The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Colorado For 2026

Curious about the top earners in Colorado? Or perhaps you’re wondering how much your dentist is raking in for those dental visits?

We were equally intrigued by the highest-paying professions in Colorado, and yes, we admit it: we’re data enthusiasts!

After a comprehensive analysis by our data science team, we found that Consultant and Sales Representatives hold the title for the highest-paid professionals in Colorado.

Here’s a snapshot of the top ten highest-paying jobs in Colorado:

How We Determined the Highest Paying Jobs in Colorado for 2026

To generate our salary estimates, Zippia utilizes data from various publicly available sources, including the most recent figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published in March 2026, the Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and more. Our data science team continuously reviews millions of job postings daily to capture published salaries. We then align these salaries with company data, job titles, and locations to produce an estimated salary for each job title in Colorado.

In total, our team analyzed salary data for 647 jobs in Colorado to identify those with the highest earnings.

Detailed List of Highest Paying Jobs in Colorado

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Consultant And Sales Representative	$217,404	$169,000	1,634
2	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer	$194,260	$140,000	1,350
3	Operator And Truck Driver	$193,361	$135,000	5,245
4	President/chief Executive Officer	$191,964	$133,000	1,725
5	Finance Services Director	$184,108	$139,000	1,471
6	President And General Manager	$179,987	$123,000	2,015
7	President & Chief Technology Officer	$173,394	$119,000	1,442
8	Executive Vice President	$171,832	$113,000	1,148
9	President & Chief Operating Officer	$171,736	$113,000	1,280
10	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist	$168,858	$112,000	3,329
11	Vice President, Product Management	$167,328	$117,000	1,664
12	Chief Executive Officer/chief Technology Officer	$166,724	$117,000	1,907
13	Owner/operator	$165,872	$114,000	5,383
14	Vice President, Products & Marketing	$165,712	$117,000	1,160
15	Vice President, Operations And Finance	$164,066	$114,000	1,176
16	Executive Vice President Of Operations	$161,655	$104,000	1,343
17	Vice President, Marketing And Operations	$161,296	$113,000	1,074
18	Executive Director, Information Technology	$161,234	$107,000	1,440
19	Senior Director, Product	$160,989	$120,000	1,044
20	Vice President, Marketing & Development	$157,703	$103,000	1,066
21	Vice President & General Manager	$157,585	$102,000	1,843
22	Executive Vice President Marketing	$156,417	$99,000	1,610
23	New Product Development Manager	$152,155	$105,000	1,003
24	Vice President Product Development	$151,624	$100,000	1,206
25	Chief Administrative Officer	$151,071	$98,000	1,159
26	Operations Consultant Manager	$149,262	$102,000	1,160
27	Vice President Of Marketing & Communications	$147,874	$95,000	1,078
28	Chief Executive Officer	$147,240	$92,000	1,660
29	Director, Technical Operations	$146,570	$100,000	1,227
30	Head Engineer	$146,236	$99,000	1,204
31	Director, Product Engineering	$145,945	$104,000	1,548
32	Vice President Technology Services	$145,581	$102,000	1,176
33	Senior Director, Product Management	$145,047	$104,000	1,548
34	Manager Of Business Consulting	$144,904	$106,000	1,468
35	Chief Technology Officer	$144,520	$94,000	1,301
36	Engineering Production Operations Director	$143,370	$95,000	1,426
37	Data Center Operations Manager	$143,026	$105,000	1,664
38	Senior Director, Product Development	$142,984	$94,000	1,127
39	Family Practitioner	$142,602	$84,000	2,895
