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Staff Engineer salary in Colorado

A real-employer view of Staff Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Staff Engineer in Colorado: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 8 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $90,760. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry1$74,532
Level II — qualified3$90,000
Level III — experienced1$120,000
Level IV — fully competent2$133,600

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Staff Engineer in Colorado. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
CTL Thompson, Inc.Staff Engineer1$70,117
Engineering Wireless Services, LLCSenior Engineer1$127,200
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLPEngineer II1$91,520
Verdantas LLCEngineer1$140,000
T.M. Kilduff Consulting, Inc.Staff Engineer II1$90,000
Ardurra Group, Inc.Engineer III (Civil)1$120,000
Schnabel Management Services, Inc.Senior Staff Engineer1$86,757
HR Green, Inc.Staff Engineer I1$74,532

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Staff Engineer at CTL Thompson, Inc.
    $70,117
    DenverDecided Nov 14, 2025I-203-25308-373733
  • Senior Engineer at Engineering Wireless Services, LLC
    $127,200
    Wheat RidgeWage Level IVDecided Sep 10, 2025I-200-25246-285232
  • Engineer II at Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP
    $91,520
    LakewoodWage Level IIDecided Aug 7, 2025I-200-25212-212301
  • Engineer at Verdantas LLC
    $140,000
    LakewoodWage Level IVDecided Jun 9, 2025I-200-25153-043575
  • Staff Engineer II at T.M. Kilduff Consulting, Inc.
    $90,000
    DenverWage Level IIDecided Jun 4, 2025I-200-25148-024216
  • Engineer III (Civil) at Ardurra Group, Inc.
    $120,000
    EnglewoodWage Level IIIDecided Jun 2, 2025I-200-25143-013401
  • Senior Staff Engineer at Schnabel Management Services, Inc.
    $86,757
    LongmontWage Level IIDecided May 30, 2025I-200-25142-007229
  • Staff Engineer I at HR Green, Inc.
    $74,532
    Greenwood VillageWage Level IDecided May 5, 2025I-200-25118-911622

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.