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
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$110,530	5,760	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$110,450	8,230	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$110,050	32,390	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$109,750	5,200	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$109,750	5,200	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$109,750	5,200	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$109,750	5,200	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$109,660	780	View salary detail
Statisticians	$109,660	780	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$109,580	4,270	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$108,410	1,430	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$108,020	320	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$107,440	—	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$107,120	1,070	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$106,890	1,320	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$106,720	3,390	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$106,720	3,390	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$106,100	40	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$105,480	1,930	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$105,480	1,930	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$105,480	1,930	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$105,390	790	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$105,390	790	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$105,380	670	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$104,750	14,360	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$104,670	1,150	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$104,610	930	View salary detail
Physicists	$104,580	1,050	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,070	1,100	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$103,980	2,370	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$103,850	8,040	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$103,370	8,360	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$102,780	250	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$102,780	250	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$102,780	250	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$102,580	1,900	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$102,400	3,290	View salary detail
Audiologists	$102,270	430	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$102,030	5,630	View salary detail
Chemists	$101,980	1,790	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$101,570	650	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$101,570	650	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$101,570	650	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$101,420	13,290	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$101,420	13,290	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$101,420	13,290	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$101,400	3,080	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$101,340	1,300	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$100,840	360	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$100,640	2,040	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.