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Salaries in Colorado: pay for 750 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Colorado had a median pay of $59,800 a year ($28.75 an hour) in May 2025, with 2,873,900 jobs counted. That is 17% above the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Colorado

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Colorado, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$97,030$46.6535,410
Actorsnot publishednot published200
Actuaries$120,440$57.91500
Acupuncturists$56,950$27.38not published
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$49,920$24.00130
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$121,410$58.37220
Administrative Services Managers$157,000$75.482,340
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$51,170$24.60820
Advertising Sales Agents$73,420$35.301,110
Advertising and Promotions Managers$164,990$79.32180
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$98,990$47.59660
Aerospace Engineers$156,190$75.094,070
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$95,530$45.9380
Agricultural Engineers$88,650$42.6230
Agricultural Equipment Operators$37,290$17.93not published
Agricultural Inspectors$50,430$24.25280
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$81,920not published160
Agricultural Technicians$47,020$22.61100
Air Traffic Controllers$177,380$85.28740
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$79,260$38.10190
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$82,080$39.462,690
Aircraft Service Attendants$44,500$21.391,220
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$70,870$34.07160
Airfield Operations Specialists$77,500$37.2670
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490not published5,830
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$30,800$14.8170
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$35,770$17.2010,820
Animal Caretakers$37,430$18.006,290
Animal Control Workers$58,470$28.11170
Animal Trainers$44,290$21.29330
Anthropologists and Archeologists$68,620$32.99250
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$78,780not published170
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$82,590$39.7130
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$102,400$49.233,290
Architectural and Civil Drafters$76,370$36.723,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers$183,810$88.374,900
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$80,530not published110
Archivists$59,210$28.4770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$79,190not published160
Art Directors$99,990$48.07720
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$70,060not published1,950
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$69,860$33.59not published
Athletes and Sports Competitorsnot publishednot published340
Athletic Trainers$64,580not published380
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$104,670$50.321,150
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$79,190not published340
Audio and Video Technicians$56,790$27.30830
Audiologists$102,270$49.17430
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$57,680$27.73550
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,880$28.793,120
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$48,610$23.37890
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$61,280$29.4612,300
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$38,370$18.452,980
Avionics Technicians$79,000$37.98220
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$39,160$18.83410
Bailiffs$63,320$30.4470
Bakers$40,650$19.554,680
Barbers$61,500$29.57480
Bartenders$38,170$18.3517,000
Bicycle Repairers$47,620$22.90730
Bill and Account Collectors$50,090$24.081,670
Billing and Posting Clerks$52,670$25.328,170
Biochemists and Biophysicistsnot publishednot published960
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$110,650$53.20not published
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,680not published810
Biological Scientists, All Other$93,970$45.18850
Biological Technicians$59,400$28.561,990
Boilermakers$89,350$42.9640
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,000$25.9626,140
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$65,260$31.37870
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$50,660$24.35310
Broadcast Technicians$74,040$35.60820
Brokerage Clerks$60,950$29.30220
Budget Analysts$97,100$46.681,290
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$47,140$22.66690
Bus Drivers, School$52,620$25.303,840
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$63,010$30.293,540
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$70,480$33.894,600
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$92,520$44.4845,670
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$78,210not published2,080
Butchers and Meat Cutters$47,490$22.832,200
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$83,590$40.1910,080
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$49,610$23.851,300
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$63,660$30.61260
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$74,990$36.05300
Cardiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more200
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$94,190$45.29720
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$66,310not published470
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$70,130$33.722,060
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$72,750not published1,250
Cargo and Freight Agents$51,390$24.71850
Carpenters$62,830$30.2112,740
Carpet Installers$51,280$24.66190
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$86,960$41.811,220
Cashiers$36,870$17.7251,670
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$60,700$29.185,140
Chefs and Head Cooks$65,400$31.443,970
Chemical Engineers$125,800$60.48720
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$50,370$24.22910
Chemical Plant and System Operators$62,870$30.23400
Chemical Technicians$63,770$30.661,180
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$96,600not published330
Chemists$101,980$49.031,790
Chief Executives$213,370$102.58not published
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$63,720$30.648,200
Childcare Workers$40,750$19.5913,310
Chiropractors$74,040$35.601,340
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,050$28.391,820
