Reliability Engineer Salary in Colorado

How much does a Reliability Engineer make in Colorado?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Reliability Engineer in Colorado is $80,344 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,351
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,854 to $85,059
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,946

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Reliability Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,059	$7,088	$1,636	$41
Average	$80,344	$6,695	$1,545	$39
25th Percentile	$73,854	$6,155	$1,420	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Reliability Engineer Salaries

A Reliability 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 Reliability Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Reliability 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): $79,998
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,676
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,365
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,450
Expert (over 8 years): $165,739

Levels	Salary
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$79,998
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$95,676
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$115,365
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$140,450
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$165,739

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

District of Columbia: $87,187.
California: $86,857.
Massachusetts: $85,699.

District of Columbia $87,187 California $86,857 Massachusetts $85,699 Washington $85,384 New Jersey $85,353 Alaska $85,242 Connecticut $84,156 New York $83,715

Hawaii $82,305 Rhode Island $81,644 Maryland $81,195 Minnesota $80,581 Colorado $80,344 Illinois $80,266 Oregon $79,966 Delaware $79,746

New Hampshire $79,607 Virginia $79,297 Pennsylvania $78,391 Nevada $77,935 North Dakota $77,785 Michigan $77,549 Wisconsin $77,462 Vermont $77,289

Texas $76,809 Maine $76,777 Arizona $76,730 Ohio $76,675 Georgia $75,950 Indiana $75,588 Wyoming $75,517 Utah $75,407

Iowa $75,360 Kansas $74,982 Louisiana $74,872 North Carolina $74,832 Missouri $74,816 Florida $74,509 Montana $74,344 Nebraska $74,186

Kentucky $74,100 South Carolina $73,785 Tennessee $73,588 Idaho $73,509 New Mexico $72,934 Oklahoma $72,808 Alabama $72,344 South Dakota $71,564

Arkansas $71,139 West Virginia $70,911 Mississippi $70,226

Top Paying Cities for Reliability 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: $77,557
Hygiene: $82,541
Johnstown: $79,336

Glen Haven, CO $77,557 Hygiene, CO $82,541 Johnstown, CO $79,336 Laporte, CO $78,029 Livermore, CO $77,872 Loveland, CO $77,927 Lyons, CO $82,486 Masonville, CO $78,029

Mead, CO $79,730 Milliken, CO $79,273 Niwot, CO $82,644 Red Feather Lakes, CO $75,706 Severance, CO $77,769 Timnath, CO $78,029 Wellington, CO $78,029 Windsor, CO $77,872

Brighton, CO $79,864 Ault, CO $77,502 Briggsdale, CO $75,635 Carr, CO $74,202 Eastlake, CO $80,179 Eaton, CO $77,061 Evans, CO $78,730 Fort Lupton, CO $79,998

Galeton, CO $76,439 Gilcrest, CO $79,273 Gill, CO $77,045 Greeley, CO $78,486 Henderson, CO $80,069 Hudson, CO $79,951 Keenesburg, CO $79,864 Kersey, CO $78,139

La Salle, CO $78,966 Lucerne, CO $77,399 Nunn, CO $77,557 Orchard, CO $77,242 Pierce, CO $77,557 Ohio City, CO $80,793 Parlin, CO $80,793 Penrose, CO $76,509

Pitkin, CO $80,793 Poncha Springs, CO $80,793 Powderhorn, CO $80,793 Rockvale, CO $76,423 Sargents, CO $80,793 Twin Lakes, CO $81,053 Westcliffe, CO $75,423 Wetmore, CO $75,919

Durango, CO $77,013 Cahone, CO $80,793 Cortez, CO $80,793 Dolores, CO $80,793 Dove Creek, CO $80,793 Egnar, CO $80,793 Hesperus, CO $77,013 Lewis, CO $80,793

Mancos, CO $80,793 Marvel, CO $75,627 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $75,627 Pleasant View, CO $80,793 Rico, CO $80,793 Towaoc, CO $75,627 Yellow Jacket, CO $80,793 Montrose, CO $80,793

Austin, CO $80,793 Bedrock, CO $80,793 Cedaredge, CO $80,793 Cory, CO $80,793 Crawford, CO $80,793 Delta, CO $80,793 Eckert, CO $80,793 Hotchkiss, CO $80,793

Lazear, CO $80,793 Naturita, CO $80,793 Norwood, CO $80,793 Nucla, CO $80,793 Olathe, CO $80,793 Ophir, CO $80,793 Ouray, CO $80,793 Paonia, CO $80,793

Paradox, CO $80,793 Placerville, CO $80,793 Redvale, CO $80,793 Ridgway, CO $80,793 Silverton, CO $80,793 Somerset, CO $80,793 Telluride, CO $80,793 Grand Junction, CO $80,793

Platteville, CO $79,612 Roggen, CO $79,171 Weldona, CO $78,368 Wiggins, CO $78,368 Fort Morgan, CO $78,368 Log Lane Village, CO $78,368 Akron, CO $76,746 Amherst, CO $75,368

