Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 286 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians | $308,970 | $148.55 | 70 |
| 2 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 70 |
| 3 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $190,230 | $91.46 | 50 |
| 4 | Dentists, General | $169,680 | $81.58 | 40 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $168,080 | $80.81 | 90 |
| 6 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $158,660 | $76.28 | 70 |
| 7 | Marketing Managers | $157,410 | $75.68 | 30 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $146,640 | $70.50 | 130 |
| 9 | Financial Managers | $145,970 | $70.18 | 160 |
| 10 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $144,470 | $69.46 | 40 |
| 11 | Physician Assistants | $133,810 | $64.33 | 80 |
| 12 | Lawyers | $133,280 | $64.08 | 210 |
| 13 | Nurse Practitioners | $131,450 | $63.20 | 130 |
| 14 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $128,580 | $61.82 | 60 |
| 15 | Software Developers | $127,550 | $61.32 | 100 |
| 16 | Computer Network Architects | $122,200 | $58.75 | 60 |
| 17 | Managers, All Other | $121,650 | $58.49 | 240 |
| 18 | Industrial Production Managers | $115,790 | $55.67 | 50 |
| 19 | Chief Executives | $113,440 | $54.54 | 80 |
| 20 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $110,690 | $53.22 | 240 |
| 21 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $108,090 | $51.96 | 60 |
| 22 | Management Analysts | $107,790 | $51.82 | 60 |
| 23 | Physical Therapists | $106,600 | $51.25 | 140 |
| 24 | Construction Managers | $105,890 | $50.91 | 170 |
| 25 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $105,560 | $50.75 | 200 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.