Civil Engineers$101,420$48.7613,290
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,620$37.325,680
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$39,610$19.046,750
Clergy$63,700$30.63440
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$70,050$33.685,000
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$113,290$54.461,170
Coaches and Scouts$47,110not published4,120
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,590$25.761,470
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,470$23.3040
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$45,600$21.93290
Commercial Pilots$139,680not published1,240
Commercial and Industrial Designers$90,590$43.55400
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$69,200not published560
Community Health Workers$59,260$28.49not published
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$55,490$26.686,540
Compensation and Benefits Managers$165,770$79.70280
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$92,560$44.501,980
Compliance Officers$82,450$39.647,740
Computer Hardware Engineers$156,080$75.042,660
Computer Network Architects$139,230$66.9416,380
Computer Network Support Specialists$82,750$39.784,530
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$55,270$26.571,580
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$69,570$33.45410
Computer Occupations, All Other$139,580$67.1011,800
Computer Programmers$104,610$50.29930
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,530not published920
Computer Systems Analysts$127,750$61.426,230
Computer User Support Specialists$71,900$34.5716,740
Computer and Information Research Scientists$133,160$64.02400
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420$95.8711,510
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,650$23.87880
Concierges$46,720$22.46580
Conservation Scientists$84,820$40.781,230
Construction Laborers$47,900$23.0318,680
Construction Managers$124,830$60.0212,550
Construction and Building Inspectors$79,950$38.443,700
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$81,110$38.99290
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$63,770$30.661,190
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$40,480$19.46370
Cooks, All Other$43,490$20.91100
Cooks, Fast Food$36,900$17.749,220
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$42,500$20.439,440
Cooks, Restaurant$41,600$20.0030,600
Cooks, Short Order$42,450$20.411,900
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$46,160$22.19130
Correctional Officers and Jailers$62,140$29.877,290
Correspondence Clerks$45,510$21.8850
Cost Estimators$86,940$41.806,100
Costume Attendants$57,960$27.8640
Counselors, All Other$66,680$32.06370
Counter and Rental Clerks$46,240$22.2313,900
Couriers and Messengers$45,140$21.70640
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$83,010$39.91260
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$50,410$24.247,920
Craft Artists$43,620$20.97not published
Crane and Tower Operators$77,120$37.08470
Credit Analysts$81,270$39.07870
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$50,820$24.43210
Credit Counselors$57,130$27.47360
Crematory Operators$52,060$25.0370
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$122,050not published370
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$37,620$18.092,810
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,950$22.57520
Curators$73,630$35.40300
Customer Service Representatives$47,540$22.8638,770
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,750$24.88700
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,790$24.421,400
Data Entry Keyers$43,910$21.111,190
Data Scientists$117,400$56.446,280
Database Administrators$118,340$56.901,220
Database Architects$154,560$74.311,950
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$37,750$18.151,150
Dental Assistants$48,340$23.248,360
Dental Hygienists$109,580$52.684,270
Dental Laboratory Technicians$61,220$29.44410
Dentists, All Other Specialists$186,640$89.7370
Dentists, General$166,240$79.922,940
Dermatologists$398,810$191.74260
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$64,730$31.12290
Designers, All Other$65,630$31.55230
Desktop Publishers$77,750$37.38not published
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$105,480$50.711,930
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$108,410$52.121,430
Dietetic Technicians$47,810$22.99230
Dietitians and Nutritionists$75,510$36.301,640
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$36,790$17.698,460
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$67,760$32.58100
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot published$20.9160
Dishwashers$37,840$18.198,500
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,070$26.003,470
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers$38,590$18.56not published
Drafters, All Other$67,320$32.36280
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,280$24.6640
Driver/Sales Workers$43,420$20.8810,790
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$61,780$29.701,560
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$64,820$31.16280
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$98,870not published270
Economists$121,410$58.37240
Editors$77,870$37.441,830
Education Administrators, All Other$107,120$51.501,070
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,530not published5,760
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$118,440$56.941,770
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,870not published1,060
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$64,620$31.071,150
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$64,090$30.813,570
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,780$31.146,530
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$61,570$29.60640
Electrical Engineers$120,760$58.064,200
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$103,980$49.992,370
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,440$37.231,410
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$79,300$38.13750
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$96,680$46.4870
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$79,610$38.272,200
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$125,560$60.37210
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,660$22.914,300
Electricians$62,230$29.9217,010
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$74,730$35.93570
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$60,070$28.88not published
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$127,010$61.066,080
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,410not published24,860
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$123,360$59.31530
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$58,750$28.253,140
Embalmers$57,100$27.4570
Emergency Management Directors$129,660$62.34not published
Emergency Medical Technicians$45,750$22.003,060
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200 or more$115.00 or more780
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$46,070$22.15not published
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$104,070not published1,100
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$76,110$36.591,260
Engineers, All Other$132,590$63.752,540
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$72,910not published1,220
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot published$25.33400
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$45,920$22.0870
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$97,000$46.63940
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,740$29.20not published
Environmental Engineers$106,890$51.391,320
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,800not published210
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$60,930$29.30740
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$85,990$41.342,580
Epidemiologists$73,750$35.46430
Etchers and Engravers$40,800$19.6250
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$61,020$29.34820
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$65,850$31.6610,340
Exercise Physiologists$63,800$30.67370
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$49,900$23.9910,500
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$69,640$33.48140
Extraction Workers, All Other$77,890$37.4560
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,110$24.57240
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,100$23.61280
Facilities Managers$122,510$58.902,150
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560$127.672,700
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$55,400$26.64270
Farm and Home Management Educators$66,230$31.8490
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$38,170$18.352,450
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$39,740$19.101,270
Fashion Designers$94,140$45.26360
Fast Food and Counter Workers$36,270$17.4482,010
Fence Erectors$48,380$23.26270
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$42,840$20.6080
File Clerks$46,490$22.351,130
Film and Video Editors$84,620$40.68380
Financial Clerks, All Other$59,990$28.842,220
Financial Examiners$99,610$47.891,910
Financial Managers$182,690$87.8310,640
Financial Risk Specialists$120,300$57.841,050
Financial Specialists, All Other$87,430$42.034,030
Financial and Investment Analysts$103,850$49.938,040
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$51,910$24.96250
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$85,750$41.23not published
Firefighters$74,170$35.666,510
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,230$39.0521,380
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$81,460$39.16810
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$58,640$28.194,150
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$66,030$31.75640
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$102,580$49.321,900
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$50,550$24.3025,510
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$69,070$33.21250
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$55,100$26.494,070
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$60,840$29.254,390
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,260$40.0313,590
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$110,450$53.108,230
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,600$36.8326,100
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$54,530$26.223,160
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$126,810$60.972,790
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,890$37.939,580
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$65,490$31.49890
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,200$27.9826,390
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$54,680$26.291,520
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,380$31.4311,890
Flight Attendants$59,500not published7,110
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$46,020$22.13240
Floor Sanders and Finishers$55,180$26.53130
Floral Designers$45,380$21.82790
Food Batchmakers$44,900$21.593,880
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$46,900$22.55300
Food Preparation Workers$38,960$18.7312,080
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$35,710$17.172,970
Food Processing Workers, All Other$46,930$22.56610
Food Science Technicians$58,540$28.14270
Food Scientists and Technologists$99,580$47.87320
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$38,900$18.707,750
Food Service Managers$79,870$38.402,440
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$59,590$28.65500
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$77,840not published410
Forensic Science Technicians$84,010$40.39510
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$50,170$24.12210
Forest and Conservation Technicians$57,550$27.671,040
Forest and Conservation Workers$37,690$18.12110
Foresters$76,400$36.73210
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$57,970$27.87140
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$42,240$20.3140
Fundraisers$74,440$35.792,470
Fundraising Managers$130,010$62.51600
Funeral Attendants$41,710$20.05160
Funeral Home Managersnot publishednot published120
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$55,770$26.81100
Furniture Finishers$50,000$24.04170
Gambling Cage Workers$34,850$16.75130
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$38,320$18.43320
Gambling Dealers$30,800$14.81870
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$39,660$19.0760
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$44,340$21.32100
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$34,450$16.56not published
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$76,200$36.63not published
