Test Engineer Salary in Colorado

How much does a Test Engineer make in Colorado?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Test Engineer in Colorado is $114,796 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $132,095
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $106,804 to $123,851
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $99,528

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Test Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,851	$10,321	$2,382	$60
Average	$114,796	$9,566	$2,208	$55
25th Percentile	$106,804	$8,900	$2,054	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Test Engineer Salaries

A Test 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 Test Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Test 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): $72,368
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,399
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,130
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,742
Expert (over 8 years): $150,308

Levels	Salary
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$72,368
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$81,399
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$114,130
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$137,742
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$150,308

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What Am I Worth?

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

District of Columbia: $124,573.
California: $124,101.
Massachusetts: $122,447.

District of Columbia $124,573 California $124,101 Massachusetts $122,447 Washington $121,997 New Jersey $121,952 Alaska $121,794 Connecticut $120,242 New York $119,612

Hawaii $117,598 Rhode Island $116,652 Maryland $116,011 Minnesota $115,134 Colorado $114,796 Illinois $114,683 Oregon $114,256 Delaware $113,941

New Hampshire $113,743 Virginia $113,300 Pennsylvania $112,006 Nevada $111,353 North Dakota $111,139 Michigan $110,802 Wisconsin $110,678 Vermont $110,431

Texas $109,744 Maine $109,699 Arizona $109,632 Ohio $109,553 Georgia $108,518 Indiana $108,000 Wyoming $107,899 Utah $107,741

Iowa $107,674 Kansas $107,134 Louisiana $106,976 North Carolina $106,920 Missouri $106,898 Florida $106,459 Montana $106,223 Nebraska $105,998

Kentucky $105,874 South Carolina $105,424 Tennessee $105,142 Idaho $105,030 New Mexico $104,209 Oklahoma $104,029 Alabama $103,365 South Dakota $102,251

Arkansas $101,643 West Virginia $101,317 Mississippi $100,338

Top Paying Cities for Test 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: $112,548
Hygiene: $116,460
Johnstown: $112,799

Glen Haven, CO $112,548 Hygiene, CO $116,460 Johnstown, CO $112,799 Laporte, CO $111,549 Livermore, CO $111,187 Loveland, CO $112,447 Lyons, CO $116,255 Masonville, CO $111,620

Mead, CO $114,080 Milliken, CO $112,643 Niwot, CO $117,374 Red Feather Lakes, CO $111,493 Severance, CO $111,709 Timnath, CO $111,565 Wellington, CO $110,940 Windsor, CO $111,726

Brighton, CO $114,494 Ault, CO $111,513 Briggsdale, CO $111,543 Carr, CO $109,625 Eastlake, CO $114,793 Eaton, CO $111,865 Evans, CO $112,434 Fort Lupton, CO $114,168

Galeton, CO $111,876 Gilcrest, CO $113,049 Gill, CO $112,060 Greeley, CO $112,158 Henderson, CO $114,672 Hudson, CO $113,792 Keenesburg, CO $113,243 Kersey, CO $112,073

La Salle, CO $112,854 Lucerne, CO $112,037 Nunn, CO $111,158 Orchard, CO $111,530 Pierce, CO $111,584 Ohio City, CO $112,731 Parlin, CO $112,201 Penrose, CO $111,221

Pitkin, CO $112,592 Poncha Springs, CO $111,829 Powderhorn, CO $111,967 Rockvale, CO $110,716 Sargents, CO $111,640 Twin Lakes, CO $115,327 Westcliffe, CO $110,778 Wetmore, CO $110,066

Durango, CO $112,281 Cahone, CO $112,005 Cortez, CO $111,920 Dolores, CO $112,187 Dove Creek, CO $111,893 Egnar, CO $111,955 Hesperus, CO $111,300 Lewis, CO $112,203

Mancos, CO $111,918 Marvel, CO $111,297 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $111,338 Pleasant View, CO $111,683 Rico, CO $112,214 Towaoc, CO $111,453 Yellow Jacket, CO $112,069 Montrose, CO $112,634

Austin, CO $112,780 Bedrock, CO $111,927 Cedaredge, CO $112,895 Cory, CO $112,753 Crawford, CO $112,433 Delta, CO $112,631 Eckert, CO $112,808 Hotchkiss, CO $112,738

Lazear, CO $112,654 Naturita, CO $112,154 Norwood, CO $112,198 Nucla, CO $112,326 Olathe, CO $112,507 Ophir, CO $112,320 Ouray, CO $112,302 Paonia, CO $113,256

Paradox, CO $111,989 Placerville, CO $112,216 Redvale, CO $112,251 Ridgway, CO $112,286 Silverton, CO $112,097 Somerset, CO $113,599 Telluride, CO $112,341 Grand Junction, CO $113,327

Platteville, CO $113,300 Roggen, CO $112,131 Weldona, CO $111,265 Wiggins, CO $111,861 Fort Morgan, CO $111,310 Log Lane Village, CO $111,675 Akron, CO $110,504 Amherst, CO $110,149

