NodeJS - Denver, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
JavaScript with
NodeJS
Development
United States Location
Denver - Boulder - Greeley
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 11/1/24 to 10/31/25
Salary Average
$116,256
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 8 Months
Raise +1 Year
$7,526 at 6.47%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 8 Months: $116,256 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $99,812 & $132,700; and, 5% of Jobs top $156,547.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$348,843 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $164,381 |
| 5% | $156,547 |
| 10% | $147,578 |
| 25% | $132,700 |
| 33% | $126,640 |
| 50% | $116,256 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 8 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $113,195 | $119,317 |
| 25% | $108,493 | $124,019 |
| 33% | $105,872 | $126,640 |
| 50% | $99,812 | $132,700 |
| 67% | $92,482 | $140,029 |
| 95% | $68,131 | $164,381 |
Salary Average =
$116,256
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 8 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 8 Months | $107,572 | $8,684 at 8.07% |
| 5 Years and 8 Months | $116,256 | $7,526 at 6.47% |
| 6 Years and 8 Months | $123,782 | $6,641 at 5.37% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $66,947 at the low experience of 1 Year and 7 Months; $116,256 at the average experience of 5 Years and 8 Months; and, $141,748 at the top experience of 9 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 2 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $74,469 | $14,777 at 19.84% |
| 3 Years | $89,246 | $11,693 at 13.10% |
| 4 Years | $100,939 | $9,678 at 9.59% |
| 5 Years | $110,617 | $8,260 at 7.47% |
| 6 Years | $118,877 | $7,206 at 6.06% |
| 7 Years | $126,083 | $6,391 at 5.07% |
| 8 Years | $132,474 | $5,744 at 4.34% |
| 9 Years | $138,218 | $5,215 at 3.77% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 7 Months | $66,947 | $16,605 at 24.80% |
| Average | 5 Years and 8 Months | $116,256 | $7,526 at 6.47% |
| Top | 9 Years and 8 Months | $141,748 | $4,914 at 3.47% |
Qualifications
Description
Web application development, using JavaScript client interactive language on NodeJS platform, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- JavaScript;
- NodeJS;
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- Software-Application Developer,
-
Agile, Application (App), Back End, Big Data, Cloud, .Net, Embedded, Front End, Full Stack, Machine Learning, Mobile, Portal, Software (SW), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX) or Web,
and
Analyst, Architect, Developer, Engineer, Lead or Programmer.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 5.7% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 27.9% of job descriptions;
- Media,
- Advertising, Broadcasting, Entertainment, Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Publishing, Television or Video,
- 23% of job descriptions;
- React,
- 71.3% of job descriptions;
- BackboneJS,
- 4.1% of job descriptions;
- Google Android,
- 7.4% of job descriptions;
- PostgreSQL,
- 30.3% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 10.7% of job descriptions;
- Scrum software methodology,
- 4.1% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 73% of job descriptions.
Location
Denver, CO
- Colorado,
- Adams, Arapahoe, Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Brighton, Broadway Estates, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Cherry Hills Village, Cherry Knolls, Commerce City, Denver, Douglas, Dupont, Edgewater, Englewood, Evergreen, Federal Heights, Fort Lupton, Golden, Greeley, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Jefferson, Lafayetville, Lakewood, Littleton, Loisville, Longmont, Northglen, Parker, Sheridan, Sherrelwood, Thornton, Weld, Westminster, Wheat Ridge and Windsor.
These locations are all included in the Denver, CO metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).