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Chief Executive Salary in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chief executives in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$114,960
25th Percentile Wage
$166,080
50th Percentile Wage
$163,850
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $163,850. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $166,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $114,960.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$163,850
-8.21% -8.21%
2012
$177,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield with Other Colorado Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $163,850 in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Boulder and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area.

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 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado.