High paying tech and IT jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Every tech and IT occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single tech and IT job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO run 5.8% above the national average (2024), so a Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO salary is worth about 0.95× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Bachelor's degree
$133,450 – $293,8207,730
2Database Architects$162,640
Bachelor's degree
$106,200 – $197,7401,360
3Computer Occupations, All Other$160,520
Bachelor's degree
$80,230 – $166,6707,850
4Computer Hardware Engineers$144,660
Bachelor's degree
$98,530 – $228,890970
5Computer Network Architects$139,230
Bachelor's degree
$94,740 – $206,27010,260
6Software Developers$137,610
Bachelor's degree
$99,700 – $209,30027,010
7Information Security Analysts$136,670
Bachelor's degree
$86,660 – $209,9903,580
8Computer Systems Analysts$127,880
Bachelor's degree
$81,050 – $209,0904,190
9Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$123,690
Bachelor's degree
$80,590 – $169,9903,620
10Database Administrators$120,120
Bachelor's degree
$67,040 – $165,190800
11Data Scientists$112,520
Bachelor's degree
$74,830 – $178,7004,510
12Network and Computer Systems Administrators$105,090
Bachelor's degree
$76,390 – $156,6904,670
13Computer Programmers$104,610
Bachelor's degree
$73,040 – $163,510540
14Statisticians$104,060
Master's degree
$72,290 – $147,250510
15Web and Digital Interface Designers$98,330
Bachelor's degree
$60,300 – $164,7902,120
16Web Developers$92,060
Bachelor's degree
$58,420 – $125,800900
17Computer Network Support Specialists$82,750
Associate's degree
$58,070 – $124,6503,580
18Computer User Support Specialists$75,480
Some college, no degree
$49,870 – $122,2709,960

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianDenver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$203,340	$133,450 – $293,820	7,730
2	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$162,640	$106,200 – $197,740	1,360
3	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$160,520	$80,230 – $166,670	7,850
4	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$144,660	$98,530 – $228,890	970
5	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$139,230	$94,740 – $206,270	10,260
6	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$137,610	$99,700 – $209,300	27,010
7	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$136,670	$86,660 – $209,990	3,580
8	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$127,880	$81,050 – $209,090	4,190
9	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$123,690	$80,590 – $169,990	3,620
10	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$120,120	$67,040 – $165,190	800
11	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$112,520	$74,830 – $178,700	4,510
12	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$105,090	$76,390 – $156,690	4,670
13	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$104,610	$73,040 – $163,510	540
14	StatisticiansMaster's degree	$104,060	$72,290 – $147,250	510
15	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$98,330	$60,300 – $164,790	2,120
16	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$92,060	$58,420 – $125,800	900
17	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$82,750	$58,070 – $124,650	3,580
18	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$75,480	$49,870 – $122,270	9,960

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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