Applications Engineer, Entry Salary in Colorado

How much does an Applications Engineer, Entry make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Applications Engineer, Entry in Colorado is $83,209 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,401
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,490 to $93,255
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,553

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Applications Engineer, Entry Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,255	$7,771	$1,793	$45
Average	$83,209	$6,934	$1,600	$40
25th Percentile	$74,490	$6,208	$1,433	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Applications Engineer, Entry Salaries

An Applications Engineer, Entry'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 Applications Engineer, Entry Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Applications Engineer, Entry'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): $75,632
Early Career (1-2 years): $98,769
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $127,096
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $148,950
Expert (over 8 years): $173,107

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$75,632
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$98,769
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$127,096
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$148,950
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$173,107

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How Do Applications Engineer, Entry 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 Applications Engineer, Entries. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,295.
California: $89,953.
Massachusetts: $88,754.

District of Columbia $90,295 California $89,953 Massachusetts $88,754 Washington $88,428 New Jersey $88,395 Alaska $88,281 Connecticut $87,156 New York $86,699

Hawaii $85,239 Rhode Island $84,554 Maryland $84,089 Minnesota $83,453 Colorado $83,209 Illinois $83,127 Oregon $82,817 Delaware $82,589

New Hampshire $82,445 Virginia $82,124 Pennsylvania $81,186 Nevada $80,713 North Dakota $80,558 Michigan $80,313 Wisconsin $80,224 Vermont $80,044

Texas $79,547 Maine $79,514 Arizona $79,465 Ohio $79,408 Georgia $78,658 Indiana $78,283 Wyoming $78,209 Utah $78,095

Iowa $78,046 Kansas $77,655 Louisiana $77,541 North Carolina $77,500 Missouri $77,484 Florida $77,165 Montana $76,994 Nebraska $76,831

Kentucky $76,741 South Carolina $76,415 Tennessee $76,211 Idaho $76,130 New Mexico $75,534 Oklahoma $75,404 Alabama $74,923 South Dakota $74,115

Arkansas $73,675 West Virginia $73,438 Mississippi $72,729

Top Paying Cities for Applications Engineer, Entries

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: $81,579
Hygiene: $84,415
Johnstown: $81,761

Glen Haven, CO $81,579 Hygiene, CO $84,415 Johnstown, CO $81,761 Laporte, CO $80,855 Livermore, CO $80,592 Loveland, CO $81,506 Lyons, CO $84,266 Masonville, CO $80,906

Mead, CO $82,690 Milliken, CO $81,648 Niwot, CO $85,077 Red Feather Lakes, CO $80,814 Severance, CO $80,971 Timnath, CO $80,866 Wellington, CO $80,414 Windsor, CO $80,983

Brighton, CO $82,990 Ault, CO $80,829 Briggsdale, CO $80,851 Carr, CO $79,460 Eastlake, CO $83,206 Eaton, CO $81,084 Evans, CO $81,497 Fort Lupton, CO $82,753

Galeton, CO $81,092 Gilcrest, CO $81,942 Gill, CO $81,225 Greeley, CO $81,296 Henderson, CO $83,119 Hudson, CO $82,481 Keenesburg, CO $82,083 Kersey, CO $81,235

La Salle, CO $81,801 Lucerne, CO $81,209 Nunn, CO $80,572 Orchard, CO $80,841 Pierce, CO $80,880 Ohio City, CO $81,712 Parlin, CO $81,328 Penrose, CO $80,618

Pitkin, CO $81,611 Poncha Springs, CO $81,058 Powderhorn, CO $81,158 Rockvale, CO $80,251 Sargents, CO $80,921 Twin Lakes, CO $83,593 Westcliffe, CO $80,296 Wetmore, CO $79,780

Durango, CO $81,386 Cahone, CO $81,185 Cortez, CO $81,124 Dolores, CO $81,317 Dove Creek, CO $81,104 Egnar, CO $81,149 Hesperus, CO $80,675 Lewis, CO $81,329

Mancos, CO $81,122 Marvel, CO $80,672 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $80,702 Pleasant View, CO $80,952 Rico, CO $81,337 Towaoc, CO $80,786 Yellow Jacket, CO $81,232 Montrose, CO $81,641

Austin, CO $81,747 Bedrock, CO $81,129 Cedaredge, CO $81,830 Cory, CO $81,728 Crawford, CO $81,496 Delta, CO $81,639 Eckert, CO $81,767 Hotchkiss, CO $81,717

Lazear, CO $81,656 Naturita, CO $81,294 Norwood, CO $81,325 Nucla, CO $81,418 Olathe, CO $81,550 Ophir, CO $81,414 Ouray, CO $81,400 Paonia, CO $82,092

Paradox, CO $81,174 Placerville, CO $81,339 Redvale, CO $81,364 Ridgway, CO $81,389 Silverton, CO $81,252 Somerset, CO $82,341 Telluride, CO $81,429 Grand Junction, CO $82,143

Platteville, CO $82,124 Roggen, CO $81,277 Weldona, CO $80,649 Wiggins, CO $81,081 Fort Morgan, CO $80,682 Log Lane Village, CO $80,946 Akron, CO $80,097 Amherst, CO $79,840

Atwood, CO $80,378 Brush, CO $80,372 Crook, CO $80,149 Eckley, CO $79,897 Fleming, CO $80,303 Grover, CO $80,239 Haxtun, CO $80,286 Hereford, CO $79,727

Hillrose, CO $80,451 Holyoke, CO $80,043 Idalia, CO $79,642 Iliff, CO $80,360 Julesburg, CO $80,036 Lindon, CO $79,754 Merino, CO $80,448 New Raymer, CO $80,430

Otis, CO $80,169 Ovid, CO $80,064 Padroni, CO $80,156 Paoli, CO $80,287 Peetz, CO $80,134 Sedgwick, CO $80,093 Snyder, CO $80,388 Sterling, CO $80,516

Stoneham, CO $80,434 Vernon, CO $79,718 Woodrow, CO $79,920 Wray, CO $79,877 Yuma, CO $80,145 Anton, CO $79,774 Arapahoe, CO $79,146 Arriba, CO $79,433

Bethune, CO $79,550 Burlington, CO $79,476 Calhan, CO $80,733 Cascade, CO $81,397 Cheyenne Wells, CO $79,261 Cope, CO $79,737 Cripple Creek, CO $81,244 Divide, CO $81,287

Flagler, CO $79,514 Florissant, CO $81,221 Fountain, CO $80,726 Genoa, CO $79,486 Green Mountain Falls, CO $81,377 Guffey, CO $81,134 Hugo, CO $79,000 Joes, CO $79,816

Karval, CO $78,541 Kirk, CO $79,750 Kit Carson, CO $79,162 Limon, CO $79,966 Lake George, CO $81,343 Manitou Springs, CO $81,397 Matheson, CO $79,907 Peyton, CO $81,114

Ramah, CO $79,391 Rush, CO $79,580 Seibert, CO $79,481 Simla, CO $80,271 Stratton, CO $79,560 U S A F Academy, CO $81,392 Victor, CO $81,207 Vona, CO $79,527

Wild Horse, CO $79,009 Woodland Park, CO $81,330 Yoder, CO $79,887 Colorado Springs, CO $81,398 Clifton, CO $82,092 Fruita, CO $81,888 Gateway, CO $81,312 Glade Park, CO $81,593

Loma, CO $81,918 Mack, CO $81,700 Palisade, CO $81,944 Whitewater, CO $81,587 Glenwood Springs, CO $82,935 Dinosaur, CO $81,565 Aspen, CO $84,489 Snowmass Village, CO $84,486

Avon, CO $83,727 Basalt, CO $84,220 Carbondale, CO $83,907 Collbran, CO $81,863 Craig, CO $82,464 De Beque, CO $81,853 Eagle, CO $83,385 Edwards, CO $83,563

Parachute, CO $82,280 Battlement Mesa, CO $82,204 Gypsum, CO $82,970 Hamilton, CO $82,815 Hayden, CO $82,581 Maybell, CO $81,667 Meeker, CO $82,823 Meredith, CO $83,943

Mesa, CO $81,823 Minturn, CO $83,472 Molina, CO $81,774 New Castle, CO $82,649 Rangely, CO $81,897 Red Cliff, CO $83,461 Rifle, CO $82,444 Silt, CO $82,411

Slater, CO $82,072 Snowmass, CO $84,316 Wolcott, CO $83,434 Woody Creek, CO $84,483 Vail, CO $83,830 Pueblo, CO $78,927 Colorado City, CO $79,467 Aguilar, CO $79,813

Arlington, CO $78,408 Avondale, CO $79,138 Beulah, CO $79,472 Boncarbo, CO $79,853 Boone, CO $79,394 Branson, CO $79,199 Campo, CO $78,906 Cheraw, CO $79,057

Crowley, CO $79,226 Eads, CO $79,114 Fort Lyon, CO $79,026 Fowler, CO $79,253 Gardner, CO $80,029 Granada, CO $79,292 Hartman, CO $79,443 Hasty, CO $79,200

Haswell, CO $78,732 Hoehne, CO $79,724 Holly, CO $79,193 Kim, CO $79,118 La Junta, CO $79,169 Lamar, CO $79,411 Las Animas, CO $79,125 La Veta, CO $80,168

Mc Clave, CO $79,212 Manzanola, CO $79,108 Model, CO $79,229 Olney Springs, CO $78,973 Ordway, CO $78,580 Pritchett, CO $79,122 Rocky Ford, CO $78,994 Rye, CO $79,588

Sheridan Lake, CO $79,145 Springfield, CO $79,284 Sugar City, CO $78,369 Swink, CO $79,090 Trinchera, CO $79,382 Trinidad, CO $79,726 Two Buttes, CO $79,280 Vilas, CO $79,268

Walsenburg, CO $79,746 Walsh, CO $79,185 Weston, CO $80,003 Wiley, CO $79,140 Alamosa, CO $80,777 Antonito, CO $80,726 Arboles, CO $80,889 Arvada, CO $83,209

Aurora, CO $83,152 Bayfield, CO $81,117 Broomfield, CO $83,575 Commerce City, CO $83,014 Dupont, CO $83,173 Eldorado Springs, CO $85,153 Lafayette, CO $84,398 Louisville, CO $84,502

Westminster, CO $83,171 Wheat Ridge, CO $83,167 Agate, CO $80,220 Bennett, CO $82,306 Byers, CO $81,323 Castle Rock, CO $81,683 Deer Trail, CO $80,786 Elbert, CO $81,167

Elizabeth, CO $81,851 Englewood, CO $83,152 Franktown, CO $81,630 Kiowa, CO $81,263 Larkspur, CO $81,418 Littleton, CO $83,070 Lone Tree, CO $82,851 Louviers, CO $82,736

Monument, CO $81,339 Palmer Lake, CO $81,347 Parker, CO $82,547 Sedalia, CO $81,725 Strasburg, CO $82,044 Watkins, CO $82,660 Denver, CO $83,143 Thornton, CO $83,209

Boulder, CO $85,564 Golden, CO $83,160 Alma, CO $82,692 Bailey, CO $82,505 Black Hawk, CO $83,991 Bond, CO $83,426 Breckenridge, CO $82,869 Buffalo Creek, CO $82,219

Burns, CO $82,890 Central City, CO $83,519 Clark, CO $82,105 Climax, CO $82,965 Coalmont, CO $81,963 Como, CO $81,683 Conifer, CO $82,719 Cowdrey, CO $81,632

Dillon, CO $82,820 Dumont, CO $83,222 Evergreen, CO $83,016 Empire, CO $82,842 Fairplay, CO $81,759 Fraser, CO $82,935 Frisco, CO $83,331 Georgetown, CO $82,780

Granby, CO $82,714 Grand Lake, CO $82,669 Grant, CO $82,081 Hartsel, CO $81,324 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $82,603 Idaho Springs, CO $83,080 Idledale, CO $83,075 Indian Hills, CO $83,032

Jamestown, CO $85,426 Jefferson, CO $81,909 Kittredge, CO $83,041 Kremmling, CO $82,595 Leadville, CO $82,864 Mc Coy, CO $82,877 Morrison, CO $83,014 Nederland, CO $84,649

Oak Creek, CO $82,730 Parshall, CO $83,085 Phippsburg, CO $82,811 Pine, CO $82,319 Pinecliffe, CO $85,047 Rand, CO $81,969 Rollinsville, CO $84,254 Shawnee, CO $82,299

Silver Plume, CO $82,429 Steamboat Springs, CO $82,576 Tabernash, CO $83,129 Toponas, CO $82,780 Walden, CO $81,847 Ward, CO $84,426 Winter Park, CO $83,235 Yampa, CO $82,893

Silverthorne, CO $83,260 Longmont, CO $84,085 Allenspark, CO $83,704 Estes Park, CO $82,447 Bellvue, CO $81,392 Berthoud, CO $82,389 Dacono, CO $83,350 Drake, CO $81,421

Erie, CO $83,723 Firestone, CO $83,142 Fort Collins, CO $80,811 Frederick, CO $83,146 Blanca, CO $80,491 Capulin, CO $80,905 Center, CO $80,839 Chama, CO $80,216

Chimney Rock, CO $80,923 Chromo, CO $80,380 Conejos, CO $80,676 Creede, CO $81,100 Crestone, CO $80,529 Del Norte, CO $80,923 Fort Garland, CO $80,310 San Luis, CO $79,984

Homelake, CO $80,848 Hooper, CO $80,579 Ignacio, CO $80,768 Jaroso, CO $80,160 La Jara, CO $80,806 Manassa, CO $80,724 Moffat, CO $80,635 Monte Vista, CO $80,896

Mosca, CO $80,477 Pagosa Springs, CO $80,917 Romeo, CO $80,962 Saguache, CO $80,913 Sanford, CO $80,508 San Pablo, CO $80,095 South Fork, CO $81,004 Villa Grove, CO $80,743

Salida, CO $81,060 Almont, CO $83,147 Buena Vista, CO $83,020 Canon City, CO $80,699 Cimarron, CO $81,244 Coal Creek, CO $80,220 Coaldale, CO $80,862 Cotopaxi, CO $80,636

Crested Butte, CO $83,584 Florence, CO $80,094 Monarch, CO $81,230 Granite, CO $82,449 Gunnison, CO $81,307 Hillside, CO $80,605 Howard, CO $81,008 Lake City, CO $81,239

Nathrop, CO $81,304

Applications Engineer, Entry Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Applications Engineer, Entry roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Applications Engineer, Entry positions in Construction or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Applications Engineer, Entry as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Applications Engineer, Entry

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$112,332	$54.0	35%
Financial Services	$108,171	$52.0	30%
Biotechnology	$104,011	$50.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$99,850	$48.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$95,690	$46.0	15%

Applications Engineer, Entry Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Applications Engineer, Entry'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

$74,490

Average $83,209/year

$93,255

$6,208

Average $6,934/month

$7,771

$1,433

Average $1,600/week

$1,793

$36

Average $40/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,255	$7,771	$1,793	$45
Average	$83,209	$6,934	$1,600	$40
25th Percentile	$74,490	$6,208	$1,433	$36

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