Web Developers salary in Denver, CO

Median pay for web developers in Denver, CO: $59,990/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $42,870 – $124,360 · about 1,530 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($76,305) by −$16,315 (-21%).

What it's really worth in Denver

With Denver's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $59,990 has the buying power of about $56,718 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $96,920 · median home $573,221 · median rent $1,910/mo.

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How Denver ranks for this job

On raw pay, Denver, CO is 135th of the 148 metros we hold web developers wages for. Once Denver's cost of living is applied, it ranks 141st.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Denver sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Denver

A median home in Denver, CO costs $573,221 — about 9.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,910/mo works out at 38% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where web developers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Denver.

Metro	Median pay	vs Denver	Rent vs Denver
San Jose, CA	$157,390	+162%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$141,980	+137%	1.7×
Oxnard, CA	$125,280	+109%	1.6×
Vallejo, CA	$116,640	+94%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in CO

Metro	Median pay	vs Denver	Rent vs Denver
Fort Collins, CO	$78,860	+31%	1×
Boulder, CO	$77,730	+30%	1.2×
Colorado Springs, CO	$77,280	+29%	0.9×
Greeley, CO	$66,910	+12%	0.9×

Staying in CO keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires web developers around Denver

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Charles Schwab · Finance

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