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
Nannies	$44,320	7,870	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$44,260	1,520	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$44,200	1,010	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$44,160	170	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,770	470	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$43,720	2,550	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$43,720	2,550	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$43,680	5,480	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$43,670	40	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$43,640	2,300	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$43,430	670	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$42,590	340	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$42,520	150	View salary detail
Bakers	$42,490	2,600	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$42,380	60	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$42,370	100	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$42,350	490	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$41,600	4,190	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$41,390	200	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$41,350	2,800	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$41,020	260	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$40,430	170	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$39,850	4,570	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$39,770	50	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$39,650	20,750	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$39,640	3,110	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$39,610	2,150	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$39,470	6,640	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$39,330	460	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$39,170	190	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$39,160	180	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$39,000	1,620	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,990	1,150	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,900	8,890	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,840	19,460	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$38,710	4,530	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$38,620	1,040	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$38,600	1,510	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$38,530	4,220	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$38,520	2,000	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$38,470	40,340	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$38,380	2,460	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$38,300	50	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$37,640	3,560	View salary detail
Cashiers	$37,620	23,860	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$37,550	780	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$37,450	340	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$37,390	2,700	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,180	9,430	View salary detail
Baristas	$37,070	42,810	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.