IT salaries in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Median $121,100 across 5,583 filings, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.
Calculate take-home pay on the calculator pageMedian
$121,100
Middle 50%
$105,000–$142,400
Filings
5,583
- Median is 5% below the median for all IT roles ($128,000).
- Most filings are wage Level II (42%).
- Charter Communications, Inc. has the most filings (369), with a median of $126,500.
Salaries by job
| Role | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 2,546 | $130,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 1,011 | $122,900 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 543 | $106,100 |
| Data Scientists | 475 | $96,300 |
| Computer Network Architects | 248 | $124,600 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 227 | $104,300 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 215 | $116,700 |
| Database Administrators | 145 | $118,000 |
| Information Security Analysts | 95 | $139,200 |
| Database Architects | 78 | $145,000 |
Top companies
| Company | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 369 | $126,500 |
| Dish Wireless LLC | 274 | $114,700 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 223 | $127,900 |
| DISH Network LLC | 208 | $117,000 |
| INFOSYS LIMITED | 141 | $105,000 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | 115 | $130,700 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | 91 | $128,100 |
| Western Union, LLC | 87 | $146,800 |
| Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. | 79 | $154,400 |
| TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 76 | $99,700 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 74 | $125,700 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 69 | $150,500 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 68 | $133,700 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 67 | $153,500 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 61 | $157,300 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 58 | $138,000 |
| Arrow Electronics, Inc. | 50 | $140,700 |
| Charter Communications Inc. | 47 | $112,500 |
| HCL AMERICA INC | 44 | $133,800 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 41 | $176,900 |
| COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC | 37 | $115,400 |
| DISH Network LLC | 37 | $109,000 |
| IBM Corporation | 37 | $120,700 |
| Accenture LLP | 32 | $130,500 |
| University of Colorado | 31 | $81,700 |
| CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | 28 | $139,400 |
| INFOSYS LIMITED | 27 | $105,000 |
| Qwest Corporation | 27 | $126,300 |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 26 | $111,300 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 25 | $130,900 |
Level I 11%
Level II 42%
Level III 21%
Level IV 18%
Not stated 8%
Take-home pay
| Gross | $121,100 |
| Federal income tax | $17,800 |
| Social Security | $7,500 |
| Medicare | $1,800 |
| State income tax | $4,600 |
| Health insurance (employee share) | $1,400 |
| Take-home per year | $88,000 |
| Take-home per month | $7,300 |
Tax year 2026, single filer.
Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.
Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.
This is an estimate. Actual taxes depend on your situation. Consult a tax professional before filing.
LCA filings are not hires.
Filed wages are offered base pay, not total compensation.
We did not independently verify the source files. Deduplication and filtering can cause differences from the original data.