Average Salary in Colorado
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Colorado. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$75,560Rank #9 of 51
- Median annual wage$58,210Rank #7 of 51
- Median household income$97,113ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity103.1US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$73,288Rank #6 at national prices
- Total employment2,891,210Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $75,560 is $17,350 (29.8 %) above the median of $58,210, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Colorado are about 3.1 % above the national average (RPP 103.1, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Colorado buys what $73,288 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Colorado is $97,113 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Colorado
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $208,710 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $187,810 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $147,750 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $145,690 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $120,890 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $118,620 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $118,250 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $115,920 |
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