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Software Developers in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 19740

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Applications FY2020–FY2026
11,957
Median offered wage
$123,896
Certified (last three years)
99.3%
Median wage$123,896certified LCAs FY2023–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

LCA and PERM applications for Software Developers with a worksite in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: applications by fiscal year

1,1352,270FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1,1352,270FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20202,162
FY20211,910
FY20222,270
FY20231,655
FY20241,451
FY20251,508
FY2026*1,001
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*821180
FY20251,307201
FY20241,306145
FY20231,492163
FY20222,116154
FY20211,740170
FY20201,999163

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Charter Communications, Inc.1,081
  2. Dish Network LLC930
  3. Deloitte Consulting LLP831
  4. Arrow Electronics, Inc.686
  5. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC569
  6. Western Union, LLC350
  7. Visa U.S.A. Inc.327
  8. Visa Technology & Operations LLC263
  9. Oracle America, Inc.246
  10. Ciber, Inc.231
  11. Echostar Technologies LLC192
  12. Prokarma, Inc.189

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2023–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $123,896; middle half $108,992 to $145,000 · median prevailing wage $117,021 (marker) · 4,801 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I663
  2. Level II2,079
  3. Level III928
  4. Level IV775
Job titles
  1. Software Developer1,172
  2. Software Engineer881
  3. Senior Software Engineer323
  4. Devops Engineer178
  5. Java Developer162
  6. Senior Software Developer135
  7. Lead Software Engineer97
  8. Principal Engineer I94

Across the United States

Nationwide, Software Developers appears on 1,569,009 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 47,363 employers in 727 metropolitan areas; Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO accounts for 0.76% of them, and its median offered wage is 4.9% below the national median of $130,295.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
1,569,009
Metropolitan areas with filings
727
Employers nationwide
47,363
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$130,295
Share in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
0.76%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Software Developers
  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA170,820
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX157,007
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ142,719
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA141,062
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA104,870
  6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA62,456
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN54,962
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV53,916
  9. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX48,372
  10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH42,120