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
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$70,200	80	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$70,130	930	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$70,130	310	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$70,060	840	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$69,750	510	View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$69,700	70	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$69,570	230	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$69,570	70	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$69,160	610	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$69,100	860	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$69,100	860	View salary detail
Foresters	$69,010	60	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$68,620	750	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$68,590	130	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$68,020	5,930	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$67,560	4,240	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$67,320	150	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$67,230	110	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$67,090	60	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$67,080	2,990	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$66,970	1,820	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$66,940	8,400	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$66,840	130	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$66,590	2,140	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$66,220	1,060	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$65,660	1,820	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$65,430	200	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$65,370	120	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$65,320	590	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$65,150	970	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$65,140	1,470	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$65,110	220	View salary detail
Paramedics	$65,090	1,090	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$65,080	4,750	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$64,940	190	View salary detail
Carpenters	$64,910	7,250	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$64,790	60	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$64,760	1,580	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$64,580	160	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$64,260	1,110	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$64,150	—	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$64,150	—	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$64,120	—	View salary detail
Glaziers	$64,080	1,230	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$64,080	5,150	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$64,020	1,300	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$63,960	340	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$63,900	5,750	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$63,900	5,750	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$63,900	14,320	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.