These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Colorado For 2018

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in Colorado. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Obstetricians And Gynecologists are the highest paid people in Colorado.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Colorado:

1. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
2. Anesthesiologists
3. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
4. Surgeons
5. Psychiatrists
6. Family and General Practitioners
7. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
8. Internists, General
9. Chief Executives
10. Pediatricians, General

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 13 on the list of highest paid professions in the Centennial State. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Colorado For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 685 job classifications in Colorado in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released data on March 30, 2018.

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Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Colorado

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$277,770	$182,850	560
2	Anesthesiologists	$261,920	$101,460	540
3	Physicians And Surgeons, All Other	$253,000	$113,990	2,720
4	Surgeons	$239,850	$89,400	900
5	Psychiatrists	$235,450	$87,280	450
6	Family And General Practitioners	$222,240	$86,230	3,580
7	Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers	$209,830	$105,700	3,080
8	Internists, General	$206,490	$129,370	520
9	Chief Executives	$205,130	$88,340	640
10	Pediatricians, General	$200,990	$99,240	400
11	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$188,310	$86,520	70
12	Architectural And Engineering Managers	$171,610	$113,140	3,290
13	Dentists, General	$168,110	$67,140	1,930
14	Petroleum Engineers	$163,110	$75,390	1,410
15	Marketing Managers	$161,970	$86,700	3,410
16	Computer And Information Systems Managers	$161,780	$92,360	7,100
17	Financial Managers	$158,000	$84,320	6,410
18	Sales Managers	$156,280	$76,050	4,870
19	Nurse Anesthetists	$152,240	$85,210	380
20	Athletes And Sports Competitors	$149,730	$19,680	440
21	Natural Sciences Managers	$148,370	$85,810	1,230
22	Compensation And Benefits Managers	$146,950	$85,720	150
23	Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$143,500	$84,150	610
24	Lawyers	$141,200	$65,190	11,450
25	Human Resources Managers	$139,850	$82,470	1,550
26	Purchasing Managers	$137,690	$88,420	720
27	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,080	$46,540	5,590
28	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$133,680	$53,310	170
29	Managers, All Other	$133,300	$72,220	7,930
30	Public Relations And Fundraising Managers	$132,730	$74,840	1,160
31	Aerospace Engineers	$131,360	$70,230	2,370
32	General And Operations Managers	$129,750	$44,800	41,560
33	Training And Development Managers	$126,240	$76,160	360
34	Sales Engineers	$124,820	$71,170	3,270
35	Optometrists	$124,800	$61,650	800
36	Industrial Production Managers	$123,050	$59,940	1,100
37	Software Developers, Systems Software	$122,170	$79,180	13,260
38	Advertising And Promotions Managers	$120,280	$52,930	440
39	Personal Financial Advisors	$118,470	$51,600	3,800
40	Pharmacists	$118,360	$71,630	5,270
41	Mining And Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$118,050	$61,330	620
42	Computer Hardware Engineers	$117,450	$70,500	3,630
43	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists And Geographers	$116,930	$50,490	1,900
44	Medical And Health Services Managers	$116,570	$65,000	4,990
45	Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers	$116,470	$70,310	1,210
46	Computer And Information Research Scientists	$116,400	$45,510	410
47	Materials Scientists	$114,570	$70,440	150
48	Administrative Services Managers	$113,740	$58,310	2,250
49	Nurse Practitioners	$110,440	$77,370	2,810
50	Financial Analysts	$110,290	$46,620	3,910
51	Computer Network Architects	$109,840	$66,150	4,960
52	Astronomers	$109,100	$65,880	140
53	Podiatrists	$107,430	$46,710	140
54	Engineers, All Other	$106,940	$66,660	2,580
55	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers	$106,410	$64,000	220
56	Mathematicians	$105,790	$62,620	40
57	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$105,570	$52,900	2,080
58	Physicists	$104,840	$52,250	960
59	Software Developers, Applications	$104,620	$62,940	27,210
60	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,530	$46,850	1,090
61	Physician Assistants	$104,100	$69,800	3,180
62	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,660	$40,210	280
63	Mechanical Engineers	$103,460	$58,920	4,920
64	Information Security Analysts	$103,210	$60,030	2,870
65	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$103,170	$66,220	6,380
66	Materials Engineers	$102,300	$66,050	540
67	Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing, Technical And Scientific Products	$101,320	$47,050	5,250
68	Environmental Engineers	$99,840	$58,290	1,750
69	Industrial Engineers	$99,750	$59,390	3,630
70	Chiropractors	$99,350	$36,710	980
71	Computer Occupations, All Other	$98,570	$57,200	14,390
72	First-Line Supervisors Of Police And Detectives	$98,320	$64,900	1,410
73	Education Administrators, All Other	$98,280	$60,340	470
74	Biomedical Engineers	$98,200	$62,070	520
75	Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors	$98,110	$66,280	390
76	Construction Managers	$96,910	$51,750	7,190
77	Computer Systems Analysts	$96,310	$57,630	8,240
78	Computer Programmers	$96,100	$54,180	3,260
79	Chemical Engineers	$95,990	$44,430	600
80	Economists	$95,650	$54,140	220
81	Electrical Engineers	$95,340	$55,030	3,530
82	Hydrologists	$94,910	$61,610	520
83	Atmospheric And Space Scientists	$94,200	$58,720	1,180
84	Database Administrators	$92,790	$50,980	2,470
85	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, And Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,130	$35,430	390
86	Operations Research Analysts	$91,640	$52,230	940
87	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,480	$40,910	140
88	Education Administrators, Elementary And Secondary School	$90,430	$63,770	4,650
89	Environmental Scientists And Specialists, Including Health	$90,100	$50,310	3,140
90	Radiation Therapists	$89,700	$59,460	240
91	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,500	$38,670	320
92	Art Directors	$89,420	$46,800	660
93	Civil Engineers	$88,950	$53,680	9,480
94	Forestry And Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,830	$46,500	110
95	Audiologists	$88,820	$67,160	290
96	Geological And Petroleum Technicians	$88,610	$40,910	790
97	Speech-Language Pathologists	$88,500	$57,610	3,410
98	Management Analysts	$88,460	$49,550	9,730
99	Occupational Therapists	$88,290	$62,150	2,770
100	Property, Real Estate, And Community Association Managers	$87,950	$38,230	2,190

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