Grand Junction, CO metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Grand Junction Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Grand Junction, CO metro area

Figures describe the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Grand Junction city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 286 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Grand Junction, CO metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$348,710	$167.65	130
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$186,060	$89.45	200
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$168,850	$81.18	70
4	Petroleum Engineers	$161,940	$77.85	50
5	Dentists, General	$161,200	$77.50	60
6	Sales Managers	$155,440	$74.73	100
7	Marketing Managers	$150,190	$72.21	40
8	Financial Managers	$148,770	$71.53	140
9	Pharmacists	$147,170	$70.76	120
10	Managers, All Other	$143,630	$69.05	170
11	Human Resources Managers	$138,940	$66.80	40
12	Physician Assistants	$129,930	$62.46	150
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,940	$61.51	240
14	Software Developers	$123,990	$59.61	170
15	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$121,820	$58.57	30
16	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$121,670	$58.49	90
17	Nurse Practitioners	$120,710	$58.03	140
18	Veterinarians	$117,520	$56.50	50
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$117,120	$56.31	70
20	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$116,570	$56.04	50
21	Industrial Production Managers	$116,240	$55.88	40
22	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$113,860	$54.74	40
23	Lawyers	$113,610	$54.62	260
24	Computer Occupations, All Other	$112,400	$54.04	70
25	Data Scientists	$111,300	$53.51	40

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Grand Junction metro 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.