$80K–$85K/yrOnsiteEntry level · Full-time
Project Engineer salary in Colorado
From 55 US job postings that list pay, out of 61 open Project Engineer jobs in Colorado. These are the amounts employers advertised, not pay reported by employees.
- Median pay
- $137ka year
- Middle half
- $112k–$169k25th to 75th percentile
- Postings with pay
- 55of 61 open jobs
Pay range
$90k$200k
Pay by experience level
| Level the posting asks for | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $101k | 8 |
| Mid level | $118k | 14 |
| Senior | $137k | 29 |
Top-paying companies
| Company | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Nevada | $179k | 3 |
| Lockheed Martin | $152k | 28 |
| scout-clean-energy | $103k | 3 |
Companies with at least 3 postings that list pay.
Open Project Engineer jobs with pay listed
Project Engineer
Lockheed Martin
Littleton, CO, United States12h ago
$79K–$147K/yrOnsiteFull-time
Senior Project Engineer (Land Development)
EPS Group
Denver, CO, United StatesYesterday
$104K–$119K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
Project Engineer
Quanta
Aurora, CO, United States5d ago
$68K–$92K/yrOnsite
XE
Project Engineer (Staff, Senior, or Prinicpal) - Denver, CO
Xcel Energy Services
Denver, CO, United States6d ago
$82K–$106K/yrHybridLead / Staff+ · Full-time
Project Engineer - Oil & Gas
Sargent & Lundy
Englewood, CO, United States1w ago
$135K–$206K/yrHybridSenior · Full-time
How these numbers are made
- ApplyHour reads job postings straight from employers' own career sites (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and 30 more), not job boards, and keeps the pay each posting states.
- Only open US postings for this job title count, with pay in US dollars of at least $10k a year. A range counts at its middle. Hourly pay is turned into a year at 2,080 hours (40 a week), daily pay at 260 days.
- These are advertised amounts, not what people are paid: bonuses, equity and tips aren't included. A company or place is listed once it has enough postings with pay.
- Updated November 11, 2026; the numbers move as jobs open and close.