Gas Plant Operators$98,080$47.15570
General Internal Medicine Physicians$299,990$144.23450
General and Operations Managers$131,840$63.3941,870
Genetic Counselors$106,100$51.0140
Geographersnot publishednot published90
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$61,780$29.7090
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$114,410$55.001,480
Glaziers$62,340$29.972,040
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$48,740$23.43230
Graphic Designers$66,330$31.894,200
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$40,600$19.5270
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,120$22.17500
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$48,280$23.21850
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$37,690$18.126,820
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$59,920$28.811,400
Health Education Specialists$74,150$35.65750
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$78,470$37.73370
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$136,930not published7,800
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$59,430$28.572,470
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$120,950$58.15210
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$101,570$48.83650
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$74,480$35.81200
Healthcare Social Workers$63,480$30.523,670
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$47,330$22.762,650
Hearing Aid Specialists$77,540$37.28140
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$58,300$28.03100
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$65,200$31.358,940
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,500$29.5725,350
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$47,030$22.61310
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$49,980$24.03230
Helpers--Carpenters$50,900$24.47200
Helpers--Electricians$56,420$27.12not published
Helpers--Extraction Workers$37,450$18.00190
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,610$21.931,190
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$42,470$20.42not published
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$45,030$21.65240
Helpers--Production Workers$45,550$21.901,350
Helpers--Roofers$55,860$26.86not published
Highway Maintenance Workers$52,350$25.171,990
History Teachers, Postsecondary$78,410not published380
Home Appliance Repairers$52,220$25.11550
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,540$18.5344,650
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$36,340$17.479,490
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$36,750$17.675,520
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,880$26.391,660
Human Resources Managers$166,400$80.003,620
Human Resources Specialists$80,840$38.8619,450
Hydrologic Technicians$56,780$27.30not published
Hydrologists$100,840$48.48360
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,850$32.14930
Industrial Engineers$109,750$52.775,200
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$75,600$36.357,260
Industrial Production Managers$141,020$67.801,730
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$50,570$24.318,570
Information Security Analysts$135,220$65.015,700
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,600$25.2913,960
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$58,350$28.065,220
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$50,840$24.444,980
Instructional Coordinators$82,160$39.503,400
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$50,800$24.421,210
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$49,050$23.58520
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$71,600$34.42330
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,660$28.201,380
Insurance Sales Agents$68,730$33.049,530
Insurance Underwriters$100,640$48.382,040
Interior Designers$78,390$37.692,300
Interpreters and Translators$71,790$34.51800
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$49,660$23.885,360
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,600$18.5634,220
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$57,120$27.46220
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790$95.57620
Judicial Law Clerks$67,230$32.32140
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,870not published3,260
Labor Relations Specialists$87,150$41.90470
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$45,370$21.8131,140
Landscape Architects$78,290$37.64690
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,760$22.0021,990
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$71,670$34.46150
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$37,680$18.113,370
Lawyers$168,520$81.0216,720
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$59,490$28.602,030
Legal Support Workers, All Other$66,660$32.052,000
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$76,480$36.771,990
Library Assistants, Clerical$36,130$17.37470
Library Technicians$46,680$22.442,250
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$73,880$35.524,920
Life Scientists, All Other$66,250$31.8540
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$63,760$30.661,860
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$35,640$17.135,430
Light Truck Drivers$48,410$23.2815,810
Lighting Techniciansnot publishednot published150
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$79,150$38.0570
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$56,760$27.292,500
Loan Officers$94,520$45.443,230
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$37,690$18.1280
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$47,500$22.84380
Locomotive Engineers$89,360$42.96480
Lodging Managers$91,750$44.111,100
Logging Equipment Operators$49,620$23.8670
Logisticians$96,090$46.204,490
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$48,400$23.27650
Machinists$60,200$28.942,800
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$105,380$50.66670
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,560$18.0619,280
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$43,430$20.88880
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$64,010$30.77740
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,280$24.6522,960
Management Analysts$104,750$50.3614,360
Managers, All Other$171,140$82.2814,060
Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,110$17.843,970
