Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Greeley, CO

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Greeley, 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 Greeley, CO are those of financial manager, with an average annual salary of $178,140. The second highest-paying jobs are those of architectural and engineering manager, with an average salary of $169,650.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Greeley, 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 Greeley, CO in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Financial Managers	$178,140	$106,550	270
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$169,650	$111,240	60
3	Marketing Managers	$165,280	$100,180	90
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$159,370	$102,980	160
5	Sales Managers	$147,440	$95,160	210
6	Human Resources Managers	$134,500	$99,240	60
7	Pharmacists	$133,950	$97,520	130
8	All Other Managers	$132,410	$83,890	350
9	Industrial Production Managers	$130,580	$78,230	90
10	Lawyers	$129,900	$66,190	230
11	Petroleum Engineers	$129,840	$52,870	130
12	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$128,270	$42,930	30
13	General Dentists	$127,700	$56,660	90
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$127,030	$85,620	60
15	Software Developers	$119,030	$68,870	340
16	Real Estate Sales Agents	$116,770	$29,100	150
17	General and Operations Managers	$113,430	$59,840	1,640
18	Database Administrators	$112,350	$55,250	40
19	Database Architects	$110,730	$86,170	40
20	Information Security Analysts	$110,040	$68,440	70
21	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$105,800	$66,010	60
22	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$104,860	$75,840	110
23	Power Plant Operators	$104,690	$62,800	50
24	Construction Managers	$104,500	$75,230	720
25	Electrical Engineers	$103,850	$71,810	50
26	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$102,650	$69,990	120
27	Computer Network Architects	$101,350	$62,960	140
28	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,050	$77,920	270
29	Facilities Managers	$100,810	$64,240	50
30	Physician Assistants	$100,460	$77,790	60
31	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,770	$66,110	140
32	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$99,240	$71,300	40
33	Nurse Practitioners	$98,170	$56,980	70
34	Physical Therapists	$98,060	$75,220	140
35	Environmental Engineers	$96,770	$62,040	80
36	Data Scientists	$96,370	$57,080	40
37	Dental Hygienists	$95,280	$61,380	150
38	Industrial Engineers	$94,600	$65,150	210
39	Veterinarians	$92,760	$61,380	100
40	Speech-Language Pathologists	$92,320	$59,070	180
41	Financial Analysts	$90,940	$53,430	90
42	Computer Occupations, All Other	$90,440	$63,300	90
43	Compliance Officers	$90,400	$50,980	420
44	Occupational Therapists	$90,200	$66,040	140
45	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$89,980	$60,570	240
46	School Psychologists	$88,720	$54,810	60
47	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$88,240	$61,780	70
48	Personal Financial Advisors	$88,070	$52,040	60
49	Computer Systems Analysts	$87,580	$65,650	110
50	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$87,190	$57,850	250
51	Computer Network Support Specialists	$86,550	$57,230	90
52	Urban and Regional Planners	$85,480	$54,330	50
53	Mechanical Engineers	$84,480	$63,400	100
54	Real Estate Brokers	$82,940	$41,240	90
55	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$82,490	$45,590	120
56	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$82,460	$39,280	850
57	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$82,040	$45,880	160
58	Project Management Specialists	$81,960	$47,620	700
59	Other Financial Specialists	$81,750	$49,610	80
60	Management Analysts	$81,620	$55,680	120
61	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$81,110	$53,200	60
62	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$80,280	$46,780	210
63	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$80,150	$50,120	40
64	Registered Nurses	$80,150	$66,370	1,130
65	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$79,820	$66,660	30
66	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$79,090	$50,590	540
67	Computer Programmers	$79,020	$53,530	40
68	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,010	$55,010	50
69	Accountants and Auditors	$78,010	$49,640	990
70	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$78,010	$45,770	680
71	Loan Officers	$77,990	$38,900	110
72	Civil Engineers	$76,920	$61,600	310
73	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$76,440	$55,970	460
74	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$76,160	$38,030	550
75	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$75,810	$48,710	50
76	Food Service Managers	$75,620	$44,520	40
77	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,840	$50,650	1,800
78	Property, Real Estate Managers	$73,670	$46,020	80
79	Cost Estimators	$73,570	$43,280	320
80	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$73,470	$51,490	350
81	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$73,000	$44,680	40
82	Social and Community Service Managers	$70,310	$51,680	60
83	Credit Analysts	$69,510	$52,000	30
84	Radiologic Technologists	$69,280	$48,400	90
85	Financial Risk Specialists	$68,970	$62,510	40
86	Advertising Sales Agents	$67,580	$29,280	40
87	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$66,900	$36,230	1,080
88	Other Business Operations Specialists	$66,890	$43,030	1,030
89	Human Resources Specialists	$66,580	$41,620	490
90	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$65,110	$48,790	40
91	Chemists	$65,070	$44,680	80
92	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$64,360	$44,410	590
93	Instructional Coordinators	$64,220	$50,990	130
94	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$63,810	$51,110	60
95	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$63,120	$53,460	60
96	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,930	$45,320	480
97	Public Relations Specialists	$62,880	$41,800	120
98	Crane and Tower Operators	$62,870	$47,970	40
99	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,850	$49,910	150
100	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$62,730	$49,990	140

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Financial Managers	$168,490
2	Chief Executives	$159,000
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$154,550
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,350
5	Sales Managers	$151,300
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,110
7	Human Resources Managers	$151,110
8	Marketing Managers	$150,140
9	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$133,850
10	General Dentists	$129,090

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,790
2	Financial Managers	$153,590
3	Marketing Managers	$146,580
4	Petroleum Engineers	$140,800
5	Purchasing Managers	$140,210
6	Human Resources Managers	$133,530
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,770
8	Sales Managers	$126,910
9	General Dentists	$122,580
10	Pharmacists	$121,870

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$175,030
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$156,260
3	Financial Managers	$136,600
4	Sales Managers	$135,440
5	Human Resources Managers	$133,300
6	Industrial Production Managers	$126,770
7	Purchasing Managers	$126,680
8	General Dentists	$123,340
9	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$122,480
10	Pharmacists	$121,020

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