Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Colorado

862 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Colorado for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Designers, All Other	$65,630	230	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$65,620	1,640	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$65,490	890	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$65,400	3,970	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$65,260	870	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$65,200	8,940	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$65,080	160	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$65,080	160	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$65,080	160	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$64,820	280	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$64,810	1,350	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$64,780	6,530	View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$64,730	290	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$64,620	1,150	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$64,580	380	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$64,300	300	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$64,140	2,580	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$64,090	3,570	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$64,010	740	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$63,980	7,800	View salary detail
Paramedics	$63,910	2,110	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$63,800	160	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$63,800	370	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$63,770	1,190	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$63,770	1,180	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$63,760	1,860	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$63,760	1,860	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$63,760	1,860	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,760	13,280	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$63,720	8,200	View salary detail
Clergy	$63,700	440	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$63,670	6,120	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$63,660	260	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$63,520	1,800	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$63,480	3,670	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,410	24,860	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$63,320	70	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$63,240	10,080	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$63,240	10,080	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$63,010	3,540	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$62,870	400	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,870	3,260	View salary detail
Carpenters	$62,830	12,740	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$62,620	1,540	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$62,620	11,700	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$62,460	570	View salary detail
Glaziers	$62,340	2,040	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$62,250	1,950	View salary detail
Electricians	$62,230	17,010	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$62,140	7,290	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.