How much do Software Developers make in Boulder, CO?

Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $102,880 and the 90th percentile is $235,660. The difference is $132,780, which is 80.7% 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 $129,210 to the 75th at $206,650, covers $77,440.

The mean annual wage is $166,480, which sits above the median of $164,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 21% higher than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $156,423, which is 15% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.9% higher than the Colorado median of $138,390.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $164,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $156,423 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Developers. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $133,990 and employment of 1,820. That median is 18.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,495, against $156,423 here.
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $137,610 and employment of 27,010. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,088, against $156,423 here.
• Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $129,480 and employment of 560. That median is 21.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,253, against $156,423 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 3.7% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (7,130 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.41 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.