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Highest Paying Jobs in Colorado

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Colorado, among 56 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Colorado
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,60811,190
2Financial Managers$187,85210,410
3Lawyers$164,53115,460
4Software Developers$141,28242,360
5Computer Network Architects$139,20215,840
6General and Operations Managers$132,61941,380
7Construction Managers$122,96312,490
8Project Management Specialists$113,98731,830
9Management Analysts$106,02013,300
10Civil Engineers$102,50712,310
11Registered Nurses$99,60951,140
12Accountants and Auditors$95,47134,950
13Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$93,72827,390
14First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,84313,450
15Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$81,25836,380
16First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,22121,270
17Human Resources Specialists$80,83019,140
18Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,36726,940
19First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,18125,780
20Training and Development Specialists$74,73711,970
21Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,47518,310
22Computer User Support Specialists$72,04116,440
23Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$69,33624,860
24Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$66,94312,070
25First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$66,70711,730

Highest-paying jobs in Colorado

This ranking covers 56 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Colorado. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Computer and Information Systems Managers comes first at $199,608 a year; number 25 on the list, First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, averages $66,707.

Each occupation links to its Colorado page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.