40	Director Of Sales Engineering	$142,420	$103,000	1,318
41	Vice President-Project Management	$142,026	$92,000	1,117
42	Agricultural Safety And Health Program Director	$141,965	$94,000	1,404
43	General Manager/director	$140,276	$94,000	1,764
44	Executive Vice President Of Sales	$139,813	$96,000	1,399
45	Engineering And Operations Director	$139,418	$100,000	1,001
46	Senior Director, Product Marketing	$139,382	$98,000	1,522
47	Sales Officer	$138,928	$97,000	1,530
48	Senior Process Manager	$138,806	$101,000	1,636
49	Emergency Medicine Specialist	$138,416	$81,000	3,141
50	Chief Executive Officer/manager	$137,943	$96,000	1,659
51	Director Of Engineering, Quality & Program Management	$137,839	$98,000	2,293
52	Sales Engineering Manager	$137,168	$98,000	1,592
53	Group Product Manager	$136,671	$98,000	1,113
54	Application Services Manager	$136,104	$87,000	1,161
55	Sales And Marketing Vice President	$135,974	$84,000	1,214
56	Founder And Chief Executive Officer	$135,726	$83,000	1,492
57	Director Of Systems Engineering	$135,718	$90,000	1,120
58	Process Control Manager	$135,302	$101,000	1,580
59	Clinical Physician Assistant	$134,904	$83,000	3,538
60	Senior Product Engineering Manager	$134,418	$91,000	1,689
61	Director Of Information Technology Services	$133,830	$94,000	1,225
62	Senior Business Manager	$132,111	$93,000	1,251
63	Vice President Of Operations And Engineering	$131,727	$89,000	1,027
64	Director Of Account Management	$131,539	$86,000	1,183
65	Senior Program Management Consultant	$131,374	$98,000	1,463
66	Chief Executive Officer/chief Finance Officer	$131,346	$84,000	2,092
67	Director Of Manufacturing Engineering	$131,328	$90,000	1,188
68	Senior Management Consultant	$130,639	$89,000	1,244
69	Business Program Manager	$130,582	$95,000	2,026
70	Vice President Of Professional Services	$130,478	$86,000	1,318
71	Finance Vice President	$129,646	$87,000	1,027
72	Executive Director, Marketing	$129,213	$83,000	1,531
73	Nurse Anesthetist	$128,951	$76,000	2,392
74	Senior Product Marketing Engineer	$127,972	$93,000	1,822
75	Public Health Dentist	$127,657	$75,000	3,537
76	Manager Of Operations Excellence	$127,576	$94,000	1,027
77	Chief Information Officer	$126,854	$79,000	1,297
78	Business Solutions Manager	$126,805	$92,000	1,178
79	Deputy Chief Information Officer	$126,668	$89,000	1,306
80	Director Of Marketing And Product Management	$126,663	$86,000	2,019
81	Engineering Research Manager	$126,657	$85,000	1,362
82	Executive Director Of Operations	$126,269	$83,000	1,277
83	Customer Service Director	$126,256	$87,000	1,703
84	Project Manager/senior Project Engineer	$125,507	$82,000	1,249
85	Principal Design Engineer	$125,039	$91,000	1,461
86	Senior Business Development Manager	$125,014	$89,000	1,107
87	Project Manager/consultant Management	$124,728	$88,000	1,365
88	Director Program Management	$124,647	$90,000	1,297
89	Senior Program Operations Manager	$124,557	$88,000	1,338
90	Manager Information Technology Applications	$123,886	$94,000	1,187
91	Business Management Consultant	$123,792	$89,000	1,036
92	Client Executive	$123,698	$76,000	1,350
93	Product Management Director	$123,444	$91,000	1,509
94	Vice President, Software Development	$123,105	$93,000	1,958
95	Chief Finance Officer	$122,958	$75,000	1,542
96	Director Of Network Engineering	$122,662	$85,000	1,095
97	Driver/owner Operator	$122,551	$66,000	5,041
98	Security Architect	$122,210	$86,000	1,075
99	Principal Process Engineer	$122,140	$86,000	1,087
100	General Sales Manager	$121,990	$76,000	1,634

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2026. This marks our sixth annual ranking of the highest-paying jobs in Colorado.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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