Desktop Engineer Salary in Colorado

How much does a Desktop Engineer make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Desktop Engineer in Colorado is $75,797 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,174
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,233 to $84,893
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,346

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Desktop Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,893	$7,074	$1,633	$41
Average	$75,797	$6,316	$1,458	$36
25th Percentile	$68,233	$5,686	$1,312	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Desktop Engineer Salaries

A Desktop 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 Do Desktop 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 Desktop Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,253.
California: $81,941.
Massachusetts: $80,849.

District of Columbia $82,253 California $81,941 Massachusetts $80,849 Washington $80,552 New Jersey $80,522 Alaska $80,418 Connecticut $79,393 New York $78,977

Hawaii $77,647 Rhode Island $77,023 Maryland $76,600 Minnesota $76,020 Colorado $75,797 Illinois $75,723 Oregon $75,441 Delaware $75,233

New Hampshire $75,102 Virginia $74,809 Pennsylvania $73,955 Nevada $73,524 North Dakota $73,383 Michigan $73,160 Wisconsin $73,078 Vermont $72,915

Texas $72,462 Maine $72,432 Arizona $72,387 Ohio $72,335 Georgia $71,652 Indiana $71,310 Wyoming $71,243 Utah $71,139

Iowa $71,095 Kansas $70,738 Louisiana $70,634 North Carolina $70,597 Missouri $70,582 Florida $70,293 Montana $70,137 Nebraska $69,988

Kentucky $69,906 South Carolina $69,609 Tennessee $69,423 Idaho $69,349 New Mexico $68,807 Oklahoma $68,688 Alabama $68,250 South Dakota $67,514

Arkansas $67,113 West Virginia $66,898 Mississippi $66,251

Top Paying Cities for Desktop 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: $74,313
Hygiene: $76,896
Johnstown: $74,479

Glen Haven, CO $74,313 Hygiene, CO $76,896 Johnstown, CO $74,479 Laporte, CO $73,653 Livermore, CO $73,414 Loveland, CO $74,246 Lyons, CO $76,761 Masonville, CO $73,700

Mead, CO $75,325 Milliken, CO $74,375 Niwot, CO $77,499 Red Feather Lakes, CO $73,616 Severance, CO $73,759 Timnath, CO $73,664 Wellington, CO $73,251 Windsor, CO $73,770

Brighton, CO $75,598 Ault, CO $73,630 Briggsdale, CO $73,650 Carr, CO $72,383 Eastlake, CO $75,795 Eaton, CO $73,862 Evans, CO $74,238 Fort Lupton, CO $75,383

Galeton, CO $73,870 Gilcrest, CO $74,644 Gill, CO $73,991 Greeley, CO $74,055 Henderson, CO $75,716 Hudson, CO $75,135 Keenesburg, CO $74,772 Kersey, CO $74,000

La Salle, CO $74,515 Lucerne, CO $73,976 Nunn, CO $73,396 Orchard, CO $73,641 Pierce, CO $73,676 Ohio City, CO $74,434 Parlin, CO $74,084 Penrose, CO $73,437

Pitkin, CO $74,342 Poncha Springs, CO $73,838 Powderhorn, CO $73,930 Rockvale, CO $73,104 Sargents, CO $73,714 Twin Lakes, CO $76,148 Westcliffe, CO $73,145 Wetmore, CO $72,674

Durango, CO $74,137 Cahone, CO $73,954 Cortez, CO $73,899 Dolores, CO $74,075 Dove Creek, CO $73,881 Egnar, CO $73,922 Hesperus, CO $73,489 Lewis, CO $74,085

Mancos, CO $73,897 Marvel, CO $73,487 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $73,514 Pleasant View, CO $73,742 Rico, CO $74,092 Towaoc, CO $73,590 Yellow Jacket, CO $73,997 Montrose, CO $74,370

Austin, CO $74,466 Bedrock, CO $73,903 Cedaredge, CO $74,542 Cory, CO $74,448 Crawford, CO $74,237 Delta, CO $74,368 Eckert, CO $74,485 Hotchkiss, CO $74,439

Lazear, CO $74,383 Naturita, CO $74,053 Norwood, CO $74,082 Nucla, CO $74,167 Olathe, CO $74,286 Ophir, CO $74,162 Ouray, CO $74,150 Paonia, CO $74,780

Paradox, CO $73,944 Placerville, CO $74,094 Redvale, CO $74,117 Ridgway, CO $74,140 Silverton, CO $74,015 Somerset, CO $75,007 Telluride, CO $74,176 Grand Junction, CO $74,827

Platteville, CO $74,809 Roggen, CO $74,037 Weldona, CO $73,466 Wiggins, CO $73,859 Fort Morgan, CO $73,496 Log Lane Village, CO $73,737 Akron, CO $72,963 Amherst, CO $72,729

Atwood, CO $73,219 Brush, CO $73,214 Crook, CO $73,011 Eckley, CO $72,780 Fleming, CO $73,150 Grover, CO $73,092 Haxtun, CO $73,136 Hereford, CO $72,626

Hillrose, CO $73,286 Holyoke, CO $72,914 Idalia, CO $72,549 Iliff, CO $73,202 Julesburg, CO $72,908 Lindon, CO $72,650 Merino, CO $73,283 New Raymer, CO $73,266

Otis, CO $73,029 Ovid, CO $72,933 Padroni, CO $73,017 Paoli, CO $73,136 Peetz, CO $72,997 Sedgwick, CO $72,960 Snyder, CO $73,228 Sterling, CO $73,344

Stoneham, CO $73,270 Vernon, CO $72,618 Woodrow, CO $72,802 Wray, CO $72,763 Yuma, CO $73,006 Anton, CO $72,669 Arapahoe, CO $72,096 Arriba, CO $72,358

Bethune, CO $72,465 Burlington, CO $72,397 Calhan, CO $73,543 Cascade, CO $74,147 Cheyenne Wells, CO $72,201 Cope, CO $72,635 Cripple Creek, CO $74,008 Divide, CO $74,047

Flagler, CO $72,432 Florissant, CO $73,987 Fountain, CO $73,536 Genoa, CO $72,407 Green Mountain Falls, CO $74,129 Guffey, CO $73,907 Hugo, CO $71,963 Joes, CO $72,707

Karval, CO $71,546 Kirk, CO $72,647 Kit Carson, CO $72,111 Limon, CO $72,844 Lake George, CO $74,098 Manitou Springs, CO $74,147 Matheson, CO $72,790 Peyton, CO $73,890

Ramah, CO $72,320 Rush, CO $72,492 Seibert, CO $72,402 Simla, CO $73,121 Stratton, CO $72,474 U S A F Academy, CO $74,143 Victor, CO $73,974 Vona, CO $72,444

Wild Horse, CO $71,972 Woodland Park, CO $74,086 Yoder, CO $72,772 Colorado Springs, CO $74,148 Clifton, CO $74,780 Fruita, CO $74,595 Gateway, CO $74,069 Glade Park, CO $74,326

Loma, CO $74,621 Mack, CO $74,423 Palisade, CO $74,645 Whitewater, CO $74,321 Glenwood Springs, CO $75,549 Dinosaur, CO $74,300 Aspen, CO $76,964 Snowmass Village, CO $76,961

Avon, CO $76,270 Basalt, CO $76,719 Carbondale, CO $76,433 Collbran, CO $74,572 Craig, CO $75,119 De Beque, CO $74,563 Eagle, CO $75,958 Edwards, CO $76,121

Parachute, CO $74,951 Battlement Mesa, CO $74,882 Gypsum, CO $75,580 Hamilton, CO $75,439 Hayden, CO $75,226 Maybell, CO $74,393 Meeker, CO $75,446 Meredith, CO $76,467

Mesa, CO $74,535 Minturn, CO $76,037 Molina, CO $74,491 New Castle, CO $75,288 Rangely, CO $74,603 Red Cliff, CO $76,028 Rifle, CO $75,101 Silt, CO $75,071

Slater, CO $74,762 Snowmass, CO $76,806 Wolcott, CO $76,003 Woody Creek, CO $76,959 Vail, CO $76,363 Pueblo, CO $71,897 Colorado City, CO $72,389 Aguilar, CO $72,705

Arlington, CO $71,425 Avondale, CO $72,090 Beulah, CO $72,393 Boncarbo, CO $72,740 Boone, CO $72,323 Branson, CO $72,145 Campo, CO $71,878 Cheraw, CO $72,016

Crowley, CO $72,170 Eads, CO $72,067 Fort Lyon, CO $71,988 Fowler, CO $72,194 Gardner, CO $72,901 Granada, CO $72,229 Hartman, CO $72,367 Hasty, CO $72,146

Haswell, CO $71,720 Hoehne, CO $72,623 Holly, CO $72,139 Kim, CO $72,071 La Junta, CO $72,118 Lamar, CO $72,338 Las Animas, CO $72,078 La Veta, CO $73,028

Mc Clave, CO $72,157 Manzanola, CO $72,062 Model, CO $72,172 Olney Springs, CO $71,939 Ordway, CO $71,581 Pritchett, CO $72,075 Rocky Ford, CO $71,958 Rye, CO $72,500

Sheridan Lake, CO $72,096 Springfield, CO $72,223 Sugar City, CO $71,389 Swink, CO $72,046 Trinchera, CO $72,312 Trinidad, CO $72,625 Two Buttes, CO $72,219 Vilas, CO $72,208

Walsenburg, CO $72,643 Walsh, CO $72,132 Weston, CO $72,878 Wiley, CO $72,091 Alamosa, CO $73,583 Antonito, CO $73,536 Arboles, CO $73,685 Arvada, CO $75,798

Aurora, CO $75,746 Bayfield, CO $73,892 Broomfield, CO $76,131 Commerce City, CO $75,620 Dupont, CO $75,765 Eldorado Springs, CO $77,568 Lafayette, CO $76,881 Louisville, CO $76,976

