What is the average salary in Colorado?

$76,660a year

Average yearly pay across 741 jobs with official data in Colorado, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $36.86
Jobs with data: 741
Workers counted: 2,850,280

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Orthodontist	$416,000
Dermatologist	$398,800
Orthopedic Surgeon	$385,400
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon	$360,800
Neurologist	$356,300
Radiologist	$344,300
Airline Pilot	$307,500
General Internal Medicine Physician	$300,000
Physician	$298,300
Physician	$294,500

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$36,270
Retail Salesperson	$37,950
Stocker and Order Filler	$42,350
Registered Nurse	$100,300
Cashier	$36,870
Business Operations Specialist	$92,520
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$38,540
Software Developer	$138,400
General and Operations Manager	$131,800
Waiter and Waitress	$44,860

Management

Administrative Services Manager$157,000
Advertising and Promotions Manager$165,000
Architectural and Engineering Manager$183,800
Chief Executive$213,400
Compensation and Benefits Manager$165,800
Computer and Information Systems Manager$199,400
Construction Manager$124,800
Education Administrator$110,500
Education Administrator$118,400
Education Administrator$107,100
Education and Childcare Administrator$64,620
Emergency Management Director$129,700
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$97,000
Facilities Manager$122,500
Financial Manager$182,700
Food Service Manager$79,870
Fundraising Manager$130,000
General and Operations Manager$131,800
Human Resources Manager$166,400
Industrial Production Manager$141,000
Lodging Manager$91,750
Manager$171,100
Marketing Manager$182,700
Medical and Health Services Manager$134,900
Natural Sciences Manager$152,700
Personal Service Manager$83,080
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$93,000
Property$100,100
Public Relations Manager$162,900
Purchasing Manager$171,300
Sales Manager$180,900
Social and Community Service Manager$97,440
Training and Development Manager$140,000
Transportation$132,600

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$97,030
Agent and Business Managers of Artist$95,530
Budget Analyst$97,100
Business Operations Specialist$92,520
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$83,590
Claims Adjuster$77,620
Compensation$92,560
Compliance Officer$82,450
Cost Estimator$86,940
Credit Analyst$81,270
Credit Counselor$57,130
Financial and Investment Analyst$103,900
Financial Examiner$99,610
Financial Risk Specialist$120,300
Financial Specialist$87,430
Fundraiser$74,440
Human Resources Specialist$80,840
Insurance Appraiser$71,600
Insurance Underwriter$100,600
Labor Relations Specialist$87,150
Loan Officer$94,520
Logistician$96,090
Management Analyst$104,800
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$93,050
Meeting$62,050
Personal Financial Advisor$89,280
Project Management Specialist$110,100
Property Appraiser and Assessor$75,150
Tax Examiner and Collector$69,740
Tax Preparer$62,620
Training and Development Specialist$75,790

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$120,400
Computer and Information Research Scientist$133,200
Computer Network Architect$139,200
Computer Network Support Specialist$82,750
Computer Occupation$139,600
Computer Programmer$104,600
Computer Systems Analyst$127,800
Computer User Support Specialist$71,900
Data Scientist$117,400
Database Administrator$118,300
Database Architect$154,600
Information Security Analyst$135,200
Mathematician$86,020
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$103,400
Operations Research Analyst$129,900
Software Developer$138,400
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$123,700
Statistician$109,700
Web and Digital Interface Designer$95,880
Web Developer$85,950

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$156,200
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$98,990
Agricultural Engineer$88,650
Architect$102,400
Architectural and Civil Drafter$76,370
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$110,700
Calibration Technologist and Technician$63,660
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$86,960
Chemical Engineer$125,800
Civil Engineer$101,400
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$59,050
Computer Hardware Engineer$156,100
Drafter$67,320
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$77,440
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$79,300
Electrical Engineer$120,800
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$74,730
Electronics Engineer$127,000
Engineer$132,600
Engineering Technologist and Technician$76,110
Environmental Engineer$106,900
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$60,740
Health and Safety Engineer$121,000
Industrial Engineer$109,800
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$66,850
Landscape Architect$78,290
Materials Engineer$124,000
Mechanical Drafter$85,280
Mechanical Engineer$124,400
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$77,090
Mining and Geological Engineer$96,820
Petroleum Engineer$172,200
Surveying and Mapping Technician$57,890
Surveyor$79,310

