Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO are those of dermatologist, with an average annual salary of $235,850. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $230,930.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Colorado Springs, CO has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Colorado Springs, CO in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Dermatologists	$235,850	$99,700	110
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$230,930	$105,670	440
3	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$194,850	$107,640	0
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,470	$44,460	0
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,960	$129,090	300
6	Chief Executives	$167,540	$98,680	60
7	General Pediatricians	$164,980	$76,670	60
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$161,980	$111,750	1,080
9	Sales Managers	$158,900	$87,090	510
10	Financial Managers	$158,140	$99,570	650
11	Marketing Managers	$157,550	$94,170	380
12	Purchasing Managers	$139,330	$93,380	50
13	Pharmacists	$135,570	$97,240	540
14	All Other Managers	$134,280	$83,270	1,150
15	Sales Engineers	$133,490	$78,650	110
16	Computer Hardware Engineers	$132,310	$83,570	600
17	Human Resources Managers	$132,040	$86,610	180
18	Natural Sciences Managers	$131,970	$66,870	40
19	Software Developers	$131,790	$79,840	5,440
20	General Dentists	$130,500	$89,990	260
21	Aerospace Engineers	$129,180	$89,840	600
22	Engineers, All Other	$128,790	$83,570	410
23	Public Relations Managers	$128,600	$76,090	80
24	Industrial Production Managers	$128,480	$84,850	70
25	Fundraising Managers	$125,250	$78,530	40
26	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$125,110	$125,110	230
27	Optometrists	$124,370	$63,960	130
28	Administrative Services Managers	$122,740	$66,910	120
29	Training and Development Managers	$120,320	$73,960	50
30	Database Architects	$120,050	$84,990	150
31	Physician Assistants	$119,100	$92,080	280
32	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$118,080	$82,130	130
33	General and Operations Managers	$115,400	$54,390	4,540
34	Nurse Practitioners	$115,310	$82,440	500
35	Computer Network Architects	$113,090	$76,080	1,550
36	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$111,070	$72,060	300
37	Music Directors and Composers	$108,530	$52,450	30
38	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$107,700	$79,960	1,030
39	Other Education Administrators	$107,390	$75,190	400
40	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,890	$75,370	890
41	Information Security Analysts	$106,000	$63,130	1,300
42	Computer Occupations, All Other	$105,790	$69,720	1,470
43	Computer Systems Analysts	$104,770	$68,990	990
44	Operations Research Analysts	$104,460	$49,660	180
45	Data Scientists	$103,990	$51,790	300
46	Electrical Engineers	$103,940	$75,240	450
47	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$103,500	$67,480	50
48	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$102,620	$65,960	730
49	Management Analysts	$102,440	$57,620	1,140
50	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$102,140	$77,480	670
51	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$102,070	$49,610	110
52	Personal Financial Advisors	$101,950	$46,490	300
53	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$101,480	$67,480	210
54	Database Administrators	$101,340	$61,580	310
55	Radiation Therapists	$100,460	$77,610	30
56	School Psychologists	$99,700	$80,210	190
57	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$99,620	$62,480	1,430
58	Industrial Engineers	$98,610	$71,210	770
59	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$98,460	$48,560	140
60	Construction Managers	$97,960	$61,320	880
61	Project Management Specialists	$96,990	$53,940	2,870
62	Financial Risk Specialists	$96,700	$60,010	70
63	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$96,640	$50,970	100
64	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$96,170	$84,140	50
65	Mechanical Engineers	$95,060	$63,130	360
66	Audiologists	$94,900	$60,160	60
67	Dental Hygienists	$94,010	$61,200	530
68	Speech-Language Pathologists	$93,600	$65,720	680
69	Lawyers	$93,370	$39,190	1,170
70	Veterinarians	$92,160	$61,210	290
71	Facilities Managers	$91,670	$52,020	140
72	Physical Therapists	$90,970	$65,840	780
73	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$88,960	$61,340	230
74	Statisticians	$88,190	$59,850	50
75	Financial Analysts	$87,750	$55,910	530
76	Logisticians	$87,710	$59,490	580
77	Other Biological Scientists	$87,710	$53,460	40
78	Computer Programmers	$86,330	$62,890	230
79	Civil Engineers	$85,320	$62,290	790
80	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$85,300	$79,440	30
81	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$85,080	$67,480	60
82	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$84,600	$57,210	50
83	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$84,560	$66,510	70
84	Urban and Regional Planners	$84,210	$46,770	80
85	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$83,510	$38,790	60
86	Occupational Therapists	$83,350	$66,350	560
87	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,490	$75,720	200
88	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$82,450	$49,760	590
89	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$82,250	$52,980	1,170
90	Other Financial Specialists	$82,040	$52,940	230
91	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$81,880	$57,610	90
92	Interpreters and Translators	$81,850	$47,410	270
93	Other Business Operations Specialists	$80,870	$46,840	5,100
94	Budget Analysts	$80,870	$55,990	200
95	Registered Nurses	$80,750	$62,040	6,450
96	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$80,710	$61,190	210
97	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$80,640	$49,150	180
98	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$80,490	$49,360	140
99	Labor Relations Specialists	$80,290	$50,130	40
100	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$80,130	$30,000	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$195,550
2	Chief Executives	$164,140
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,430
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$155,140
5	Marketing Managers	$155,100
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$153,140
7	Sales Managers	$152,530
8	Financial Managers	$151,730
9	Sales Engineers	$130,600
10	General Dentists	$130,470

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Other Specialists Dentists	$194,070
2	Chief Executives	$179,960
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$170,150
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$166,870
5	General Pediatricians	$162,810
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$161,100
7	Sales Managers	$156,820
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$155,750
9	Sales Engineers	$148,980
10	Marketing Managers	$148,540

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$191,560
2	Other Specialists Dentists	$187,870
3	Chief Executives	$181,150
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,780
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$161,380
6	General Pediatricians	$157,940
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,870
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,570
9	Sales Managers	$138,340
10	Sales Engineers	$136,230

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