
The middle half
$122,866 – $178,430
25th to 75th percentile
After cost of living
$138,010
Denver prices: 5.8% above US average
Open engineering manager jobs
34
In Denver, from 20 companies
Pay range
The top 10% of engineering manager offers in Denver were above $196,402 a year. The bottom 10% were below $122,866.
10th percentile $122,866, 25th $122,866, 75th $178,430, 90th $196,402.
10th percentile $110,094, 25th $126,818, 75th $208,535, 90th $250,000.
10th percentile $99,700, 25th $123,640, 75th $171,350, 90th $209,300.
Line: 10th to 90th percentile. Box: the middle half (25th to 75th). Dark mark: the median. Engineering managers: salaries offered on H-1B applications. All software engineers: salaries paid, from the BLS.
How far the pay goes in Denver
Prices in Denver are 5.8% above the US average, which makes the median offer worth $138,010 in US-average dollars. Housing costs 46.9% more than the US average.
Black line: US average = 100. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024.
Engineering managers and other engineering jobs in Denver
Median salary offered on approved H-1B applications in the Denver metro, for every engineering job type with at least 30 applications.
| Job | Applications | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering managers | 89 | $145,995 |
| All software engineers | 737 | $134,487 |
| DevOps engineers | 34 | $120,536 |
| Data engineers | 55 | $115,357 |
All software engineers: every application filed under the BLS software developer job code, whatever its title. Backend and full-stack engineers: left out, since a plain "Software Engineer" title counts as both.
Experience level of these offers
From October 2025 to June 2026, the Department of Labor approved 89 H-1B applications for engineering managers in the Denver metro, from 32 employers. Level III and Level IV offers were the most common.
Applications
89
Employers
32
Most experienced (Level IV)
40.4%
Applications by wage level
- Level I (entry): 2
- Level II: 9
- Level III: 37
- Level IV (most experienced): 36
- Not stated: 5
These are salaries offered on approved applications, not salaries paid. Each application lists only its main work site.
34 open engineering manager jobs in Denver right now
From 20 companies. 6 were posted in the past week.
What counts as an engineering manager
The BLS has no category for managers of software engineers alone, so these figures come from job titles. An H-1B application or a job on hiredaemon counts as an engineering manager job when its title names managing engineers, such as "Engineering Manager", "Software Development Manager" or "Director of Engineering".
Sources and notes
- Engineering manager offers: US Department of Labor, H-1B application data, October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Approved H-1B applications whose job title names managing engineers and whose work site is in one of the metro area's 10 counties.
- Software engineer pay: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published May 15, 2026), Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro.
- Cost of living: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Open jobs: counted on hiredaemon as this page loads.