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$47,020
Anthropologist and Archeologist$68,620
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$104,700
Biological Scientist$93,970
Biological Technician$59,400
Chemical Technician$63,770
Chemist$102,000
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$113,300
Conservation Scientist$84,820
Economist$121,400
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$60,930
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$85,990
Epidemiologist$73,750
Food Science Technician$58,540
Food Scientist and Technologist$99,580
Forensic Science Technician$84,010
Forest and Conservation Technician$57,550
Forester$76,400
Geological Technician$61,780
Geoscientist$114,400
Hydrologic Technician$56,780
Hydrologist$100,800
Life$63,760
Life Scientist$66,250
Materials Scientist$117,300
Microbiologist$81,640
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$101,400
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$73,110
Physical Scientist$134,400
Physicist$104,600
Political Scientist$127,300
Psychologist$120,700
School Psychologist$124,800
Social Science Research Assistant$50,430
Social Scientist and Related Worker$105,400
Soil and Plant Scientist$75,430
Survey Researcher$89,870
Urban and Regional Planner$101,300
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$83,300

Community and social service

Child$63,720
Clergy$63,700
Community and Social Service Specialist$55,490
Community Health Worker$59,260
Counselor$66,680
Director$67,760
Educational$64,780
Health Education Specialist$74,150
Healthcare Social Worker$63,480
Marriage and Family Therapist$60,700
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$65,620
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$71,680
Rehabilitation Counselor$47,840
Religious Worker$50,440
Social and Human Service Assistant$47,690
Social Worker$61,610
Substance Abuse$62,390

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$51,170
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$81,920
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$78,780
Architecture Teacher$80,530
Archivist$59,210
Area$79,190
Art$70,060
Atmospheric$79,190
Biological Science Teacher$98,680
Business Teacher$78,210
Career/Technical Education Teacher$70,130
Career/Technical Education Teacher$66,310
Career/Technical Education Teacher$72,750
Chemistry Teacher$96,600
Communications Teacher$69,200
Computer Science Teacher$80,530
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$122,100
Curator$73,630
Economics Teacher$98,870
Education Teacher$66,870
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$64,090
Elementary School Teacher$63,410
Engineering Teacher$104,100
English Language and Literature Teacher$72,910
Environmental Science Teacher$78,800
Farm and Home Management Educator$66,230
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$77,840
Health Specialties Teacher$136,900
History Teacher$78,410
Instructional Coordinator$82,160
Kindergarten Teacher$62,870
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$76,480
Library Technician$46,680
Mathematical Science Teacher$81,930
Middle School Teacher$63,760
Museum Technician and Conservator$51,990
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$82,530
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$78,060
Physics Teacher$99,280
Postsecondary Teacher$83,210
Preschool Teacher$45,500
Psychology Teacher$76,810
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$65,730
Secondary School Teacher$72,900
Self-Enrichment Teacher$44,710
Sociology Teacher$78,630
Special Education Teacher$78,040
Special Education Teacher$74,290
Special Education Teacher$66,130
Special Education Teacher$67,240
Special Education Teacher$79,290
Teacher and Instructor$76,380
Teaching Assistant$37,450
Teaching Assistant$35,760
Tutor$47,420

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$99,990
Artist and Related Worker$69,860
Audio and Video Technician$56,790
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$50,660
Broadcast Technician$74,040
Camera Operator$74,990
Coach and Scout$47,110
Commercial and Industrial Designer$90,590
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$83,010
Craft Artist$43,620
Designer$65,630
Disc Jockey$43,490
Editor$77,870
Entertainer and Performer$52,690
Fashion Designer$94,140
Film and Video Editor$84,620
Fine Artist$51,910
Floral Designer$45,380
Graphic Designer$66,330
Interior Designer$78,390
Interpreter and Translator$71,790
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$86,370
Media and Communication Worker$66,830
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$43,230
Music Director and Composer$88,460
Musician and Singer$96,240
News Analyst$60,770
Photographer$47,070
Producer and Director$78,060
Public Relations Specialist$80,680
Sound Engineering Technician$60,630
Special Effects Artist and Animator$91,290
Technical Writer$100,600
Umpire$44,230
Writer and Author$76,830

