Colorado: Salaries by Occupation

774 occupations · highest median: Orthodontists ($416,000)

Every occupation the BLS tracks in Colorado, ranked by median annual wage — with mean pay, hourly equivalents, and employment for each. Click any row for that occupation's full Colorado breakdown, including percentiles and metro areas.

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#OccupationGroup MedianMeanHourlyEmployment
1 Orthodontists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $416,000 $404,120 $200 160
2 Dermatologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $398,810 $357,840 $192 260
3 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $385,410 $374,610 $185 410
4 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $360,820 $269,090 $173
5 Neurologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $356,250 $336,450 $171 120
6 Radiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $344,270 $343,570 $166 500
7 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations $307,490 $290,850 $148 5,830
8 General Internal Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $299,990 $291,400 $144 450
9 Physicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $298,320 $298,570 $143 1,990
10 Physicians, Pathologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $294,510 $255,230 $142 50
11 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $288,050 $312,170 $138 100
12 Psychiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $266,370 $258,210 $128 270
13 Family Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $265,560 $249,500 $128 2,700
14 Chief Executives Management Occupations $213,370 $240,440 $103
15 Computer and Information Systems Managers Management Occupations $199,420 $202,500 $96 11,510
16 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Legal Occupations $198,790 $191,340 $96 620
17 Pediatricians, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $196,440 $199,990 $94 570
18 Dentists, All Other Specialists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $186,640 $195,020 $90 70
19 Architectural and Engineering Managers Management Occupations $183,810 $197,840 $88 4,900
20 Marketing Managers Management Occupations $182,730 $196,210 $88 6,010
21 Financial Managers Management Occupations $182,690 $209,360 $88 10,640
22 Sales Managers Management Occupations $180,850 $200,720 $87 8,780
23 Air Traffic Controllers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations $177,380 $158,790 $85 740
24 Petroleum Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations $172,190 $170,270 $83 1,390
25 Purchasing Managers Management Occupations $171,250 $183,310 $82 1,320
26 Managers, All Other Management Occupations $171,140 $182,760 $82 14,060
27 Lawyers Legal Occupations $168,520 $206,440 $81 16,720
28 Human Resources Managers Management Occupations $166,400 $178,670 $80 3,620
29 Dentists, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations $166,240 $160,810 $80 2,940
30 Compensation and Benefits Managers Management Occupations $165,770 $163,370 $80 280

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-paying occupation in Colorado?

Orthodontists have the highest median pay in Colorado at $416,000 per year (mean $404,120), based on BLS OEWS data.

What are the top-paying jobs in Colorado?

The highest-paying occupations in Colorado by median wage are Orthodontists ($416,000), Dermatologists ($398,810), Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($385,410), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons ($360,820), Neurologists ($356,250).

How many occupations have salary data in Colorado?

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage estimates for 774 occupations in Colorado (OEWS survey). Each occupation links to a full national and state-by-state breakdown.

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