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
Technical Writers	$100,610	1,320	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$100,260	54,490	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$100,260	54,490	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$100,260	54,490	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$100,260	54,490	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$100,260	54,490	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$100,080	2,230	View salary detail
Art Directors	$99,990	720	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$99,610	1,910	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$99,580	320	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,280	280	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$98,990	660	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,870	270	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,680	810	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$98,080	570	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$97,440	2,800	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$97,350	9,610	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$97,350	9,610	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$97,100	1,290	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$97,030	35,410	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$97,000	940	View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$96,820	670	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$96,680	70	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,600	330	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$96,090	4,490	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$96,090	4,490	View salary detail
Logisticians	$96,090	4,490	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$95,880	3,250	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$95,880	3,250	View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$95,530	80	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$94,520	3,230	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$94,190	720	View salary detail
Fashion Designers	$94,140	360	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$93,970	850	View salary detail
Biologists	$93,970	850	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$93,970	850	View salary detail
Geneticists	$93,970	850	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$93,970	850	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$93,750	120	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$93,050	27,880	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$93,050	27,880	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$93,000	200	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$92,560	1,980	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$92,520	45,670	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$92,520	45,670	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$92,520	45,670	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$92,520	45,670	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$92,520	45,670	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$91,750	1,100	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$91,290	210	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.