Top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Colorado nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in West 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 West Colorado nonmetropolitan area are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $185,680. 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 West 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 West Colorado nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$185,680	$135,280	60
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$170,770	$46,950	70
3	General Dentists	$165,250	$96,810	110
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$162,710	$130,660	170
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$158,310	$95,460	90
6	Sales Managers	$150,310	$75,010	90
7	Pharmacists	$138,560	$90,240	160
8	Marketing Managers	$136,580	$76,420	60
9	Financial Managers	$128,220	$75,390	180
10	Personal Financial Advisors	$124,990	$50,080	180
11	Physician Assistants	$117,520	$91,040	140
12	Optometrists	$116,990	$42,850	30
13	Software Developers	$111,640	$74,460	240
14	All Other Managers	$110,120	$74,210	280
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$108,690	$64,890	220
16	Human Resources Managers	$107,310	$74,020	40
17	Real Estate Brokers	$107,140	$41,030	130
18	Nurse Practitioners	$106,460	$81,290	150
19	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$104,560	$77,300	110
20	Electrical Engineers	$103,960	$64,150	40
21	Chief Executives	$103,450	$70,350	50
22	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$102,620	$48,240	50
23	School Psychologists	$100,950	$81,930	30
24	Computer Systems Analysts	$100,400	$56,220	60
25	General and Operations Managers	$98,340	$51,490	1,780
26	Dental Hygienists	$97,120	$81,970	260
27	Mechanical Engineers	$96,150	$65,590	50
28	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$96,130	$61,290	40
29	Computer Network Architects	$95,940	$63,190	70
30	Financial Analysts	$94,490	$53,630	50
31	Computer Programmers	$92,830	$75,050	30
32	Computer Occupations, All Other	$92,580	$64,060	70
33	Occupational Therapists	$92,520	$76,780	100
34	Speech-Language Pathologists	$91,490	$67,080	110
35	Industrial Engineers	$91,470	$65,600	40
36	Civil Engineers	$89,580	$61,820	180
37	Veterinarians	$89,250	$48,200	90
38	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$89,070	$67,480	30
39	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$87,920	$61,290	50
40	Physical Therapists	$87,430	$69,510	220
41	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$87,250	$76,050	40
42	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$86,920	$49,170	40
43	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$85,570	$56,080	240
44	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$85,390	$52,220	40
45	Lawyers	$84,550	$58,830	250
46	Gas Plant Operators	$84,460	$68,080	50
47	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$82,900	$61,450	160
48	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$82,870	$47,110	50
49	Facilities Managers	$81,990	$59,650	60
50	Project Management Specialists	$81,990	$47,710	450
51	Registered Nurses	$81,680	$63,310	1,840
52	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$79,520	$62,220	230
53	Food Service Managers	$79,420	$45,280	50
54	Other Biological Scientists	$79,390	$56,530	70
55	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$79,350	$60,000	80
56	Loan Officers	$78,010	$43,780	130
57	Lodging Managers	$78,000	$50,220	70
58	Social and Community Service Managers	$76,880	$52,060	100
59	Construction Managers	$76,250	$62,400	460
60	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$76,090	$55,100	50
61	Commercial Pilots	$75,660	$47,340	60
62	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$75,440	$33,630	570
63	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$74,490	$47,000	50
64	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$74,440	$30,310	80
65	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$74,360	$66,060	110
66	Management Analysts	$74,310	$36,940	110
67	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$73,050	$45,040	500
68	Hydrologists	$72,490	$72,490	40
69	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$71,980	$37,110	40
70	Other Business Operations Specialists	$71,960	$41,600	1,030
71	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$71,730	$39,670	120
72	Computer User Support Specialists	$71,660	$41,810	360
73	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$71,570	$50,730	930
74	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$71,220	$59,990	210
75	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$70,960	$52,450	60
76	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$70,450	$45,780	130
77	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$70,100	$54,140	100
78	Computer Network Support Specialists	$69,990	$48,160	40
79	Other Teachers and Instructors	$69,720	$43,480	60
80	Accountants and Auditors	$68,960	$43,380	1,000
81	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$68,590	$53,390	100
82	Compliance Officers	$68,500	$41,320	250
83	Logisticians	$68,410	$46,780	50
84	Conservation Scientists	$67,480	$47,110	80
85	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$66,660	$40,990	70
86	Instructional Coordinators	$66,500	$47,150	50
87	Civil Engineering Technicians	$66,200	$41,030	40
88	Radiologic Technologists	$65,890	$51,160	150
89	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$65,250	$47,800	60
90	Other Plant and System Operators	$65,090	$47,330	80
91	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$64,980	$53,040	190
92	Interior Designers	$64,790	$46,800	50
93	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$64,540	$36,570	60
94	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$64,150	$41,200	210
95	Cost Estimators	$63,980	$37,980	160
96	Urban and Regional Planners	$63,560	$35,820	90
97	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,120	$35,450	50
98	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,270	$42,310	350
99	Legislators	$62,080	$21,810	150
100	Other Financial Specialists	$61,770	$35,780	40

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$196,020
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$168,020
3	General Dentists	$165,250
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,050
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$132,150
6	Pharmacists	$128,190
7	Sales Managers	$128,050
8	Marketing Managers	$124,240
9	Physician Assistants	$121,010
10	Financial Managers	$119,410

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$192,490
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$167,470
3	Marketing Managers	$159,760
4	Pharmacists	$134,870
5	Physician Assistants	$116,690
6	Chief Executives	$115,200
7	Nurse Practitioners	$110,680
8	Computer Network Architects	$109,440
9	Electrical Engineers	$106,510
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,110

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$192,850
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$179,760
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,770
4	Pharmacists	$130,610
5	Sales Managers	$115,610
6	Computer Occupations, All Other	$114,090
7	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$107,190
8	Physician Assistants	$104,390
9	Nurse Practitioners	$103,570
10	Electrical Engineers	$103,360

Also see The most popular jobs in West Colorado nonmetropolitan area.

Also see The most popular jobs in Colorado, The top paying jobs in Colorado.