Database Engineer Salary in Colorado

How much does a Database Engineer make in Colorado?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Database Engineer in Colorado is $77,042 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

However, a Database Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,507
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,062 to $85,137
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,886

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Database Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,137	$7,095	$1,637	$41
Average	$77,042	$6,420	$1,482	$37
25th Percentile	$68,062	$5,672	$1,309	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Database Engineer Salaries

A Database Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Database Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Database Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $76,447
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,298
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $125,724
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,366
Expert (over 8 years): $168,422

Levels	Salary
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$76,447
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$103,298
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$125,724
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$144,366
Database ... Level Database Engineer	$168,422

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How Do Database Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Database Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $83,604.
California: $83,287.
Massachusetts: $82,177.

District of Columbia $83,604 California $83,287 Massachusetts $82,177 Washington $81,875 New Jersey $81,845 Alaska $81,739 Connecticut $80,697 New York $80,274

Hawaii $78,923 Rhode Island $78,288 Maryland $77,858 Minnesota $77,269 Colorado $77,042 Illinois $76,967 Oregon $76,680 Delaware $76,469

New Hampshire $76,336 Virginia $76,038 Pennsylvania $75,170 Nevada $74,732 North Dakota $74,588 Michigan $74,362 Wisconsin $74,279 Vermont $74,113

Texas $73,652 Maine $73,622 Arizona $73,577 Ohio $73,524 Georgia $72,829 Indiana $72,482 Wyoming $72,414 Utah $72,308

Iowa $72,263 Kansas $71,900 Louisiana $71,795 North Carolina $71,757 Missouri $71,742 Florida $71,447 Montana $71,289 Nebraska $71,138

Kentucky $71,055 South Carolina $70,752 Tennessee $70,564 Idaho $70,488 New Mexico $69,937 Oklahoma $69,816 Alabama $69,371 South Dakota $68,623

Arkansas $68,215 West Virginia $67,996 Mississippi $67,339

Top Paying Cities for Database Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $75,534
Hygiene: $78,159
Johnstown: $75,702

Glen Haven, CO $75,534 Hygiene, CO $78,159 Johnstown, CO $75,702 Laporte, CO $74,863 Livermore, CO $74,620 Loveland, CO $75,466 Lyons, CO $78,022 Masonville, CO $74,911

Mead, CO $76,562 Milliken, CO $75,597 Niwot, CO $78,772 Red Feather Lakes, CO $74,825 Severance, CO $74,970 Timnath, CO $74,874 Wellington, CO $74,455 Windsor, CO $74,982

Brighton, CO $76,840 Ault, CO $74,839 Briggsdale, CO $74,859 Carr, CO $73,572 Eastlake, CO $77,040 Eaton, CO $75,075 Evans, CO $75,457 Fort Lupton, CO $76,621

Galeton, CO $75,083 Gilcrest, CO $75,870 Gill, CO $75,206 Greeley, CO $75,272 Henderson, CO $76,959 Hudson, CO $76,369 Keenesburg, CO $76,000 Kersey, CO $75,215

La Salle, CO $75,739 Lucerne, CO $75,191 Nunn, CO $74,601 Orchard, CO $74,850 Pierce, CO $74,887 Ohio City, CO $75,657 Parlin, CO $75,301 Penrose, CO $74,644

Pitkin, CO $75,563 Poncha Springs, CO $75,051 Powderhorn, CO $75,144 Rockvale, CO $74,304 Sargents, CO $74,924 Twin Lakes, CO $77,399 Westcliffe, CO $74,346 Wetmore, CO $73,868

Durango, CO $75,355 Cahone, CO $75,169 Cortez, CO $75,112 Dolores, CO $75,291 Dove Creek, CO $75,094 Egnar, CO $75,136 Hesperus, CO $74,696 Lewis, CO $75,302

Mancos, CO $75,111 Marvel, CO $74,694 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $74,722 Pleasant View, CO $74,953 Rico, CO $75,309 Towaoc, CO $74,799 Yellow Jacket, CO $75,212 Montrose, CO $75,591

Austin, CO $75,689 Bedrock, CO $75,117 Cedaredge, CO $75,766 Cory, CO $75,671 Crawford, CO $75,457 Delta, CO $75,590 Eckert, CO $75,708 Hotchkiss, CO $75,661

Lazear, CO $75,605 Naturita, CO $75,269 Norwood, CO $75,299 Nucla, CO $75,385 Olathe, CO $75,507 Ophir, CO $75,380 Ouray, CO $75,368 Paonia, CO $76,009

Paradox, CO $75,158 Placerville, CO $75,311 Redvale, CO $75,334 Ridgway, CO $75,358 Silverton, CO $75,231 Somerset, CO $76,239 Telluride, CO $75,395 Grand Junction, CO $76,056

Platteville, CO $76,038 Roggen, CO $75,254 Weldona, CO $74,673 Wiggins, CO $75,072 Fort Morgan, CO $74,703 Log Lane Village, CO $74,948 Akron, CO $74,162 Amherst, CO $73,924

