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
Riggers	$73,720	310	View salary detail
Curators	$73,630	300	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$73,420	1,110	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$73,110	400	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,910	1,220	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$72,900	18,310	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$72,750	1,250	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$72,700	370	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$71,900	16,740	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$71,830	4,060	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$71,790	800	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$71,680	2,540	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$71,670	150	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$71,600	330	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$71,530	1,250	View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$70,870	160	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$70,510	90	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$70,480	4,600	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$70,130	2,060	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$70,060	1,950	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$69,740	620	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$69,640	140	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$69,570	410	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,200	560	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$69,070	250	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$68,730	9,530	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$68,620	250	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$67,760	100	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$67,320	280	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$67,240	2,970	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$67,230	140	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$67,010	12,360	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,870	1,060	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$66,850	930	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$66,850	930	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$66,830	270	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$66,720	1,460	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$66,680	370	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$66,660	2,000	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$66,580	200	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$66,550	150	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$66,330	4,200	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$66,310	470	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$66,250	40	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$66,230	90	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$66,130	2,020	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$66,030	640	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$66,020	1,630	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$65,850	10,340	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,730	180	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.