Software engineer salary in Colorado Springs, CO
Software engineers in the Colorado Springs metro earn a median of $134,280 a year. That is 1.3% below the US median, and 1.9% below it once you account for higher prices in Colorado Springs.
Median salary
$134,280
US median: $135,980
The middle half earn
$106,300 – $166,860
25th to 75th percentile
After cost of living
$133,340
Colorado Springs prices: 0.7% above US average
Pay range
The top 10% of software engineers in Colorado Springs earn more than $207,490 a year. The bottom 10% earn less than $86,540.
10th percentile $86,540, 25th $106,300, 75th $166,860, 90th $207,490.
10th percentile $82,460, 25th $105,210, 75th $171,980, 90th $214,670.
Line: 10th to 90th percentile. Box: the middle half (25th to 75th). Dark mark: the median.
How far the pay goes in Colorado Springs
Prices in Colorado Springs are 0.7% above the US average, which makes the median worth $133,340 in US-average dollars. Housing costs 16.2% more than the US average.
Black line: US average = 100. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024.
Other tech jobs in Colorado Springs
Median yearly pay and the number of people in each job across the Colorado Springs metro.
| Job | People | Median |
|---|---|---|
| IT managers | 1,050 | $192,400 |
| Software engineers | 4,850 | $134,280 |
| Network architects | 2,460 | $130,980 |
| Information security analysts | 1,000 | $130,880 |
| Computer systems analysts | 760 | $128,740 |
| QA analysts and testers | 610 | $128,520 |
| Data scientists | 580 | $127,600 |
| Database administrators | 110 | $118,170 |
| Computer programmers | 60 | $117,020 |
| Network and systems administrators | 1,200 | $101,850 |
| Web developers | 80 | $79,840 |
| IT support specialists | 2,350 | $59,930 |
Job outlook
+15.8%
The BLS expects over 267,000 more software developer jobs across the US from 2024 to 2034. Jobs overall are expected to grow 3.1%.
99 open tech jobs in Colorado Springs right now
From 23 companies. 6 were posted in the past week.
Sources and notes
- Salaries and job counts: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published May 15, 2026), Colorado Springs metro. The BLS counts software engineers as "Software Developers" (job code 15-1252).
- Cost of living: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Job outlook: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024 to 2034, whole US.
- Open jobs: counted on hiredaemon as this page loads.