Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, 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 Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $171,290. The second highest-paying jobs are those of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates, with an average salary of $170,770.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area 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 Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$171,290	$80,410	210
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$170,770	$47,370	40
3	Sales Managers	$150,030	$100,210	300
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,280	$99,990	40
5	Pharmacists	$142,460	$108,550	170
6	Chief Executives	$141,030	$80,770	40
7	Software Developers	$140,260	$75,340	330
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$139,160	$98,010	140
9	General Dentists	$134,580	$74,980	70
10	Financial Managers	$133,240	$86,470	290
11	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$126,270	$40,200	50
12	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$125,640	$56,990	40
13	Marketing Managers	$125,480	$75,220	90
14	Physician Assistants	$124,780	$95,950	120
15	Petroleum Engineers	$124,470	$79,350	30
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$123,600	$62,400	300
17	Human Resources Managers	$122,900	$87,640	70
18	All Other Managers	$120,020	$74,280	350
19	Computer Network Architects	$117,060	$71,990	70
20	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$109,810	$99,230	40
21	Nurse Practitioners	$109,530	$82,490	140
22	Optometrists	$107,470	$42,610	30
23	Public Relations Managers	$105,620	$74,000	30
24	Mining and Geological Engineers	$105,020	$81,250	40
25	School Psychologists	$103,130	$67,060	40
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,970	$77,090	60
27	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$102,960	$78,550	100
28	General and Operations Managers	$102,560	$50,410	2,490
29	Electrical Engineers	$102,080	$60,450	50
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$101,740	$71,340	60
31	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$101,240	$74,760	130
32	Lodging Managers	$101,050	$52,220	220
33	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$100,540	$66,770	230
34	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$100,270	$69,820	50
35	Physical Therapists	$99,020	$70,800	270
36	Dental Hygienists	$98,920	$85,340	190
37	Civil Engineers	$98,300	$60,620	270
38	Speech-Language Pathologists	$97,470	$70,740	120
39	Facilities Managers	$97,350	$70,910	160
40	Database Administrators	$96,860	$52,460	50
41	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$95,820	$39,070	80
42	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$95,660	$66,030	140
43	Occupational Therapists	$95,300	$70,970	120
44	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$94,160	$47,070	60
45	Lawyers	$92,460	$74,980	410
46	Food Service Managers	$91,000	$48,580	120
47	Management Analysts	$89,450	$27,580	230
48	Property, Real Estate Managers	$89,290	$59,850	200
49	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$87,300	$58,950	120
50	Administrative Services Managers	$87,050	$50,690	40
51	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$85,350	$56,060	210
52	Environmental Engineers	$85,300	$52,130	40
53	Veterinarians	$85,290	$61,530	80
54	Computer Occupations, All Other	$85,160	$52,940	40
55	Logisticians	$85,010	$49,610	60
56	Registered Nurses	$84,910	$64,840	1,780
57	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$83,820	$63,400	50
58	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$83,380	$65,850	70
59	Construction Managers	$83,200	$36,820	640
60	Urban and Regional Planners	$83,030	$50,960	120
61	Radiologic Technologists	$82,950	$62,470	170
62	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$82,770	$47,110	210
63	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$82,200	$35,400	400
64	Project Management Specialists	$81,040	$42,790	610
65	Mechanical Engineers	$79,580	$59,550	130
66	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$79,010	$56,060	40
67	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$78,620	$45,280	40
68	Respiratory Therapists	$78,210	$60,180	60
69	Social and Community Service Managers	$77,510	$51,500	90
70	Other Plant and System Operators	$77,500	$57,150	40
71	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$76,690	$49,980	170
72	Commercial Pilots	$76,160	$55,240	60
73	Other Biological Scientists	$76,130	$44,720	40
74	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$76,030	$42,910	40
75	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$75,900	$49,650	220
76	Data Scientists	$75,530	$52,140	40
77	Conservation Scientists	$75,420	$43,680	70
78	Accountants and Auditors	$75,160	$47,530	1,250
79	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,850	$51,320	1,290
80	Producers and Directors	$74,780	$47,050	70
81	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$74,590	$51,920	60
82	Editors	$73,990	$42,810	100
83	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$72,840	$49,650	730
84	Wellhead Pumpers	$71,710	$54,180	90
85	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$71,490	$61,960	80
86	Cost Estimators	$71,130	$45,760	200
87	Personal Financial Advisors	$70,620	$47,520	90
88	Surveyors	$67,250	$39,850	60
89	Loan Officers	$66,300	$40,000	70
90	Compliance Officers	$65,910	$44,800	200
91	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$65,720	$51,720	600
92	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	$65,290	$47,380	110
93	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$64,990	$50,300	130
94	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$64,850	$49,130	270
95	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$64,730	$50,010	140
96	Landscape Architects	$64,480	$45,950	50
97	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$64,460	$44,720	40
98	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,370	$40,700	260
99	Pest Control Workers	$64,360	$35,340	50
100	Web Developers	$64,240	$39,520	140

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$195,580
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$165,780
3	Financial Managers	$160,830
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,280
5	Database Administrators	$131,340
6	Petroleum Engineers	$130,850
7	General Dentists	$130,140
8	Pharmacists	$129,110
9	Optometrists	$123,790
10	Computer Network Architects	$122,730

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$171,290
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$167,480
3	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$144,850
4	Pharmacists	$141,860
5	Chief Executives	$136,570
6	Human Resources Managers	$133,060
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,880
8	Personal Financial Advisors	$121,100
9	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$117,900
10	Marketing Managers	$117,010

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$167,270
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,770
3	Pharmacists	$142,370
4	Chief Executives	$136,440
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,350
6	Human Resources Managers	$124,350
7	Lawyers	$122,370
8	Financial Managers	$118,470
9	Physician Assistants	$117,220
10	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$115,860

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