Atwood, CO $75,368 Brush, CO $76,746 Crook, CO $73,493 Eckley, CO $76,746 Fleming, CO $75,368 Grover, CO $73,493 Haxtun, CO $75,368 Hereford, CO $73,493

Hillrose, CO $76,746 Holyoke, CO $75,368 Idalia, CO $77,572 Iliff, CO $73,493 Julesburg, CO $73,493 Lindon, CO $79,494 Merino, CO $75,368 New Raymer, CO $75,368

Otis, CO $76,746 Ovid, CO $73,493 Padroni, CO $73,493 Paoli, CO $75,368 Peetz, CO $73,493 Sedgwick, CO $73,493 Snyder, CO $76,746 Sterling, CO $75,368

Stoneham, CO $75,368 Vernon, CO $77,006 Woodrow, CO $79,494 Wray, CO $77,982 Yuma, CO $76,746 Anton, CO $79,494 Arapahoe, CO $76,612 Arriba, CO $77,809

Bethune, CO $77,572 Burlington, CO $77,572 Calhan, CO $77,809 Cascade, CO $78,596 Cheyenne Wells, CO $76,612 Cope, CO $78,651 Cripple Creek, CO $78,069 Divide, CO $78,069

Flagler, CO $77,572 Florissant, CO $77,809 Fountain, CO $78,384 Genoa, CO $77,809 Green Mountain Falls, CO $78,439 Guffey, CO $77,809 Hugo, CO $77,809 Joes, CO $78,651

Karval, CO $76,612 Kirk, CO $78,651 Kit Carson, CO $76,612 Limon, CO $77,809 Lake George, CO $77,809 Manitou Springs, CO $78,596 Matheson, CO $77,809 Peyton, CO $77,911

Ramah, CO $77,809 Rush, CO $77,258 Seibert, CO $77,572 Simla, CO $77,809 Stratton, CO $77,572 U S A F Academy, CO $78,541 Victor, CO $78,124 Vona, CO $77,572

Wild Horse, CO $76,612 Woodland Park, CO $78,226 Yoder, CO $77,139 Colorado Springs, CO $78,596 Clifton, CO $80,793 Fruita, CO $80,793 Gateway, CO $80,793 Glade Park, CO $80,793

Loma, CO $80,793 Mack, CO $80,793 Palisade, CO $80,793 Whitewater, CO $80,793 Glenwood Springs, CO $80,793 Dinosaur, CO $77,368 Aspen, CO $81,581 Snowmass Village, CO $81,581

Avon, CO $80,959 Basalt, CO $81,266 Carbondale, CO $80,730 Collbran, CO $80,793 Craig, CO $80,171 De Beque, CO $80,793 Eagle, CO $80,486 Edwards, CO $80,903

Parachute, CO $80,793 Battlement Mesa, CO $80,793 Gypsum, CO $80,455 Hamilton, CO $80,171 Hayden, CO $80,171 Maybell, CO $80,486 Meeker, CO $80,486 Meredith, CO $81,368

Mesa, CO $80,793 Minturn, CO $80,959 Molina, CO $80,793 New Castle, CO $80,793 Rangely, CO $80,486 Red Cliff, CO $80,959 Rifle, CO $80,793 Silt, CO $80,793

Slater, CO $72,682 Snowmass, CO $81,423 Wolcott, CO $80,644 Woody Creek, CO $81,581 Vail, CO $80,959 Pueblo, CO $76,210 Colorado City, CO $75,423 Aguilar, CO $75,423

Arlington, CO $75,423 Avondale, CO $76,053 Beulah, CO $75,423 Boncarbo, CO $75,423 Boone, CO $75,793 Branson, CO $75,423 Campo, CO $73,202 Cheraw, CO $75,423

Crowley, CO $75,423 Eads, CO $75,423 Fort Lyon, CO $75,423 Fowler, CO $75,423 Gardner, CO $75,423 Granada, CO $75,423 Hartman, CO $75,423 Hasty, CO $75,423

Haswell, CO $75,423 Hoehne, CO $75,423 Holly, CO $75,423 Kim, CO $75,423 La Junta, CO $75,423 Lamar, CO $75,423 Las Animas, CO $75,423 La Veta, CO $75,423

Mc Clave, CO $75,423 Manzanola, CO $75,423 Model, CO $75,423 Olney Springs, CO $75,423 Ordway, CO $75,423 Pritchett, CO $75,423 Rocky Ford, CO $75,423 Rye, CO $75,423

Sheridan Lake, CO $75,423 Springfield, CO $75,423 Sugar City, CO $75,423 Swink, CO $75,423 Trinchera, CO $75,423 Trinidad, CO $75,423 Two Buttes, CO $75,423 Vilas, CO $75,423

Walsenburg, CO $75,423 Walsh, CO $73,202 Weston, CO $75,423 Wiley, CO $75,423 Alamosa, CO $75,423 Antonito, CO $73,234 Arboles, CO $73,234 Arvada, CO $80,281