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$93,050$44.7427,880
Marketing Managers$182,730$87.856,010
Marriage and Family Therapists$60,700$29.18900
Massage Therapists$61,060$29.363,950
Material Moving Workers, All Other$61,240$29.44580
Materials Engineers$124,030$59.63810
Materials Scientists$117,290$56.39370
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,930not published890
Mathematicians$86,020$41.3660
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$50,390$24.232,470
Mechanical Door Repairers$62,460$30.03570
Mechanical Drafters$85,280$41.00580
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,090$37.06330
Mechanical Engineers$124,430$59.827,190
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$86,370$41.52580
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$66,830$32.13270
Medical Appliance Technicians$59,560$28.64not published
Medical Assistants$48,400$23.2713,160
Medical Equipment Preparers$47,700$22.931,950
Medical Equipment Repairers$66,720$32.081,460
Medical Records Specialists$59,020$28.371,780
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,920$22.5611,560
Medical Transcriptionists$43,080$20.71610
Medical and Health Services Managers$134,910$64.868,400
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$62,050$29.834,650
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$65,620$31.551,640
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$43,230$20.783,650
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$52,430$25.21400
Meter Readers, Utilities$66,550$32.00150
Microbiologists$81,640$39.25370
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,760not published13,280
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,780$25.86not published
Millwrights$81,440$39.15200
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$96,820$46.55670
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,150$22.199,180
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$54,380$26.141,160
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,520$23.33640
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$71,830$34.534,060
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$49,530$23.81390
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,200$23.182,160
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$60,850$29.26320
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$39,190$18.843,430
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,050$27.4350
Motorcycle Mechanics$56,850$27.33420
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,160$22.19220
Museum Technicians and Conservators$51,990$25.00290
Music Directors and Composers$88,460$42.53160
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$43,670$21.0070
Musicians and Singersnot published$46.27420
Natural Sciences Managers$152,730$73.431,640
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$103,370$49.708,360
Neurologists$356,250$171.27120
New Accounts Clerks$48,870$23.50390
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$60,770$29.21590
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$116,990$56.25200
Nurse Anesthetistsnot publishednot published800
Nurse Midwives$137,610$66.16180
Nurse Practitioners$132,930$63.914,270
Nursing Assistants$47,380$22.7822,240
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,530not published1,350
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more410
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$101,400$48.753,080
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$73,110$35.15400
Occupational Therapists$106,720$51.313,390
Occupational Therapy Aides$40,110$19.2840
Occupational Therapy Assistants$75,340$36.22710
Office Clerks, General$53,550$25.7531,770
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$46,860$22.53250
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$53,460$25.701,650
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$62,620$30.1111,700
Operations Research Analysts$129,880$62.44770
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$48,540$23.34320
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,260$22.241,470
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$288,050$138.49100
Opticians, Dispensing$47,310$22.741,520
Optometrists$152,000$73.08880
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$360,820$173.47not published
Order Clerks$49,530$23.811,970
Orderlies$43,570$20.95540
Orthodontists$416,000$200.00160
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$385,410$185.30410
Orthotists and Prosthetists$76,720$36.89not published
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$52,620$25.30690
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,010$22.124,760
Packers and Packagers, Hand$40,730$19.584,120
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$52,970$25.473,480
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$54,070$25.99170
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,940$23.53240
Paperhangers$48,180$23.17130
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$78,190$37.595,620
Paramedics$63,910$30.732,110
Parking Attendants$39,330$18.911,390
Parking Enforcement Workers$47,910$23.03100
Parts Salespersons$47,660$22.914,840
Passenger Attendants$37,550$18.05870
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$58,810$28.28920
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$64,140$30.842,580
Pediatricians, General$196,440$94.44570
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$37,930$18.241,280
Personal Financial Advisors$89,280$42.926,730
Personal Service Managers, All Other$83,080$39.9430
Pest Control Workers$48,650$23.39970
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$47,020$22.61960
Petroleum Engineers$172,190$82.781,390
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$93,750$45.07120
Pharmacists$156,030$75.014,560
Pharmacy Aides$37,580$18.07370
Pharmacy Technicians$49,970$24.026,010
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$78,060not published390
Phlebotomists$47,180$22.692,420
Photographers$47,070$22.631,140
Physical Scientists, All Other$134,440$64.63710
Physical Therapist Aides$41,970$20.18360
Physical Therapist Assistants$64,810$31.161,350
Physical Therapists$102,030$49.055,630
Physician Assistants$134,540$64.683,270
Physicians, All Other$298,320$143.421,990
Physicians, Pathologists$294,510$141.5950
Physicists$104,580$50.281,050
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$99,280not published280
