Side-by-side distribution
Colorado
$117,520
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 69.1%
- Live roles
- 2,375
Seattle
$180,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 77.6%
- Live roles
- 3,337
Highest-paying jobs
Executive Operations & Advancement Associate at Hillel of Colorado
Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) – Private Equity Principal
Psychiatrist (MD / DO)
Principal/Partner - Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support
Anesthesiologist
Psychiatrist Medical Director
Physical Design Engineer
Physical Design Engineer - STA
Full-Chip Physical Design Verification Engineer
Physical Design Engineer, PnR
Highest-paying jobs
S&T Market Leader I
Mid-Market Customer Success Manager, North America
Education Market Leader I
Account Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)
Research Engineer, Computer Use
Performance Engineer, Inference Systems
Research Engineer, Visual Knowledge Work
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Serenity Mental Health Centers
|
$73,840 | 99 |
NoGigiddy
|
$42,640 | 88 |
Anduril Industries
|
$167,250 | 66 |
Amazing Care Home Health Services
|
$50,960 | 55 |
Datadog
|
$144,500 | 37 |
Fivetran
|
$185,037 | 32 |
Woven Care
|
$75,452 | 30 |
SciTec
|
$135,250 | 28 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 252 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 146 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 119 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 119 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 112 |
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 71 |
| AX Axon | $185,250 | 61 |
DigitalOcean
|
$189,000 | 54 |
Highest-paying roles in Colorado
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $191,500 | 12 |
| Recruiter | $160,000 | 75 |
| Software Engineer | $150,750 | 279 |
| UX Designer | $145,000 | 3 |
| DevOps | $145,000 | 54 |
| Product Manager | $140,000 | 215 |
| Customer Success | $140,000 | 328 |
| Project Manager | $119,000 | 160 |
| Sales | $115,000 | 426 |
| Marketing Manager | $115,000 | 137 |
Highest-paying roles in Seattle
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $207,900 | 827 |
| Data Scientist | $193,000 | 65 |
| DevOps | $192,500 | 81 |
| UX Designer | $180,000 | 29 |
| Sales | $180,000 | 717 |
| Product Manager | $176,400 | 607 |
| Recruiter | $168,935 | 321 |
| Customer Success | $167,500 | 631 |
| Project Manager | $158,400 | 219 |
| Marketing Manager | $149,750 | 244 |
Colorado vs Seattle: which pays more?
The median for Colorado is $117,520 per year (typically $74,505–$165,000), versus $180,000 for Seattle ($132,500–$226,563). That puts Seattle about 53% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Colorado and Seattle are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.