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Lawyer Salary in Boulder, Colorado

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Boulder, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers in Boulder is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lawyers in Boulder, Colorado

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$83,910
25th Percentile Wage
$96,550
50th Percentile Wage
$125,280
75th Percentile Wage
$159,690
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers in Boulder, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $159,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,910.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$125,280
7.54% 11.81%
2016
$115,840
19.96% -
2015
$92,720
4.37% -
2014
$88,670
-5.57% -
2013
$93,610
-18.03% -
2012
$110,490
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Boulder with Other Colorado Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,280 in Boulder is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Boulder is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Denver-Aurora-Broomfield and 32.5 percent (32.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Colorado nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
$171,400
Greeley
$129,900
Boulder
$125,280
Fort Collins-Loveland
$114,980
Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$100,420
Grand Junction
$98,560
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$94,990
Colorado Springs
$93,370
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$92,460
Pueblo
$88,290
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$84,550

See also: Top paying jobs in Boulder, Colorado.