Aurora, CO $80,226 Bayfield, CO $77,013 Broomfield, CO $81,226 Commerce City, CO $80,281 Dupont, CO $80,281 Eldorado Springs, CO $82,644 Lafayette, CO $82,541 Louisville, CO $82,644

Westminster, CO $80,281 Wheat Ridge, CO $80,281 Agate, CO $78,651 Bennett, CO $79,494 Byers, CO $79,494 Castle Rock, CO $78,888 Deer Trail, CO $79,494 Elbert, CO $78,210

Elizabeth, CO $78,809 Englewood, CO $80,281 Franktown, CO $78,880 Kiowa, CO $78,651 Larkspur, CO $78,313 Littleton, CO $80,226 Lone Tree, CO $80,226 Louviers, CO $79,809

Monument, CO $78,226 Palmer Lake, CO $78,069 Parker, CO $79,675 Sedalia, CO $79,557 Strasburg, CO $79,494 Watkins, CO $80,171 Denver, CO $80,281 Thornton, CO $80,281

Boulder, CO $82,644 Golden, CO $80,226 Alma, CO $80,368 Bailey, CO $80,084 Black Hawk, CO $82,171 Bond, CO $80,329 Breckenridge, CO $80,423 Buffalo Creek, CO $79,604

Burns, CO $80,258 Central City, CO $82,116 Clark, CO $76,423 Climax, CO $80,486 Coalmont, CO $79,754 Como, CO $80,171 Conifer, CO $80,368 Cowdrey, CO $72,682

Dillon, CO $80,486 Dumont, CO $80,817 Evergreen, CO $79,754 Empire, CO $80,762 Fairplay, CO $80,336 Fraser, CO $81,014 Frisco, CO $80,588 Georgetown, CO $80,722

Granby, CO $81,195 Grand Lake, CO $80,746 Grant, CO $80,273 Hartsel, CO $79,588 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $80,730 Idaho Springs, CO $80,785 Idledale, CO $80,069 Indian Hills, CO $80,021

Jamestown, CO $82,644 Jefferson, CO $80,171 Kittredge, CO $79,864 Kremmling, CO $80,171 Leadville, CO $80,478 Mc Coy, CO $80,171 Morrison, CO $80,179 Nederland, CO $82,541

Oak Creek, CO $80,171 Parshall, CO $80,455 Phippsburg, CO $80,171 Pine, CO $80,069 Pinecliffe, CO $82,644 Rand, CO $79,754 Rollinsville, CO $82,486 Shawnee, CO $80,234

Silver Plume, CO $80,707 Steamboat Springs, CO $80,171 Tabernash, CO $81,116 Toponas, CO $80,171 Walden, CO $74,958 Ward, CO $82,589 Winter Park, CO $80,927 Yampa, CO $80,171

Silverthorne, CO $80,588 Longmont, CO $82,431 Allenspark, CO $82,329 Estes Park, CO $79,549 Bellvue, CO $78,029 Berthoud, CO $79,762 Dacono, CO $80,888 Drake, CO $77,714

Erie, CO $82,431 Firestone, CO $80,053 Fort Collins, CO $78,029 Frederick, CO $82,116 Blanca, CO $75,423 Capulin, CO $74,328 Center, CO $75,423 Chama, CO $75,423

Chimney Rock, CO $77,013 Chromo, CO $73,234 Conejos, CO $73,234 Creede, CO $80,793 Crestone, CO $75,423 Del Norte, CO $78,006 Fort Garland, CO $75,423 San Luis, CO $73,234

Homelake, CO $75,423 Hooper, CO $75,423 Ignacio, CO $73,234 Jaroso, CO $73,234 La Jara, CO $74,328 Manassa, CO $74,328 Moffat, CO $75,423 Monte Vista, CO $75,423

Mosca, CO $75,423 Pagosa Springs, CO $73,234 Romeo, CO $74,328 Saguache, CO $78,006 Sanford, CO $74,328 San Pablo, CO $75,423 South Fork, CO $80,793 Villa Grove, CO $78,006

Salida, CO $79,305 Almont, CO $80,793 Buena Vista, CO $80,793 Canon City, CO $76,698 Cimarron, CO $80,793 Coal Creek, CO $76,391 Coaldale, CO $76,612 Cotopaxi, CO $76,612

Crested Butte, CO $80,848 Florence, CO $76,446 Monarch, CO $80,793 Granite, CO $80,596 Gunnison, CO $80,793 Hillside, CO $76,612 Howard, CO $77,809 Lake City, CO $80,793

Nathrop, CO $80,793

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

Understanding how a Reliability 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 January 01, 2026

$73,854

Average $80,344/year

$85,059

$6,155

Average $6,695/month

$7,088

$1,420

Average $1,545/week

$1,636

$36

Average $39/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,059	$7,088	$1,636	$41
Average	$80,344	$6,695	$1,545	$39
25th Percentile	$73,854	$6,155	$1,420	$36

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