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title: "Average Salary in Colorado"
description: "Mean $77,190, median $59,800 in Colorado (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/colorado"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Colorado

Mean annual wage $77,190, median $59,800 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $58,030 (rank 6 of 51 by that measure; rank 5 nominal).

| Percentile | Colorado | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $36,350 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $43,680 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $59,800 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $93,220 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $136,330 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 103.1 |
| Housing (rents) | 127.4 |
| Goods | 98.7 |
| Utilities | 85.0 |
| Other services | 99.6 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $149,760 | 157,850 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $128,090 | 136,010 |
| Legal | $119,510 | 26,740 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $103,280 | 72,990 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $98,030 | 154,720 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $93,410 | 264,100 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $84,960 | 35,940 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $65,810 | 41,090 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $62,570 | 113,320 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $62,170 | 155,440 |
| Construction and Extraction | $61,190 | 135,410 |
| Community and Social Service | $61,160 | 56,770 |
| Protective Service | $56,930 | 65,970 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $51,050 | 301,320 |
| Production | $49,710 | 94,160 |
| Sales | $47,440 | 296,260 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $47,060 | 217,920 |
| Healthcare Support | $44,560 | 106,580 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $42,180 | 88,630 |
| Personal Care and Service | $40,440 | 77,640 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $40,190 | 5,200 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $37,810 | 269,820 |

## Most common jobs

- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 82,010 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 76,660 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 55,520 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 54,490 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 51,670 workers
- [Business Continuity Planner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/business-continuity-planner): 45,670 workers
- [Software Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/software-developer): 43,320 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 41,870 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 40,680 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 38,770 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Radiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiologist): $344,270 median
- [Airline Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airline-pilot): $307,490 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $298,320 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $265,560 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $199,420 median
- [Judge](https://nuecareer.com/careers/judge): $198,790 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $196,440 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $183,810 median
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $182,730 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $182,690 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Atmospheric and Space Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/atmospheric-and-space-scientist): 6.22x the national share
- [Computer Network Architect](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-network-architect): 4.93x the national share
- [Cartographer and Photogrammetrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cartographer-and-photogrammetrist): 4.61x the national share
- [Petroleum Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-engineer): 4.16x the national share
- [Biofuels Processing Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biofuels-processing-technician): 4.02x the national share
- [Referee](https://nuecareer.com/careers/referee): 3.84x the national share
- [Real Estate Broker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/real-estate-broker): 3.84x the national share
- [Service Unit Operator, Oil and Gas](https://nuecareer.com/careers/service-unit-operator-oil-and-gas): 3.68x the national share
- [Geoscientist, Except Hydrologists and Geographers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/geoscientist): 3.42x the national share
- [Electronics Engineer, Except Computer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electronics-engineer): 3.39x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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