Atwood, CO $74,422 Brush, CO $74,416 Crook, CO $74,210 Eckley, CO $73,976 Fleming, CO $74,352 Grover, CO $74,293 Haxtun, CO $74,337 Hereford, CO $73,819

Hillrose, CO $74,489 Holyoke, CO $74,112 Idalia, CO $73,740 Iliff, CO $74,405 Julesburg, CO $74,105 Lindon, CO $73,844 Merino, CO $74,486 New Raymer, CO $74,470

Otis, CO $74,228 Ovid, CO $74,131 Padroni, CO $74,216 Paoli, CO $74,338 Peetz, CO $74,196 Sedgwick, CO $74,158 Snyder, CO $74,431 Sterling, CO $74,549

Stoneham, CO $74,474 Vernon, CO $73,811 Woodrow, CO $73,998 Wray, CO $73,958 Yuma, CO $74,206 Anton, CO $73,863 Arapahoe, CO $73,281 Arriba, CO $73,546

Bethune, CO $73,655 Burlington, CO $73,586 Calhan, CO $74,751 Cascade, CO $75,365 Cheyenne Wells, CO $73,387 Cope, CO $73,828 Cripple Creek, CO $75,223 Divide, CO $75,263

Flagler, CO $73,622 Florissant, CO $75,202 Fountain, CO $74,744 Genoa, CO $73,596 Green Mountain Falls, CO $75,346 Guffey, CO $75,121 Hugo, CO $73,145 Joes, CO $73,901

Karval, CO $72,721 Kirk, CO $73,840 Kit Carson, CO $73,296 Limon, CO $74,040 Lake George, CO $75,316 Manitou Springs, CO $75,365 Matheson, CO $73,986 Peyton, CO $75,103

Ramah, CO $73,508 Rush, CO $73,683 Seibert, CO $73,591 Simla, CO $74,323 Stratton, CO $73,664 U S A F Academy, CO $75,361 Victor, CO $75,189 Vona, CO $73,634

Wild Horse, CO $73,154 Woodland Park, CO $75,303 Yoder, CO $73,967 Colorado Springs, CO $75,366 Clifton, CO $76,009 Fruita, CO $75,820 Gateway, CO $75,286 Glade Park, CO $75,547

Loma, CO $75,847 Mack, CO $75,646 Palisade, CO $75,871 Whitewater, CO $75,541 Glenwood Springs, CO $76,789 Dinosaur, CO $75,521 Aspen, CO $78,228 Snowmass Village, CO $78,225

Avon, CO $77,523 Basalt, CO $77,979 Carbondale, CO $77,689 Collbran, CO $75,797 Craig, CO $76,353 De Beque, CO $75,787 Eagle, CO $77,206 Edwards, CO $77,371

Parachute, CO $76,182 Battlement Mesa, CO $76,112 Gypsum, CO $76,821 Hamilton, CO $76,678 Hayden, CO $76,462 Maybell, CO $75,615 Meeker, CO $76,685 Meredith, CO $77,723

Mesa, CO $75,760 Minturn, CO $77,286 Molina, CO $75,714 New Castle, CO $76,524 Rangely, CO $75,828 Red Cliff, CO $77,277 Rifle, CO $76,335 Silt, CO $76,304

Slater, CO $75,990 Snowmass, CO $78,068 Wolcott, CO $77,252 Woody Creek, CO $78,223 Vail, CO $77,618 Pueblo, CO $73,078 Colorado City, CO $73,578 Aguilar, CO $73,899

Arlington, CO $72,598 Avondale, CO $73,274 Beulah, CO $73,583 Boncarbo, CO $73,935 Boone, CO $73,511 Branson, CO $73,330 Campo, CO $73,059 Cheraw, CO $73,199

Crowley, CO $73,355 Eads, CO $73,251 Fort Lyon, CO $73,170 Fowler, CO $73,380 Gardner, CO $74,098 Granada, CO $73,416 Hartman, CO $73,556 Hasty, CO $73,331

Haswell, CO $72,898 Hoehne, CO $73,816 Holly, CO $73,324 Kim, CO $73,255 La Junta, CO $73,302 Lamar, CO $73,526 Las Animas, CO $73,262 La Veta, CO $74,227

Mc Clave, CO $73,342 Manzanola, CO $73,246 Model, CO $73,358 Olney Springs, CO $73,120 Ordway, CO $72,757 Pritchett, CO $73,259 Rocky Ford, CO $73,140 Rye, CO $73,691

Sheridan Lake, CO $73,280 Springfield, CO $73,409 Sugar City, CO $72,562 Swink, CO $73,229 Trinchera, CO $73,500 Trinidad, CO $73,818 Two Buttes, CO $73,405 Vilas, CO $73,394

Walsenburg, CO $73,836 Walsh, CO $73,317 Weston, CO $74,075 Wiley, CO $73,275 Alamosa, CO $74,792 Antonito, CO $74,744 Arboles, CO $74,895 Arvada, CO $77,043

Aurora, CO $76,990 Bayfield, CO $75,106 Broomfield, CO $77,381 Commerce City, CO $76,862 Dupont, CO $77,009 Eldorado Springs, CO $78,843 Lafayette, CO $78,143 Louisville, CO $78,240

Westminster, CO $77,008 Wheat Ridge, CO $77,004 Agate, CO $74,276 Bennett, CO $76,207 Byers, CO $75,297 Castle Rock, CO $75,630 Deer Trail, CO $74,800 Elbert, CO $75,152

Elizabeth, CO $75,786 Englewood, CO $76,990 Franktown, CO $75,581 Kiowa, CO $75,241 Larkspur, CO $75,385 Littleton, CO $76,914 Lone Tree, CO $76,711 Louviers, CO $76,604

Monument, CO $75,311 Palmer Lake, CO $75,319 Parker, CO $76,430 Sedalia, CO $75,669 Strasburg, CO $75,964 Watkins, CO $76,534 Denver, CO $76,982 Thornton, CO $77,042

Boulder, CO $79,223 Golden, CO $76,998 Alma, CO $76,564 Bailey, CO $76,391 Black Hawk, CO $77,767 Bond, CO $77,244 Breckenridge, CO $76,728 Buffalo Creek, CO $76,127

Burns, CO $76,748 Central City, CO $77,330 Clark, CO $76,021 Climax, CO $76,817 Coalmont, CO $75,889 Como, CO $75,630 Conifer, CO $76,589 Cowdrey, CO $75,583

Dillon, CO $76,682 Dumont, CO $77,055 Evergreen, CO $76,864 Empire, CO $76,703 Fairplay, CO $75,701 Fraser, CO $76,789 Frisco, CO $77,156 Georgetown, CO $76,645

Granby, CO $76,585 Grand Lake, CO $76,543 Grant, CO $75,998 Hartsel, CO $75,297 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $76,482 Idaho Springs, CO $76,924 Idledale, CO $76,919 Indian Hills, CO $76,879

Jamestown, CO $79,096 Jefferson, CO $75,839 Kittredge, CO $76,887 Kremmling, CO $76,475 Leadville, CO $76,723 Mc Coy, CO $76,736 Morrison, CO $76,863 Nederland, CO $78,376

Oak Creek, CO $76,599 Parshall, CO $76,928 Phippsburg, CO $76,675 Pine, CO $76,219 Pinecliffe, CO $78,744 Rand, CO $75,895 Rollinsville, CO $78,010 Shawnee, CO $76,201

Silver Plume, CO $76,321 Steamboat Springs, CO $76,456 Tabernash, CO $76,968 Toponas, CO $76,646 Walden, CO $75,781 Ward, CO $78,170 Winter Park, CO $77,067 Yampa, CO $76,750

Silverthorne, CO $77,090 Longmont, CO $77,854 Allenspark, CO $77,501 Estes Park, CO $76,337 Bellvue, CO $75,360 Berthoud, CO $76,284 Dacono, CO $77,173 Drake, CO $75,387

Erie, CO $77,519 Firestone, CO $76,981 Fort Collins, CO $74,822 Frederick, CO $76,984 Blanca, CO $74,526 Capulin, CO $74,909 Center, CO $74,848 Chama, CO $74,271

Chimney Rock, CO $74,927 Chromo, CO $74,424 Conejos, CO $74,698 Creede, CO $75,090 Crestone, CO $74,561 Del Norte, CO $74,927 Fort Garland, CO $74,359 San Luis, CO $74,057

Homelake, CO $74,856 Hooper, CO $74,608 Ignacio, CO $74,782 Jaroso, CO $74,220 La Jara, CO $74,818 Manassa, CO $74,742 Moffat, CO $74,659 Monte Vista, CO $74,901

Mosca, CO $74,514 Pagosa Springs, CO $74,921 Romeo, CO $74,962 Saguache, CO $74,917 Sanford, CO $74,542 San Pablo, CO $74,159 South Fork, CO $75,001 Villa Grove, CO $74,760

Salida, CO $75,054 Almont, CO $76,986 Buena Vista, CO $76,868 Canon City, CO $74,719 Cimarron, CO $75,223 Coal Creek, CO $74,276 Coaldale, CO $74,870 Cotopaxi, CO $74,660

Crested Butte, CO $77,391 Florence, CO $74,159 Monarch, CO $75,211 Granite, CO $76,339 Gunnison, CO $75,282 Hillside, CO $74,632 Howard, CO $75,005 Lake City, CO $75,219

Nathrop, CO $75,279

Database Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Database Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$68,062

Average $77,042/year

$85,137

$5,672

Average $6,420/month

$7,095

$1,309

Average $1,482/week

$1,637

$33

Average $37/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,137	$7,095	$1,637	$41
Average	$77,042	$6,420	$1,482	$37
25th Percentile	$68,062	$5,672	$1,309	$33

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