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Computer Hardware Engineers salary in Colorado

The median computer hardware engineers in Colorado earns $156,080 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,257 a month.

10th percentile
$100,050
25th percentile
$126,520
Median percentile
$156,080
75th percentile
$186,260
90th percentile
$222,220

Based on 2,660 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$111,079 take-home a year
Gross pay$156,080
Federal income tax−$26,193
Social Security + Medicare−$11,940
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$6,868
Monthly take-home$9,257
Every two weeks$4,272

Does it go far here?

$151,458Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

All computer hardware engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado