Grants Manager Salary in Denver, Colorado

How much does a Grants Manager make in Denver, CO?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Grants Manager in Denver, CO is $94,228. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $79,710 to $109,608, with most professionals earning between $66,492 and $123,612.

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What does a Grants Manager do?

Common responsibilities of a Grants Manager

Manage and conduct the full range of activities needed to develop persuasive proposals for grant requests, including the writing of narratives, preparation of budgets, and development of final materials for submittal, ensuring all deadlines are met.

August 30, 2022

Lead post-award grant administration to ensure that budgeting and administrative policies, procedures, activity tracking, reporting and any other grantor requirements are followed.

December 05, 2022

Prepares quarterly grants attestations, performs grant financial analysis to identify and forecast trends in spending and potential shortfalls or overdrafts, recommending strategies to effectively manage spending patterns and mitigate business risk.

February 18, 2023

Works closely with program staff to conceptualize, write and/or edit requests for funding, review program evaluation data, and carry out the documentation required grant submission and reports.

February 25, 2023

Reviews grants and contracts proposals and expenditures prior to payment for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and regulations.

April 02, 2023

Monitor payroll transactions to ensure the salary costs and cost share expenses are appropriately applied according to sponsor guidelines and institutional policy.

April 07, 2023

Provides regular progress (or lack thereof) reports to executive leadership and department heads informing them where they are at with relation to grant requirements and holds departments accountable.

April 14, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Grants Manager in Denver, CO

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

79710

109608

94228

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

80022

110316

94636

What is the average salary for Grants Manager in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Grants Manager in Denver, CO. The base salary for Grants Manager ranges from $79,710 to $109,608 with the average base salary of $94,228. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $80,022 to $110,316 with the average total cash compensation of $94,636.

View Average Salary for Grants Manager as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$94,228	$79,710 - $109,608
Bonus	$409	$312 - $707
Total Pay	$94,636	$80,022 - $110,316

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Grants Manager Salary Near Denver, CO

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Westminster, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,710 - $109,608	COMPARE TO Denver, CO 0%
CITY, STATE Aurora, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,655 - $109,533	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Arvada, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,710 - $109,608	COMPARE TO Denver, CO 0%
CITY, STATE Broomfield, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,648 - $110,899	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Castle Rock, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,326 - $107,706	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Boulder, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,056 - $112,834	COMPARE TO Denver, CO

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About Denver, Colorado

Denver is in the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor, between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east. Denver's topography consists of plains in the city center with hilly areas to the north, west and south. According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 155 square miles (401 km2), of which 153 square miles (396 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (1.1%) is water. The City and County of Denver is surrounded by only three other counties: Adams County to the north and east, Arapahoe County to the south and east, and Jefferson County...

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