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$56,950
Athletic Trainer$64,580
Audiologist$102,300
Cardiologist$239,200
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$94,190
Chiropractor$74,040
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$70,050
Dental Hygienist$109,600
Dentist$166,200
Dentist$186,600
Dermatologist$398,800
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$108,400
Dietetic Technician$47,810
Dietitian and Nutritionist$75,510
Emergency Medical Technician$45,750
Emergency Medicine Physician$239,200
Exercise Physiologist$63,800
Family Medicine Physician$265,600
General Internal Medicine Physician$300,000
Genetic Counselor$106,100
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$78,470
Health Technologist and Technician$59,430
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$101,600
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$74,480
Hearing Aid Specialist$77,540
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$73,880
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$105,400
Medical Records Specialist$59,020
Neurologist$356,300
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$117,000
Nurse Midwive$137,600
Nurse Practitioner$132,900
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$239,200
Occupational Therapist$106,700
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$46,260
Ophthalmologist$288,100
Optician$47,310
Optometrist$152,000
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$360,800
Orthodontist$416,000
Orthopedic Surgeon$385,400
Orthotist and Prosthetist$76,720
Paramedic$63,910
Pediatrician$196,400
Pharmacist$156,000
Pharmacy Technician$49,970
Physical Therapist$102,000
Physician$294,500
Physician$298,300
Physician Assistant$134,500
Podiatrist$142,600
Psychiatric Technician$47,430
Psychiatrist$266,400
Radiation Therapist$108,000
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$87,760
Radiologist$344,300
Recreational Therapist$66,580
Registered Nurse$100,300
Respiratory Therapist$86,220
Speech-Language Pathologist$110,800
Surgeon$239,200
Surgical Assistant$107,400
Surgical Technologist$75,740
Therapist$65,080
Veterinarian$130,800
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$49,650

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$48,340
Healthcare Support Worker$47,330
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$38,540
Massage Therapist$61,060
Medical Assistant$48,400
Medical Equipment Preparer$47,700
Medical Transcriptionist$43,080
Nursing Assistant$47,380
Occupational Therapy Aide$40,110
Occupational Therapy Assistant$75,340
Orderly$43,570
Pharmacy Aide$37,580
Phlebotomist$47,180
Physical Therapist Aide$41,970
Physical Therapist Assistant$64,810
Psychiatric Aide$46,130
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$38,900

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$58,470
Bailiff$63,320
Correctional Officer and Jailer$62,140
Crossing Guard and Flagger$37,620
Detective and Criminal Investigator$105,500
Fire Inspector and Investigator$85,750
Firefighter$74,170
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$81,460
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$102,600
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$126,800
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$65,490
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$54,680
Forest Fire Inspector and Prevention Specialist$50,170
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$44,340
Lifeguard$35,640
Parking Enforcement Worker$47,910
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$97,350
Private Detective and Investigator$48,730
Protective Service Worker$44,340
School Bus Monitor$33,540
Security Guard$45,150
Transportation Security Screener$71,530

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$38,170
Chef and Head Cook$65,400
Cook$36,900
Cook$42,500
Cook$41,600
Cook$42,450
Cook$43,490
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$36,790
Dishwasher$37,840
Fast Food and Counter Worker$36,270
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$50,550
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$35,710
Food Preparation Worker$38,960
Food Server$38,900
Host and Hostess$36,340
Waiter and Waitress$44,860

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$47,140
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$55,100
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$60,840
Grounds Maintenance Worker$48,280
Janitor and Cleaner$38,600
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$45,760
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$37,560
Pest Control Worker$48,650
Pesticide Handler$47,020
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$51,390

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$35,770
Animal Caretaker$37,430
Animal Trainer$44,290
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$39,160
Barber$61,500
Childcare Worker$40,750
Concierge$46,720
Costume Attendant$57,960
Crematory Operator$52,060
Embalmer$57,100
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$45,920
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$49,900
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$58,640
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$69,070
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$54,530
Funeral Attendant$41,710
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$34,450
Gambling Dealer$30,800
Gambling Service Worker$39,660
Hairdresser$37,690
Locker Room$37,690
Manicurist and Pedicurist$37,110
Mortician$60,850
Personal Care and Service Worker$37,930
Recreation Worker$38,820
Residential Advisor$44,750
Skincare Specialist$54,500
Tour and Travel Guide$42,840
Usher$38,380

