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Chief Executive Salary in Boulder, Colorado

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Boulder, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chief executives in Boulder is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in Boulder, Colorado

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$148,250
25th Percentile Wage
$174,730
50th Percentile Wage
$207,530
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Boulder, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $207,530. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $174,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $148,250.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2019
$207,530
13.04% 13.04%
2013
$180,460
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Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Boulder with Other Colorado Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $207,530, Boulder is the highest paying city for chief executives in state of Colorado, followed by Colorado Springs (median annual salary $181,150). In comparison, the median annual salary of chief executives in Boulder is 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in Colorado Springs.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boulder
$207,530
Colorado Springs
$181,150
Fort Collins-Loveland
$174,410
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
$163,850
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$136,440
Greeley
$131,010
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$114,050
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$105,170

See also: Top paying jobs in Boulder, Colorado.