Atwood, CO $110,891 Brush, CO $110,883 Crook, CO $110,576 Eckley, CO $110,227 Fleming, CO $110,787 Grover, CO $110,699 Haxtun, CO $110,765 Hereford, CO $109,993

Hillrose, CO $110,992 Holyoke, CO $110,429 Idalia, CO $109,876 Iliff, CO $110,866 Julesburg, CO $110,419 Lindon, CO $110,030 Merino, CO $110,987 New Raymer, CO $110,963

Otis, CO $110,603 Ovid, CO $110,458 Padroni, CO $110,585 Paoli, CO $110,766 Peetz, CO $110,554 Sedgwick, CO $110,498 Snyder, CO $110,904 Sterling, CO $111,081

Stoneham, CO $110,968 Vernon, CO $109,980 Woodrow, CO $110,260 Wray, CO $110,200 Yuma, CO $110,569 Anton, CO $110,058 Arapahoe, CO $109,191 Arriba, CO $109,587

Bethune, CO $109,749 Burlington, CO $109,646 Calhan, CO $111,381 Cascade, CO $112,297 Cheyenne Wells, CO $109,349 Cope, CO $110,006 Cripple Creek, CO $112,086 Divide, CO $112,145

Flagler, CO $109,699 Florissant, CO $112,054 Fountain, CO $111,371 Genoa, CO $109,661 Green Mountain Falls, CO $112,269 Guffey, CO $111,934 Hugo, CO $108,989 Joes, CO $110,115

Karval, CO $108,357 Kirk, CO $110,024 Kit Carson, CO $109,213 Limon, CO $110,323 Lake George, CO $112,223 Manitou Springs, CO $112,297 Matheson, CO $110,242 Peyton, CO $111,907

Ramah, CO $109,529 Rush, CO $109,790 Seibert, CO $109,653 Simla, CO $110,743 Stratton, CO $109,762 U S A F Academy, CO $112,290 Victor, CO $112,035 Vona, CO $109,717

Wild Horse, CO $109,003 Woodland Park, CO $112,205 Yoder, CO $110,213 Colorado Springs, CO $112,298 Clifton, CO $113,256 Fruita, CO $112,974 Gateway, CO $112,179 Glade Park, CO $112,567

Loma, CO $113,015 Mack, CO $112,715 Palisade, CO $113,051 Whitewater, CO $112,559 Glenwood Springs, CO $114,419 Dinosaur, CO $112,529 Aspen, CO $116,562 Snowmass Village, CO $116,558

Avon, CO $115,512 Basalt, CO $116,191 Carbondale, CO $115,759 Collbran, CO $112,940 Craig, CO $113,769 De Beque, CO $112,926 Eagle, CO $115,039 Edwards, CO $115,285

Parachute, CO $113,514 Battlement Mesa, CO $113,410 Gypsum, CO $114,466 Hamilton, CO $114,254 Hayden, CO $113,931 Maybell, CO $112,670 Meeker, CO $114,264 Meredith, CO $115,810

Mesa, CO $112,884 Minturn, CO $115,159 Molina, CO $112,817 New Castle, CO $114,024 Rangely, CO $112,987 Red Cliff, CO $115,145 Rifle, CO $113,742 Silt, CO $113,696

Slater, CO $113,228 Snowmass, CO $116,324 Wolcott, CO $115,108 Woody Creek, CO $116,555 Vail, CO $115,653 Pueblo, CO $108,889 Colorado City, CO $109,634 Aguilar, CO $110,112

Arlington, CO $108,174 Avondale, CO $109,181 Beulah, CO $109,641 Boncarbo, CO $110,166 Boone, CO $109,534 Branson, CO $109,265 Campo, CO $108,860 Cheraw, CO $109,069

Crowley, CO $109,302 Eads, CO $109,147 Fort Lyon, CO $109,026 Fowler, CO $109,339 Gardner, CO $110,409 Granada, CO $109,392 Hartman, CO $109,601 Hasty, CO $109,266

Haswell, CO $108,620 Hoehne, CO $109,988 Holly, CO $109,256 Kim, CO $109,152 La Junta, CO $109,223 Lamar, CO $109,556 Las Animas, CO $109,163 La Veta, CO $110,602

Mc Clave, CO $109,283 Manzanola, CO $109,139 Model, CO $109,305 Olney Springs, CO $108,952 Ordway, CO $108,410 Pritchett, CO $109,158 Rocky Ford, CO $108,981 Rye, CO $109,802

Sheridan Lake, CO $109,190 Springfield, CO $109,382 Sugar City, CO $108,120 Swink, CO $109,114 Trinchera, CO $109,517 Trinidad, CO $109,992 Two Buttes, CO $109,376 Vilas, CO $109,359

Walsenburg, CO $110,019 Walsh, CO $109,245 Weston, CO $110,374 Wiley, CO $109,183 Alamosa, CO $111,442 Antonito, CO $111,371 Arboles, CO $111,596 Arvada, CO $114,797

