Salaries in Colorado

Median annual wage across all occupations: $59,800

The median annual wage in Colorado is $59,800, or about $29 per hour. Pay at the 10th percentile is $18 and at the 90th percentile is $66.

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $28.75
Daily: $230
Weekly: $1,150
Bi-weekly: $2,300
Monthly: $4,983
Annual: $59,800

$59,800 a year is around the 90th percentile for all workers in Colorado. The median is $59,800.

Highest-paying occupations in Colorado

Orthodontists$416,000 Dermatologists$398,810 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$385,410 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$360,820 Neurologists$356,250 Radiologists$344,270 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490 General Internal Medicine Physicians$299,990 Physicians, All Other$298,320 Physicians, Pathologists$294,510 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$288,050 Psychiatrists$266,370 Family Medicine Physicians$265,560 Chief Executives$213,370 Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420

Most common occupations

Occupation	Median annual	Employment
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$36,270	82,010
Retail Salespersons	$37,950	76,660
Stockers and Order Fillers	$42,350	55,520
Registered Nurses	$100,260	54,490
Cashiers	$36,870	51,670
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$92,520	45,670
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$38,540	44,650
Software Developers	$138,390	43,320
General and Operations Managers	$131,840	41,870
Waiters and Waitresses	$44,860	40,680
Customer Service Representatives	$47,540	38,770
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$79,810	37,810
Accountants and Auditors	$97,030	35,410
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,600	34,220
Project Management Specialists	$110,050	32,390
Office Clerks, General	$53,550	31,770
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,370	31,140
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,600	30,600
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,690	29,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$93,050	27,880
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$79,250	27,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$58,200	26,390
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$54,000	26,140
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$76,600	26,100
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$50,550	25,510
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,500	25,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,410	24,860
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$51,280	22,960
Nursing Assistants	$47,380	22,240
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,760	21,990

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