SOC 17-2199 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Engineers, All Other make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engineers, All Other in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $131,740. The 10th percentile is $79,030 and the 90th percentile is $188,240. Employment is 1,270.

Median annual wage

$131,740

10th percentile
$79,030
25th percentile
$107,840
Median
$131,740
75th percentile
$166,220
90th percentile
$188,240
Mean
$134,050

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Engineers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $79,030 and the 90th percentile is $188,240. The difference is $109,210, which is 82.9% 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 $107,840 to the 75th at $166,220, covers $58,380.

The mean annual wage is $134,050, which sits above the median of $131,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $122,930 for Engineers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $124,539, which is 1.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% lower than the Colorado median of $132,590.

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 $131,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineers, All Other at $124,539 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineers, All Other. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 7 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 $129,790 and employment of 440. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,879, against $124,539 here.
  • Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $137,530 and employment of 580. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,729, against $124,539 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 82 miles away, with a median of $92,070 and employment of 30. That median is 30.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,908, against $124,539 here.

Employment share

Engineers, All Other accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (1,270 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Engineers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Engineers, All Other make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engineers, All Other in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $131,740. The 10th percentile is $79,030 and the 90th percentile is $188,240. Employment is 1,270.

How does that compare with the national median for Engineers, All Other?

The local median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $122,930.

What is Engineers, All Other pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $131,740 is $124,539. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO compare with nearby metros for Engineers, All Other?

Colorado Springs, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $129,790. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.