Highest Paying Jobs In Colorado Springs, CO For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Colorado Springs area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 25 highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Colorado Springs require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Colorado Springs is Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeon, with an average annual salary of $357,041 and an entry-level salary of $183,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Colorado Springs, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Colorado Springs can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, Colorado:

Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeon – $357,041
Anesthesiologist, Pain Management Specialist – $296,682
Physician-Pediatrician – $290,643
Cardiologist – $287,930
Obstetrics Gynecology Physician – $268,622
Psychiatrist – $257,770
Operator And Truck Driver – $253,097
Hospitalist Physician – $250,095
Resident Physician In Radiology – $247,450
Physician – $235,343

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Colorado Springs

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeon	$357,041	$183,000
2	Anesthesiologist, Pain Management Specialist	$296,682	$161,000
3	Physician-Pediatrician	$290,643	$182,000
4	Cardiologist	$287,930	$148,000
5	Obstetrics Gynecology Physician	$268,622	$131,000
6	Psychiatrist	$257,770	$145,000
7	Operator And Truck Driver	$253,097	$136,000
8	Hospitalist Physician	$250,095	$176,000
9	Resident Physician In Radiology	$247,450	$130,000
10	Physician	$235,343	$127,000
11	Medical Director	$232,798	$147,000
12	Family Medicine Physician	$228,814	$130,000
13	Hospitalist	$228,751	$147,000
14	Pediatrician	$224,487	$141,000
15	Primary Care Physician	$218,728	$117,000
16	Ob/Gyn Physician	$212,668	$107,000
17	Internal Medicine Physician	$212,403	$122,000
18	Acute Care Physician	$205,574	$114,000
19	Family Practice Physician	$204,249	$121,000
20	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist	$186,247	$105,000
21	Operations Vice President	$179,592	$108,000
22	Owner/Operator	$170,474	$110,000
23	Vice President & General Manager	$170,284	$98,000
24	Optometrist	$166,924	$86,000
25	Doctor Of Veterinary Medicine	$166,183	$86,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Colorado Springs for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Colorado Springs.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Colorado Springs to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Colorado Springs.

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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