How much do Computer Programmers make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $73,040 and the 90th percentile is $163,510. The difference is $90,470, which is 86.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $76,190 to the 75th at $132,220, covers $56,030.

The mean annual wage is $110,800, which sits above the median of $104,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 4.2% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,892, which is 1.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Colorado median of $104,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $104,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $98,892 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $117,020 and employment of 60. That median is 11.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,198, against $98,892 here.
• Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $155,030. That median is 48.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,364, against $98,892 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (540 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.