Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Boulder, CO

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Boulder, CO (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Boulder, CO are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Boulder, CO is advertising and promotions manager with an average annual salary of $203,990. The second highest paying job is chief executive (average salary $180,460). The salary and the employment information in Boulder, CO is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2017 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Boulder, CO

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$203,990	$110,620	100
2	Chief Executives	$180,460	$142,430	100
3	Marketing Managers	$174,510	$80,370	430
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$156,600	$104,340	470
5	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$147,110	$99,810	100
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$145,530	$89,190	780
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$145,070	$85,060	370
8	Sales Managers	$139,060	$79,870	490
9	Financial Managers	$138,590	$93,490	340
10	Industrial Production Managers	$128,220	$65,570	120
11	All Other Managers	$124,680	$60,460	530
12	Purchasing Managers	$122,550	$91,650	60
13	Human Resources Managers	$121,230	$83,560	130
14	General and Operations Managers	$119,680	$50,390	3,010
15	Computer Network Architects	$116,180	$75,720	360
16	Systems Software Developers	$115,880	$73,630	1,600
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$113,200	$69,780	260
18	Hydrologists	$113,030	$80,360	40
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$111,970	$76,240	90
20	Management Analysts	$110,830	$64,930	790
21	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$106,070	$83,340	40
22	Applications Software Developers	$104,750	$57,650	4,540
23	Information Security Analysts	$103,310	$61,680	130
24	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$103,230	$61,750	90
25	Database Administrators	$101,590	$67,570	160
26	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$99,520	$59,030	280
27	Administrative Services Managers	$95,000	$57,650	230
28	Biomedical Engineers	$94,200	$62,170	180
29	Other Computer Occupations	$88,210	$44,860	1,250
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$87,940	$56,810	570
31	Credit Analysts	$84,600	$59,450	100
32	Economists	$84,010	$54,180	40
33	Computer Programmers	$82,930	$57,660	240
34	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$81,890	$55,440	430
35	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$81,580	$51,890	30
36	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,850	$51,330	1,090
37	Soil and Plant Scientists	$78,810	$51,800	0
38	Construction Managers	$78,410	$45,080	330
39	Financial Analysts	$76,670	$43,500	270
40	Personal Financial Advisors	$75,820	$26,630	290
41	Other Financial Specialists	$75,480	$43,220	200
42	Budget Analysts	$74,770	$49,770	100
43	Social and Community Service Managers	$73,950	$42,940	80
44	Other Business Operations Specialists	$72,800	$39,830	3,120
45	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$72,200	$52,250	60
46	Compliance Officers	$71,290	$39,650	320
47	Loan Officers	$71,260	$41,850	170
48	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$71,230	$62,480	40
49	Accountants and Auditors	$69,670	$39,960	2,380
50	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$69,520	$39,890	480
51	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$69,440	$40,760	160
52	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$69,310	$23,000	80
53	Human Resources Specialists	$68,780	$42,610	960
54	Tax Preparers	$68,280	$44,720	80
55	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$67,780	$38,100	1,730
56	Landscape Architects	$65,850	$49,910	80
57	Logisticians	$63,790	$37,280	290
58	Fundraisers	$63,600	$36,520	190
59	Property, Real Estate Managers	$61,860	$47,430	90
60	Computer Network Support Specialists	$61,760	$42,670	580
61	Training and Development Specialists	$61,130	$26,610	270
62	Web Developers	$61,000	$37,050	510
63	Cost Estimators	$59,200	$34,290	180
64	Computer User Support Specialists	$58,070	$37,690	1,650
65	Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians	$52,900	$27,920	90
66	Food Service Managers	$50,510	$36,100	210
67	Computer Operators	$50,450	$35,570	30
68	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	$47,140	$39,180	100
69	All Occupations	$46,190	$20,650	176,230
70	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$45,030	$38,710	60
71	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$44,930	$27,700	200
72	Marriage and Family Therapists	$44,860	$34,530	40
73	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$44,830	$32,980	30
74	Rehabilitation Counselors	$44,720	$31,420	30
75	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$43,320	$29,000	0
76	Broadcast Technicians	$43,140	$32,330	30
77	Animal Control Workers	$42,960	$28,220	0
78	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$42,740	$33,680	130
79	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,570	$27,410	40
80	Photographers	$42,560	$22,830	50
81	Film and Video Editors	$42,000	$27,750	50
82	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$36,640	$27,030	100
83	Recreational Therapists	$35,390	$24,700	40
84	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,330	$26,460	0
85	New Accounts Clerks	$34,820	$26,750	50
86	Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$34,820	$26,260	70
87	Other Teachers and Instructors	$34,460	$22,560	240
88	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$29,990	$25,720	40
89	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$29,910	$22,840	80
90	Curators	$29,090	$25,790	50
91	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$29,050	$20,510	30
92	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$28,380	$20,670	40
93	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$27,590	$20,840	30
94	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$27,450	$19,730	100
95	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$27,090	$20,310	40
96	Short Order Cooks	$23,060	$19,820	180
97	Dietetic Technicians	$20,400	$16,720	30

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