Denver project manager salary: rankings and context
After a simplified 14% national tax estimate that is about US$8,300 a month, in a metro with a cost-of-living index of 100.
Project Manager pay in Denver: national and in-state ranking
San Jose leads at US$135,120, 16% above Denver, while San Antonio sits at US$92,130. The neighbours in the ranking are San Diego and Boston.
Denver is the only observed CO metro for this role, so there is no in-state average to compare; the national and metro ranking above is the better reference.
Take-home, rent and buying power for Denver project managers
Price levels in Denver (index 100) neither inflate nor shrink the paycheck much; adjusted for costs it is worth about US$116,700.
Cash rank and buying-power rank match for Denver: 7th of 21.
Run the median through our simplified tax model (14% effective) and about US$8,300 lands each month. Budget US$1,650 for a modeled 1-bedroom — 20% of pay — and other modeled costs, and roughly US$4,830 remains.
Denver vs similar-cost metros
New York (similar cost level, COL 100) pays US$126,660, 8% more than Denver; modeled monthly leftover is US$630 higher.
In Los Angeles — similar cost level, COL 100 — the median is US$108,310 (-7% vs Denver), and the modeled budget leaves US$550 less each month.
Chicago (similar cost level, COL 100) pays US$105,320, 10% less than Denver; modeled monthly leftover is US$750 lower.
Project Manager vs other occupations in Denver
Of the 9 roles we track in Denver, Project Manager is 4th by median; the highest is Lawyer (US$177,380).
Closest neighbours in the Denver list: Mechanical Engineer at US$128,180 (+10%) and Data Scientist at US$112,520 (-4%).
How Denver ranks at the low and high end
Starting pay holds up better than senior pay here. The 10th percentile places 7th nationally among observed metros; the 90th places 9th.
For the top 10% of earners, San Jose leads with US$212,340 at the 90th percentile, +23% against Denver.
The project manager pay range in Denver
The 90th percentile (US$172,060) is 2.4× the 10th (US$71,600), a wide band that usually reflects different seniority levels and employer types under one title.