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$73,420
Cashier$36,870
Counter and Rental Clerk$46,240
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$37,750
Door-to-Door Sales Worker$38,590
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$110,500
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$58,200
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$38,320
Insurance Sales Agent$68,730
Parts Salesperson$47,660
Real Estate Broker$79,970
Real Estate Sales Agent$63,670
Retail Salesperson$37,950
Sale and Related Worker$60,670
Sales Engineer$140,000
Sales Representative$135,000
Sales Representative$79,250
Sales Representatives of Service$79,810
Security$67,010
Telemarketer$47,670
Travel Agent$56,570

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$50,090
Billing and Posting Clerk$52,670
Bookkeeping$54,000
Brokerage Clerk$60,950
Cargo and Freight Agent$51,390
Correspondence Clerk$45,510
Courier and Messenger$45,140
Court$50,410
Credit Authorizer$50,820
Customer Service Representative$47,540
Data Entry Keyer$43,910
Desktop Publisher$77,750
Dispatcher$54,070
Eligibility Interviewer$58,750
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$65,850
File Clerk$46,490
Financial Clerk$59,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$76,600
Gambling Cage Worker$34,850
Hotel$36,750
Human Resources Assistant$54,880
Information and Record Clerk$52,600
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$58,660
Interviewer$49,660
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$59,490
Library Assistant$36,130
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$56,760
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$43,430
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,920
Meter Reader$66,550
New Accounts Clerk$48,870
Office and Administrative Support Worker$53,460
Office Clerk$53,550
Office Machine Operator$46,860
Order Clerk$49,530
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$64,140
Postal Service Clerk$60,530
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,880
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$55,210
Production$63,980
Public Safety Telecommunicator$63,520
Receptionist and Information Clerk$42,010
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$45,960
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$48,690
Shipping$47,130
Switchboard Operator$43,720
Teller$46,060
Weigher$46,160
Word Processor and Typist$57,550

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$37,290
Agricultural Inspector$50,430
Farmworker$39,740
Farmworker and Laborer$38,170
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$66,030
Forest and Conservation Worker$37,690
Grader and Sorter$48,740
Logging Equipment Operator$49,620

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$89,350
Brickmason and Blockmason$65,260
Carpenter$62,830
Carpet Installer$51,280
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$60,700
Construction and Building Inspector$79,950
Construction Laborer$47,900
Continuous Mining Machine Operator$81,110
Derrick Operator$64,730
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$61,780
Earth Driller$64,820
Electrician$62,230
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$123,400
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$61,020
Explosives Worker$69,640
Extraction Worker$77,890
Fence Erector$48,380
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$81,230
Floor Layer$46,020
Floor Sander and Finisher$55,180
Glazier$62,340
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$59,920
Helper$47,030
Helpers--Brickmason$49,980
Helpers--Carpenter$50,900
Helpers--Electrician$56,420
Helpers--Extraction Worker$37,450
Helpers--Painter$42,470
Helpers--Pipelayer$45,030
Helpers--Roofer$55,860
Highway Maintenance Worker$52,350
Insulation Worker$50,800
Insulation Worker$49,050
Loading and Moving Machine Operator$79,150
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$54,380
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$62,620
Painter$52,970
Paperhanger$48,180
Paving$58,810
Pipelayer$59,740
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$47,570
Plumber$63,240
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$64,300
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$56,160
Rock Splitter$46,590
Roof Bolter$81,270
Roofer$51,750
Rotary Drill Operator$79,830
Roustabout$49,050
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$51,700
Service Unit Operator$60,290
Sheet Metal Worker$57,880
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$49,730
Stonemason$49,630
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$58,830
Taper$54,500
Tile and Stone Setter$57,690