Pipelayers$59,740$28.72790
Plant and System Operators, All Other$51,600$24.811,050
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$47,570$22.87480
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,930$23.04190
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,240$30.4010,080
Podiatrists$142,620$68.57150
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$97,350$46.819,610
Political Scientists$127,260$61.1830
Postal Service Clerks$60,530$29.101,230
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.795,100
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.111,910
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$93,000$44.71200
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$83,210not published480
Power Plant Operators$102,780$49.42250
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$70,510$33.9090
Prepress Technicians and Workers$51,730$24.87150
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,500$21.875,210
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$38,300$18.41320
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$45,780$22.01370
Printing Press Operators$47,860$23.011,830
Private Detectives and Investigators$48,730$23.43540
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$71,680$34.462,540
Procurement Clerks$55,210$26.54830
Producers and Directors$78,060$37.531,960
Production Workers, All Other$47,200$22.691,120
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,980$30.767,800
Project Management Specialists$110,050$52.9132,390
Proofreaders and Copy Markersnot publishednot published120
Property Appraisers and Assessors$75,150$36.131,060
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$100,080$48.122,230
Protective Service Workers, All Other$44,340$21.324,640
Psychiatric Aides$46,130$22.18300
Psychiatric Technicians$47,430$22.811,740
Psychiatrists$266,370$128.06270
Psychologists, All Other$120,660$58.01380
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$76,810not published960
Public Relations Managers$162,870$78.30not published
Public Relations Specialists$80,680$38.797,410
Public Safety Telecommunicators$63,520$30.541,800
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$46,680$22.44not published
Purchasing Managers$171,250$82.331,320
Radiation Therapists$108,020$51.93320
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$56,110$26.98530
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$87,760$42.193,960
Radiologists$344,270$165.52500
Rail Car Repairers$86,630$41.65250
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$60,770$29.22not published
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$64,300$30.91300
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$76,140$36.60not published
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$77,550$37.28490
Real Estate Brokers$79,970$38.453,280
Real Estate Sales Agents$63,670$30.616,120
Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,010$20.2011,020
Recreation Workers$38,820$18.676,100
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$65,730not published180
Recreational Therapists$66,580$32.01200
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$60,760$29.21530
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$60,310$29.003,700
Registered Nurses$100,260$48.2054,490
Rehabilitation Counselors$47,840$23.00980
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$56,160$27.00260
Religious Workers, All Other$50,440$24.25250
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,960$22.103,650
Residential Advisors$44,750$21.51760
Respiratory Therapists$86,220$41.452,110
Retail Salespersons$37,950$18.2576,660
Riggers$73,720$35.44310
Rock Splitters, Quarry$46,590$22.40100
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$57,500$27.64110
Roof Bolters, Mining$81,270$39.0740
Roofers$51,750$24.883,340
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$79,830$38.38110
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$49,050$23.581,620
Sales Engineers$139,990$67.302,800
Sales Managers$180,850$86.958,780
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$79,810$38.3737,810
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,250$38.1027,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$135,000$64.914,150
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$60,670$29.176,340
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$47,030$22.61350
School Bus Monitors$33,540$16.12150
School Psychologists$124,770$59.981,380
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,900not published18,310
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,690$23.4129,120
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$67,010$32.2212,360
Security Guards$45,150$21.7116,890
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$62,250$29.931,950
Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,710$21.509,700
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$52,360$25.17790
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,590$23.841,970
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$51,700$24.86500
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$60,290$28.982,930
Set and Exhibit Designersnot publishednot published170
Sewers, Hand$47,600$22.88not published
Sewing Machine Operators$43,840$21.08970
Sheet Metal Workers$57,880$27.831,660
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,130$22.6615,610
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$36,170$17.3960
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$41,020$19.724,710
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$83,930$40.35160
Skincare Specialists$54,500$26.201,510
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$50,480$24.271,590
Social Science Research Assistants$50,430$24.24100
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$105,390$50.67790
Social Workers, All Other$61,610$29.622,190
Social and Community Service Managers$97,440$46.842,800
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,690$22.935,410
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$78,630not published220
Software Developers$138,390$66.5343,320
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$123,690$59.475,110
Soil and Plant Scientists$75,430$36.26460
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$49,730$23.91620
Sound Engineering Technicians$60,630$29.15170
Special Education Teachers, All Other$79,290not published180
