Salaries in Denver.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.08x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$360,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$149,000

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Entry Level

$36,000

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The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Denver, CO has a cost-of-living index of 1.08x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $360,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $149,000. Denver has emerged as a secondary tech hub with strong aerospace, telecom, and outdoor industry employers.

About the Denver market

Denver has emerged as a secondary tech hub with strong aerospace, telecom, and outdoor industry employers. The city attracts remote workers and relocating companies seeking lower costs than the coasts. Salaries have climbed steadily as national employers open satellite offices and compete for Denver's growing talent pool.

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Top 50 salaries in Denver

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$360,000	$306,000 – $468,000
2	SVP of Product	$357,000	$303,000 – $464,000
3	SVP of AI Innovation	$353,000	$300,000 – $459,000
4	Senior VP of Product	$352,000	$275,000 – $458,000
5	SVP of Data	$350,000	$297,000 – $455,000
6	SVP of Finance	$350,000	$298,000 – $455,000
7	Chief Security Officer	$349,000	$272,000 – $454,000
8	Chief AI Officer	$348,000	$258,000 – $449,000
9	SVP of Technology	$346,000	$294,000 – $450,000
10	Senior VP of Design	$342,000	$267,000 – $444,000
11	VP of Technical Support	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
12	VP of Security Engineering	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
13	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$340,000	$290,000 – $443,000
14	SVP of Engineering	$339,000	$288,000 – $441,000
15	VP of Engineering	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
16	VP of AI	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
17	VP of Finance	$337,000	$286,000 – $438,000
18	VP of Data Science	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
19	VP of AI Research	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
20	VP of Support Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
21	VP of Quality	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
22	VP of Data Engineering	$331,000	$281,000 – $430,000
23	VP of Platform Engineering	$331,000	$281,000 – $430,000
24	VP of Security	$331,000	$281,000 – $430,000
25	VP of Network Engineering	$331,000	$281,000 – $430,000
26	VP of Core Engineering	$331,000	$281,000 – $430,000
27	SVP of Sales	$330,000	$258,000 – $430,000
28	SVP of Strategy	$330,000	$258,000 – $430,000
29	Chief Strategy Officer	$328,000	$256,000 – $427,000
30	Chief Commercial Officer	$328,000	$256,000 – $427,000
31	VP of Machine Learning	$327,000	$279,000 – $426,000
32	Senior Head of Product	$327,000	$256,000 – $426,000
33	VP of Cloud	$327,000	$279,000 – $426,000
34	VP of Solutions Engineering	$327,000	$279,000 – $426,000
35	Chief Growth Officer	$326,000	$254,000 – $423,000
36	Chief Science Officer	$325,000	$254,000 – $422,000
37	VP of Infrastructure	$324,000	$276,000 – $421,000
38	VP of Developer Experience	$324,000	$276,000 – $421,000
39	Chief Legal Officer	$324,000	$253,000 – $421,000
40	VP of Information Security	$324,000	$276,000 – $421,000
41	VP of Database Engineering	$324,000	$276,000 – $421,000
42	VP of Application Engineering	$324,000	$276,000 – $421,000
43	VP of AI Engineering	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
44	VP of Analytics	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
45	VP of Partner Engineering	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
46	VP of Reliability Engineering	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
47	VP of Cybersecurity	$321,000	$273,000 – $417,000
48	Senior Head of Security	$319,000	$271,000 – $414,000
49	VP of AI Product	$317,000	$270,000 – $413,000
50	VP of IT	$317,000	$270,000 – $413,000

Tax considerations

Colorado has a flat 4.4% state income tax. Denver has no additional city income tax, making the overall tax burden lighter than most coastal metros.

Negotiating in Denver

Position yourself as a remote talent anchor. Many companies pay near coastal rates for Denver based employees to save on office costs while retaining top performers.

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