Westminster, CO $75,763 Wheat Ridge, CO $75,759 Agate, CO $73,075 Bennett, CO $74,975 Byers, CO $74,080 Castle Rock, CO $74,408 Deer Trail, CO $73,591 Elbert, CO $73,938

Elizabeth, CO $74,561 Englewood, CO $75,746 Franktown, CO $74,359 Kiowa, CO $74,025 Larkspur, CO $74,167 Littleton, CO $75,671 Lone Tree, CO $75,471 Louviers, CO $75,366

Monument, CO $74,094 Palmer Lake, CO $74,101 Parker, CO $75,195 Sedalia, CO $74,446 Strasburg, CO $74,737 Watkins, CO $75,297 Denver, CO $75,738 Thornton, CO $75,797

Boulder, CO $77,943 Golden, CO $75,754 Alma, CO $75,327 Bailey, CO $75,156 Black Hawk, CO $76,511 Bond, CO $75,996 Breckenridge, CO $75,488 Buffalo Creek, CO $74,896

Burns, CO $75,508 Central City, CO $76,080 Clark, CO $74,792 Climax, CO $75,575 Coalmont, CO $74,663 Como, CO $74,408 Conifer, CO $75,352 Cowdrey, CO $74,361

Dillon, CO $75,443 Dumont, CO $75,809 Evergreen, CO $75,622 Empire, CO $75,463 Fairplay, CO $74,477 Fraser, CO $75,549 Frisco, CO $75,909 Georgetown, CO $75,407

Granby, CO $75,347 Grand Lake, CO $75,306 Grant, CO $74,770 Hartsel, CO $74,081 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $75,246 Idaho Springs, CO $75,681 Idledale, CO $75,676 Indian Hills, CO $75,637

Jamestown, CO $77,817 Jefferson, CO $74,613 Kittredge, CO $75,644 Kremmling, CO $75,239 Leadville, CO $75,483 Mc Coy, CO $75,496 Morrison, CO $75,621 Nederland, CO $77,109

Oak Creek, CO $75,361 Parshall, CO $75,685 Phippsburg, CO $75,436 Pine, CO $74,987 Pinecliffe, CO $77,472 Rand, CO $74,668 Rollinsville, CO $76,750 Shawnee, CO $74,969

Silver Plume, CO $75,087 Steamboat Springs, CO $75,221 Tabernash, CO $75,725 Toponas, CO $75,407 Walden, CO $74,557 Ward, CO $76,907 Winter Park, CO $75,822 Yampa, CO $75,510

Silverthorne, CO $75,844 Longmont, CO $76,596 Allenspark, CO $76,248 Estes Park, CO $75,104 Bellvue, CO $74,142 Berthoud, CO $75,051 Dacono, CO $75,926 Drake, CO $74,169

Erie, CO $76,266 Firestone, CO $75,737 Fort Collins, CO $73,613 Frederick, CO $75,740 Blanca, CO $73,322 Capulin, CO $73,699 Center, CO $73,639 Chama, CO $73,071

Chimney Rock, CO $73,716 Chromo, CO $73,221 Conejos, CO $73,491 Creede, CO $73,876 Crestone, CO $73,356 Del Norte, CO $73,716 Fort Garland, CO $73,157 San Luis, CO $72,860

Homelake, CO $73,647 Hooper, CO $73,402 Ignacio, CO $73,574 Jaroso, CO $73,020 La Jara, CO $73,609 Manassa, CO $73,535 Moffat, CO $73,453 Monte Vista, CO $73,691

Mosca, CO $73,309 Pagosa Springs, CO $73,710 Romeo, CO $73,751 Saguache, CO $73,706 Sanford, CO $73,338 San Pablo, CO $72,961 South Fork, CO $73,789 Villa Grove, CO $73,552

Salida, CO $73,841 Almont, CO $75,742 Buena Vista, CO $75,626 Canon City, CO $73,511 Cimarron, CO $74,008 Coal Creek, CO $73,075 Coaldale, CO $73,660 Cotopaxi, CO $73,454

Crested Butte, CO $76,140 Florence, CO $72,960 Monarch, CO $73,995 Granite, CO $75,106 Gunnison, CO $74,065 Hillside, CO $73,426 Howard, CO $73,793 Lake City, CO $74,003

Nathrop, CO $74,063

Desktop Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Desktop Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Desktop Engineer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Desktop Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Desktop Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$94,747	$46.0	25%
Internet	$90,957	$44.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$87,167	$42.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$83,377	$40.0	10%
Insurance	$83,377	$40.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Desktop 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 July 01, 2026

$68,233

Average $75,797/year

$84,893

$5,686

Average $6,316/month

$7,074

$1,312

Average $1,458/week

$1,633

$33

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,893	$7,074	$1,633	$41
Average	$75,797	$6,316	$1,458	$36
25th Percentile	$68,233	$5,686	$1,312	$33

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