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$74,290not published4,010
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$66,130not published2,020
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$78,040not published810
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$67,240not published2,970
Special Effects Artists and Animators$91,290$43.89210
Speech-Language Pathologists$110,750$53.254,420
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$81,310$39.09560
Statisticians$109,660$52.72780
Stockers and Order Fillers$42,350$20.3655,520
Stonemasons$49,630$23.86240
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$58,830$28.28860
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$51,120$24.58330
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$62,390$30.0014,920
Surgeons, All Other$239,200 or more$115.00 or more470
Surgical Assistants$107,440$51.65not published
Surgical Technologists$75,740$36.412,100
Survey Researchers$89,870$43.21110
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$57,890$27.832,340
Surveyors$79,310$38.131,620
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$43,720$21.02320
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$51,110$24.57160
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$51,200$24.6180
Tapers$54,500$26.20not published
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$69,740$33.53620
Tax Preparers$62,620$30.111,540
Taxi Drivers$43,490$20.9160
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$76,380not published1,470
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,760not published21,910
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$37,450not published530
Technical Writers$100,610$48.371,320
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$76,410$36.743,180
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$66,020$31.741,630
Telemarketers$47,670$22.92880
Tellers$46,060$22.145,370
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,870$17.7330
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,540$18.0590
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$42,640$20.5040
Therapists, All Other$65,080$31.29160
Tile and Stone Setters$57,690$27.74870
Tire Repairers and Changers$45,380$21.822,750
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$77,600$37.311,400
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$33,970$16.33not published
Tool and Die Makers$63,800$30.67160
Tour and Travel Guides$42,840$20.592,150
Training and Development Managers$139,980$67.30850
Training and Development Specialists$75,790$36.4412,100
Transportation Inspectors$81,820$39.34460
Transportation Security Screeners$71,530$34.391,250
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$132,610$63.752,310
Travel Agents$56,570$27.201,100
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$51,390$24.711,200
Tutors$47,420$22.802,500
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$44,230not published1,120
Upholsterers$42,240$20.31160
Urban and Regional Planners$101,340$48.721,300
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$38,380$18.452,960
Veterinarians$130,840$62.912,340
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,900$18.702,910
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,650$23.873,720
Waiters and Waitresses$44,860$21.5740,680
Watch and Clock Repairers$49,990$24.0360
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$74,200$35.682,620
Web Developers$85,950$41.321,680
Web and Digital Interface Designers$95,880$46.103,250
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,160$22.19770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,590$28.174,970
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,860$23.97100
Wellhead Pumpers$72,700$34.95370
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$74,740$35.94410
Woodworkers, All Other$41,300$19.86140
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,500$22.36440
Word Processors and Typists$57,550$27.6760
Writers and Authors$76,830$36.941,300
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$83,300$40.05730

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Colorado

By median pay, Colorado is number 5 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $36,350 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $136,330. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $43,680 to $93,220. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $77,190, 29% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 2,873,900 jobs counted here are 1.8% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Colorado are Office and Administrative Support (301,150 jobs, 11%), Sales and Related (296,170 jobs, 10%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (269,680 jobs, 9%) and Business and Financial Operations (264,100 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Atmospheric and Space Scientists (6.2 times the national share), Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers (6.0 times the national share) and Information and Record Clerks, All Other (5.6 times the national share). The table on this page lists 750 occupations; for 13 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 365 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 289 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 40 pay less and 36 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers ($100,080 here, $69,990 nationally), Administrative Services Managers ($157,000 here, $114,130 nationally) and Lodging Managers ($91,750 here, $69,250 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Physicists ($104,580 here, $172,250 nationally), Business Teachers, Postsecondary ($78,210 here, $99,080 nationally) and Plant and System Operators, All Other ($51,600 here, $62,470 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Colorado

What is the median salary in Colorado?

The median pay of all employees in Colorado was $59,800 a year ($28.75 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Colorado?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 82,010 jobs and a median pay of $36,270 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Colorado?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Orthodontists ($416,000), Dermatologists ($398,810) and Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($385,410). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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