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Highest Paying Jobs in Colorado

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Colorado, among 46 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Colorado
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Lawyers$164,53115,460
2Software Developers$141,28242,360
3Computer Network Architects$139,20215,840
4General and Operations Managers$132,61941,380
5Project Management Specialists$113,98731,830
6Management Analysts$106,02013,300
7Civil Engineers$102,50712,310
8Registered Nurses$99,60951,140
9Accountants and Auditors$95,47134,950
10Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$93,72827,390
11Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$81,25836,380
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,22121,270
13Human Resources Specialists$80,83019,140
14Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,36726,940
15First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,18125,780
16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,47518,310
17Computer User Support Specialists$72,04116,440
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$69,33624,860
19Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$66,94312,070
20Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,28114,880
21Electricians$62,39016,970
22Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,92225,150
23First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$57,79026,130
24Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,34425,840
25Office Clerks, General$53,67831,520

Highest-paying jobs in Colorado

This ranking covers 46 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. Lawyers comes first at $164,531 a year; number 25 on the list, Office Clerks, General, averages $53,678.

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.