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Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers salary in Colorado

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the Colorado OES distribution for Mechanical Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$142,779
Across 10 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers in Colorado: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $142,779. 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 IV — fully competent10$142,779

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers in Colorado. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
AtmosZero, Inc.Senior Thermal Systems Engineer2$129,750
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc.Senior Commissioning Manager - Mechanical1$190,000
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.Mechanical Engineering V1$137,700
Radia, Inc.Landing System Specialist, Mechanical Systems1$165,000
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.Reliability Engineer1$129,750
Tallgrass Management LLCHydraulics Engineer1$200,000
Apple Inc.Hardware Systems Engineer1$145,558
Eaton CorporationLead Engineer1$140,000
Micron Technology, Inc.SSD Thermal Mechanical Engineer1$159,709

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior Commissioning Manager - Mechanical at Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc.
    $190,000
    DenverWage Level IVDecided Jun 2, 2025I-200-25143-013800
  • Mechanical Engineering V at AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
    $137,700
    DenverWage Level IVDecided May 29, 2025I-200-25142-005167
  • Senior Thermal Systems Engineer at AtmosZero, Inc.
    $129,750
    Fort CollinsWage Level IVDecided May 20, 2025I-200-25133-971710
  • Landing System Specialist, Mechanical Systems at Radia, Inc.
    $165,000
    BoulderWage Level IVDecided Apr 11, 2025I-200-25095-835277
  • Reliability Engineer at ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    $129,750
    FORT COLLINSWage Level IVDecided Mar 25, 2025I-200-25077-783989
  • Hydraulics Engineer at Tallgrass Management LLC
    $200,000
    LakewoodWage Level IVDecided Mar 17, 2025I-200-25069-762125
  • Hardware Systems Engineer at Apple Inc.
    $145,558
    BoulderWage Level IVDecided Mar 14, 2025I-200-25066-755046
  • Lead Engineer at Eaton Corporation
    $140,000
    GoldenWage Level IVDecided Jan 29, 2025I-200-25022-633198

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.