Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, 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 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO are those of psychiatrist, with an average annual salary of $235,920. The second highest-paying jobs are those of obstetricians and gynecologists, with an average salary of $229,530.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, 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 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Psychiatrists	$235,920	$144,880	130
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$229,530	$178,530	260
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$225,570	$80,040	410
4	Chief Executives	$220,560	$96,140	300
5	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$215,530	$57,100	260
6	Family Medicine Physicians	$210,100	$105,930	1,680
7	General Pediatricians	$188,700	$78,230	330
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$178,440	$152,670	300
9	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$175,690	$107,650	4,620
10	Lawyers	$171,400	$81,510	11,550
11	Financial Managers	$170,690	$116,270	8,220
12	Nurse Anesthetists	$170,610	$170,610	170
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$170,160	$121,110	7,690
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,760	$129,800	2,130
15	Air Traffic Controllers	$167,380	$63,980	240
16	Physicians, Pathologists	$166,460	$92,080	70
17	Marketing Managers	$166,140	$105,100	4,350
18	Materials Scientists	$164,010	$106,520	70
19	Sales Managers	$162,670	$98,170	6,510
20	All Other Managers	$159,880	$104,000	8,260
21	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$159,390	$105,760	150
22	Optometrists	$154,790	$106,370	280
23	Human Resources Managers	$154,220	$100,450	1,570
24	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$149,850	$106,020	190
25	Purchasing Managers	$147,510	$104,660	570
26	Public Relations Managers	$142,680	$94,060	610
27	Industrial Production Managers	$139,560	$93,760	680
28	Petroleum Engineers	$139,320	$83,810	670
29	Training and Development Managers	$139,050	$96,530	490
30	Emergency Management Directors	$137,950	$90,110	60
31	Administrative Services Managers	$136,800	$86,620	1,170
32	Dermatologists	$136,670	$136,670	300
33	Pharmacists	$136,100	$50,110	2,990
34	Computer Network Architects	$135,890	$81,910	7,010
35	Physicists	$135,620	$59,950	100
36	Natural Sciences Managers	$135,240	$83,050	670
37	Database Architects	$132,360	$103,840	3,880
38	General and Operations Managers	$131,680	$65,000	27,020
39	Actuaries	$130,400	$80,580	460
40	Software Developers	$129,500	$80,960	25,060
41	Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,450	$78,330	3,830
42	Computer Hardware Engineers	$129,140	$81,390	1,770
43	Aerospace Engineers	$126,730	$82,680	1,470
44	General Dentists	$126,520	$59,990	1,550
45	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$125,090	$80,510	4,920
46	Sales Engineers	$123,760	$75,250	970
47	Fundraising Managers	$123,500	$79,590	250
48	Physician Assistants	$122,670	$90,390	1,400
49	Nurse Practitioners	$121,200	$95,410	1,910
50	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$121,110	$76,220	950
51	Other Physical Scientists	$117,890	$39,810	420
52	Other Psychologists	$117,890	$48,130	80
53	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$117,660	$102,630	1,040
54	Computer Occupations, All Other	$115,790	$66,670	4,570
55	Information Security Analysts	$111,740	$68,500	3,650
56	Database Administrators	$111,720	$60,270	1,450
57	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$110,970	$70,100	160
58	Computer Systems Analysts	$110,570	$78,830	6,870
59	Facilities Managers	$109,260	$64,570	730
60	Commercial Pilots	$109,200	$75,350	920
61	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$108,610	$65,020	120
62	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$108,430	$80,080	1,350
63	Engineers, All Other	$108,190	$64,660	1,500
64	Property, Real Estate Managers	$107,620	$60,010	1,560
65	Chiropractors	$107,340	$63,060	470
66	Labor Relations Specialists	$107,150	$53,160	500
67	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$107,000	$87,560	120
68	Nurse Midwives	$106,710	$104,050	80
69	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$105,760	$76,830	2,430
70	Power Plant Operators	$105,640	$62,730	120
71	Mining and Geological Engineers	$105,600	$57,870	190
72	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$105,510	$49,980	1,920
73	Chemical Engineers	$104,910	$63,710	400
74	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$104,790	$64,510	3,540
75	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$104,640	$62,080	470
76	Economists	$104,020	$62,870	170
77	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$103,970	$63,930	120
78	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$103,900	$82,210	140
79	Data Scientists	$103,800	$64,240	2,510
80	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$103,520	$69,390	360
81	Construction Managers	$103,280	$76,750	6,430
82	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$103,160	$82,020	560
83	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$103,000	$63,790	1,140
84	School Psychologists	$102,970	$80,380	670
85	Radiation Therapists	$102,340	$79,620	150
86	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$102,050	$62,830	6,330
87	Mechanical Engineers	$101,880	$67,740	3,110
88	Electrical Engineers	$101,730	$77,050	2,240
89	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,490	$63,130	750
90	Speech-Language Pathologists	$101,160	$77,310	2,530
91	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$100,910	$61,250	250
92	Materials Engineers	$100,520	$50,510	260
93	Environmental Engineers	$100,480	$63,450	1,280
94	Audiologists	$100,320	$77,410	360
95	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$100,200	$80,840	120
96	Personal Financial Advisors	$99,600	$52,280	5,050
97	Financial Examiners	$99,490	$64,530	1,210
98	Project Management Specialists	$99,300	$59,430	17,590
99	Computer Programmers	$99,300	$66,560	1,200
100	Occupational Therapists	$99,110	$75,030	2,300

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,230
2	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$168,490
3	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$167,470
4	Physicians, Pathologists	$166,460
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,830
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,060
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,630
8	Sales Managers	$163,360
9	Financial Managers	$162,930
10	Marketing Managers	$162,150

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,580
2	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$191,750
3	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$189,750
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,160
5	General Pediatricians	$175,940
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$175,020
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,900
8	Marketing Managers	$165,700
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,850
10	Financial Managers	$163,010

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,240
2	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$188,900
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,810
4	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$171,010
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$170,360
6	Marketing Managers	$170,310
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$170,080
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,200
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$160,770
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$158,390

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