Aurora, CO $114,718 Bayfield, CO $111,910 Broomfield, CO $115,301 Commerce City, CO $114,527 Dupont, CO $114,746 Eldorado Springs, CO $117,478 Lafayette, CO $116,436 Louisville, CO $116,580

Westminster, CO $114,744 Wheat Ridge, CO $114,739 Agate, CO $110,674 Bennett, CO $113,550 Byers, CO $112,195 Castle Rock, CO $112,692 Deer Trail, CO $111,454 Elbert, CO $111,980

Elizabeth, CO $112,924 Englewood, CO $114,718 Franktown, CO $112,618 Kiowa, CO $112,111 Larkspur, CO $112,326 Littleton, CO $114,605 Lone Tree, CO $114,302 Louviers, CO $114,143

Monument, CO $112,216 Palmer Lake, CO $112,227 Parker, CO $113,884 Sedalia, CO $112,749 Strasburg, CO $113,189 Watkins, CO $114,039 Denver, CO $114,706 Thornton, CO $114,796

Boulder, CO $118,045 Golden, CO $114,730 Alma, CO $114,084 Bailey, CO $113,825 Black Hawk, CO $115,876 Bond, CO $115,096 Breckenridge, CO $114,328 Buffalo Creek, CO $113,431

Burns, CO $114,357 Central City, CO $115,225 Clark, CO $113,274 Climax, CO $114,460 Coalmont, CO $113,078 Como, CO $112,692 Conifer, CO $114,121 Cowdrey, CO $112,621

Dillon, CO $114,259 Dumont, CO $114,814 Evergreen, CO $114,530 Empire, CO $114,290 Fairplay, CO $112,797 Fraser, CO $114,419 Frisco, CO $114,965 Georgetown, CO $114,204

Granby, CO $114,114 Grand Lake, CO $114,051 Grant, CO $113,240 Hartsel, CO $112,196 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $113,961 Idaho Springs, CO $114,619 Idledale, CO $114,611 Indian Hills, CO $114,553

Jamestown, CO $117,855 Jefferson, CO $113,003 Kittredge, CO $114,564 Kremmling, CO $113,950 Leadville, CO $114,320 Mc Coy, CO $114,339 Morrison, CO $114,528 Nederland, CO $116,783

Oak Creek, CO $114,136 Parshall, CO $114,626 Phippsburg, CO $114,248 Pine, CO $113,568 Pinecliffe, CO $117,332 Rand, CO $113,086 Rollinsville, CO $116,238 Shawnee, CO $113,541

Silver Plume, CO $113,720 Steamboat Springs, CO $113,923 Tabernash, CO $114,686 Toponas, CO $114,205 Walden, CO $112,917 Ward, CO $116,476 Winter Park, CO $114,833 Yampa, CO $114,361

Silverthorne, CO $114,867 Longmont, CO $116,005 Allenspark, CO $115,479 Estes Park, CO $113,745 Bellvue, CO $112,289 Berthoud, CO $113,665 Dacono, CO $114,991 Drake, CO $112,330

Erie, CO $115,506 Firestone, CO $114,705 Fort Collins, CO $111,488 Frederick, CO $114,709 Blanca, CO $111,047 Capulin, CO $111,618 Center, CO $111,526 Chama, CO $110,667

Chimney Rock, CO $111,643 Chromo, CO $110,894 Conejos, CO $111,302 Creede, CO $111,886 Crestone, CO $111,099 Del Norte, CO $111,643 Fort Garland, CO $110,797 San Luis, CO $110,347

Homelake, CO $111,539 Hooper, CO $111,169 Ignacio, CO $111,429 Jaroso, CO $110,590 La Jara, CO $111,481 Manassa, CO $111,369 Moffat, CO $111,245 Monte Vista, CO $111,605

Mosca, CO $111,028 Pagosa Springs, CO $111,634 Romeo, CO $111,696 Saguache, CO $111,629 Sanford, CO $111,071 San Pablo, CO $110,500 South Fork, CO $111,755 Villa Grove, CO $111,395

Salida, CO $111,832 Almont, CO $114,712 Buena Vista, CO $114,536 Canon City, CO $111,334 Cimarron, CO $112,086 Coal Creek, CO $110,674 Coaldale, CO $111,559 Cotopaxi, CO $111,246

Crested Butte, CO $115,315 Florence, CO $110,499 Monarch, CO $112,066 Granite, CO $113,749 Gunnison, CO $112,172 Hillside, CO $111,205 Howard, CO $111,760 Lake City, CO $112,079

Nathrop, CO $112,169

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

Understanding how a Test 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

$106,804

Average $114,796/year

$123,851

$8,900

Average $9,566/month

$10,321

$2,054

Average $2,208/week

$2,382

$51

Average $55/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,851	$10,321	$2,382	$60
Average	$114,796	$9,566	$2,208	$55
25th Percentile	$106,804	$8,900	$2,054	$51

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