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
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,060	390	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$78,040	810	View salary detail
Extraction Workers, All Other	$77,890	60	View salary detail
Editors	$77,870	1,830	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,840	410	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$77,750	—	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$77,620	5,680	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$77,600	1,400	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$77,550	490	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$77,540	140	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$77,500	70	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,440	1,410	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$77,120	470	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,090	330	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$77,090	330	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$76,830	1,300	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$76,830	1,300	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,810	960	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$76,720	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$76,600	26,100	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$76,480	1,990	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$76,410	3,180	View salary detail
Foresters	$76,400	210	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$76,380	1,470	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$76,370	3,570	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$76,200	—	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$76,140	—	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$76,110	1,260	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$76,110	1,260	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$76,110	1,260	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$75,790	12,100	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$75,740	2,100	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$75,600	7,260	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$75,510	1,640	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$75,430	460	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$75,340	710	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$74,990	300	View salary detail
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$74,740	410	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$74,730	570	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$74,730	570	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$74,480	200	View salary detail
Midwives	$74,480	200	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$74,440	2,470	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$74,200	2,620	View salary detail
Firefighters	$74,170	6,510	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$74,150	750	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$74,040	1,340	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$74,040	820	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$73,880	4,920	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$73,750	430	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.