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Lead Software Engineer salary in Colorado

A real-employer view of Lead Software 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 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Lead Software Engineer in Colorado: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $130,686. 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 — entry3$80,392
Level II — qualified2$98,579
Level III — experienced1$113,922
Level IV — fully competent6$137,249

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
CoBank, ACBSoftware Engineer, Full Stack2$95,500
Charter Communications, Inc.Lead Software Engineer2$133,401
EMC CORPORATIONSoftware Senior Engineer1$167,403
Salesforce, Inc.Lead Software Engineer1$207,857
EMC CorporationSoftware Senior Engineer1$188,381
Fiserv Solutions, LLCSoftware Engineer III1$113,922
Charter Communications Inc.Senior Software Engineer1$97,157
Visa Technology & Operations LLCStaff Software Engineer1$130,686
SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions CorpSoftware Engineer1$138,382
Octahedron LLCSoftware Engineer1$73,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Software Senior Engineer at EMC CORPORATION
    $167,403
    ErieDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-501615
  • Software Engineer, Full Stack at CoBank, ACB
    $100,000
    Greenwood VillageWage Level IIDecided Sep 8, 2025I-200-25241-276747
  • Lead Software Engineer at Charter Communications, Inc.
    $136,115
    Greenwood VillageWage Level IVDecided Sep 5, 2025I-200-25240-274129
  • Lead Software Engineer at Salesforce, Inc.
    $207,857
    DenverWage Level IVDecided Jun 9, 2025I-200-25153-043223
  • Lead Software Engineer at Charter Communications, Inc.
    $130,686
    Greenwood VillageWage Level IVDecided Jun 2, 2025I-200-25143-014088
  • Software Senior Engineer at EMC Corporation
    $188,381
    PARKERWage Level IVDecided May 27, 2025I-200-25139-992091
  • Associate Software Engineer, Full Stack at CoBank, ACB
    $91,000
    Greenwood VillageWage Level IDecided May 8, 2025I-200-25121-926813
  • Software Engineer III at Fiserv Solutions, LLC
    $113,922
    Colorado SpringsWage Level IIIDecided Mar 20, 2025I-200-25072-771341

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.