Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Denver, CO

762 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Denver, CO for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Medical Appliance Technicians	$55,720	—	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$55,610	2,000	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$55,320	70	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$55,170	140	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$54,970	1,370	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,950	400	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$54,950	470	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$54,500	880	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$53,990	16,320	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$53,970	100	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$53,790	1,040	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$53,680	—	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$53,610	—	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$53,560	100	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$53,510	1,080	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$53,140	280	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$53,090	220	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$52,520	13,570	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$52,510	120	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$52,450	11,510	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$52,300	—	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$52,190	5,410	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$52,180	600	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$52,000	340	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$51,740	730	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$51,410	120	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$51,390	740	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$51,390	740	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,180	980	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$51,120	180	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$51,110	3,600	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$50,970	3,260	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$50,840	2,340	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$50,840	2,340	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$50,820	190	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$50,580	6,020	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$50,430	80	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,430	190	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$50,180	3,100	View salary detail
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$50,170	—	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$50,150	430	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$50,110	570	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$50,110	370	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$50,100	1,040	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$50,030	190	View salary detail
Watch and Clock Repairers	$49,990	40	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$49,870	620	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$49,840	1,320	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$49,780	40	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$49,760	15,350	View salary detail

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.