Current direct-employer inventory
Colorado security clearance salaries and job market
Compare salary ranges disclosed on current cleared-job postings, see where hiring is moving, and understand which clearance requirements appear most often across Colorado employer sources.
Active openings
1549
1091 first seen in 30 days
Salary disclosure
74%
1145 listings show compensation
Median range midpoint
$140,100
1145 annual ranges parsed
Active locations
22
Named Colorado workplaces
Secret, Top Secret, and TS/SCI salary ranges in Colorado
Compare annual ranges disclosed on current employer postings by the role's exact clearance requirement. These are posted ranges, not estimated pay or accepted offers.
| Clearance | Lowest listed | Median midpoint | Highest listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret clearance salary in Colorado529 disclosed annual ranges · compare salary sample | $40,003 | $137,000 | $368,400 |
| Top Secret clearance salary in Colorado216 disclosed annual ranges · compare salary sample | $56,600 | $148,750 | $381,300 |
| TS/SCI clearance salary in Colorado400 disclosed annual ranges · compare salary sample | $37,000 | $137,000 | $416,800 |
Clearance demand
Share of current active listings and openings first seen in the last 30 days.
387 added in 30 days
475 added in 30 days
229 added in 30 days
Salary samples by Colorado workplace
Local salary pages appear only when at least five current annual ranges come from at least two direct employers. The threshold keeps one employer's pay bands from becoming a local-market page.
Fastest-growing locations
Current openings first seen in the last 30 days compared with the prior 30.
Employers adding jobs
Employers with current openings first seen in the last 30 days.
Colorado cleared-job salary questions
How much do Colorado security-clearance jobs pay?
In the current inventory, 1145 listings have a safely parsed annual range. Their median range midpoint is $140,100, with disclosed endpoints spanning $37,000 to $416,800. This snapshot changes as employer postings change.
Is this an average salary?
No. The midpoint is the median of posted annual-range midpoints, not an average wage, accepted offer, or compensation estimate. It does not include bonuses, equity, benefits, hourly pay, or ambiguous source text.
Do higher clearance requirements always pay more?
No. Posted pay also reflects role, seniority, specialty, employer, workplace, schedule, and other requirements. The clearance table describes this site's current listings and does not isolate the effect of clearance level.
Why do some listings have no salary?
Salary is optional in the publication policy. A job can remain useful when the employer source provides a title, Colorado workplace, clearance requirement, timing, and application URL but no interpretable compensation range.
Method: all figures use currently active, approved, direct-employer Colorado listings. “New” means first seen by Cleared Colorado in the stated window; it does not measure employer headcount or filled roles. Salary coverage includes source disclosure, while range statistics exclude hourly or ambiguous values.