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$82,080
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$57,680
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$59,880
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$48,610
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$61,280
Avionics Technician$79,000
Bicycle Repairer$47,620
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$70,480
Coin$45,600
Computer$49,650
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$63,770
Electric Motor$61,570
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$96,680
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$79,610
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$125,600
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$104,000
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$60,070
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$55,400
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$83,260
Heating$65,200
Helpers--Installation$45,610
Home Appliance Repairer$52,220
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$75,600
Installation$50,840
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$47,500
Maintenance and Repair Worker$51,280
Maintenance Worker$64,010
Mechanical Door Repairer$62,460
Medical Equipment Repairer$66,720
Millwright$81,440
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$71,830
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$57,050
Motorcycle Mechanic$56,850
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$43,670
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$52,620
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$70,510
Radio$56,110
Rail Car Repairer$86,630
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$60,760
Rigger$73,720
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$62,250
Signal and Track Switch Repairer$83,930
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$76,410
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$66,020
Tire Repairer and Changer$45,380
Watch and Clock Repairer$49,990
Wind Turbine Service Technician$74,740

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$49,920
Aircraft Structure$70,870
Baker$40,650
Butcher and Meat Cutter$47,490
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$49,610
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$50,370
Chemical Plant and System Operator$62,870
Coating$53,590
Coil Winder$48,470
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$55,270
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$69,570
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$46,160
Crushing$46,950
Cutting$50,790
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$51,750
Dental Laboratory Technician$61,220
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$51,280
Electrical$47,660
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$46,070
Etcher and Engraver$40,800
Extruding$49,100
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$51,110
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$42,840
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$78,890
Food and Tobacco Roasting$59,590
Food Batchmaker$44,900
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$46,900
Food Processing Worker$46,930
Forging Machine Setter$57,970
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$42,240
Furnace$55,770
Furniture Finisher$50,000
Gas Plant Operator$98,080
Grinding$46,120
Grinding and Polishing Worker$40,600
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$58,300
Helpers--Production Worker$45,550
Inspector$58,350
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$57,120
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$71,670
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$37,680
Machinist$60,200
Meat$50,390
Medical Appliance Technician$59,560
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$52,430
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$53,780
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$46,150
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$48,520
Molder$49,530
Molding$48,200
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$46,160
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$48,540
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$46,010
Painting$54,070
Paper Goods Machine Setter$48,940
Petroleum Pump System Operator$93,750
Plant and System Operator$51,600
Plating Machine Setter$47,930
Power Plant Operator$102,800
Prepress Technician and Worker$51,730
Presser$38,300
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$45,780
Printing Press Operator$47,860
Production Worker$47,200
Rolling Machine Setter$57,500
Sawing Machine Setter$47,030
Semiconductor Processing Technician$52,360
Separating$49,590
Sewer$47,600
Sewing Machine Operator$43,840
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$36,170
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$50,480
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$81,310
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$51,120
Tailor$51,110
Textile$42,640
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$36,870
Textile Winding$37,540
Tool and Die Maker$63,800
Tool Grinder$33,970
Upholsterer$42,240
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$74,200
Welder$58,590
Welding$49,860
Woodworker$41,300
Woodworking Machine Setter$46,500

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$177,400
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$79,260
Aircraft Service Attendant$44,500
Airfield Operations Specialist$77,500
Airline Pilot$307,500
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$30,800
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$38,370
Bus Driver$52,620
Bus Driver$63,010
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$39,610
Commercial Pilot$139,700
Conveyor Operator and Tender$40,480
Crane and Tower Operator$77,120
Driver/Sales Worker$43,420
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$65,380
Flight Attendant$59,500
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator$76,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$61,500
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$50,570
Laborer and Freight$45,370
Light Truck Driver$48,410
Locomotive Engineer$89,360
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$48,400
Material Moving Worker$61,240
Motor Vehicle Operator$39,190
Packer and Packager$40,730
Parking Attendant$39,330
Passenger Attendant$37,550
Pump Operator$46,680
Rail Yard Engineer$60,770
Railroad Brake$76,140
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$77,550
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$60,310
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$41,020
Stocker and Order Filler$42,350
Tank Car$51,200
Taxi Driver$43,490
Transportation Inspector$81,820
Wellhead Pumper$72,700

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Colorado?

About $76,660 a year ($36.86 an hour): the average of the 741 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Colorado?

Orthodontist ($416,000), Dermatologist ($398,800), Orthopedic Surgeon ($385,400).

What are the most common jobs in Colorado?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (82,010 jobs), Retail Salesperson (76,660 jobs), Stocker and Order Filler (55,520 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.