Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwest 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 (4 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 348 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Anesthetists | $269,130 | $129.39 | 40 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $260,400 | $125.19 | 100 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $253,770 | $122.01 | 160 |
| 4 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 40 |
| 5 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $190,230 | $91.46 | 40 |
| 6 | Marketing Managers | $173,920 | $83.62 | 70 |
| 7 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $160,600 | $77.21 | 60 |
| 8 | Dentists, General | $158,190 | $76.05 | 110 |
| 9 | Financial Managers | $156,420 | $75.20 | 170 |
| 10 | Chief Executives | $155,910 | $74.96 | 60 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $152,990 | $73.55 | 140 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $148,920 | $71.60 | 160 |
| 13 | Sales Managers | $146,950 | $70.65 | 100 |
| 14 | Managers, All Other | $136,890 | $65.81 | 330 |
| 15 | Public Relations Managers | $136,640 | $65.69 | 30 |
| 16 | Lawyers | $135,220 | $65.01 | 460 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $134,350 | $64.59 | 60 |
| 18 | Nurse Practitioners | $133,500 | $64.18 | 190 |
| 19 | Physician Assistants | $130,670 | $62.82 | 110 |
| 20 | Optometrists | $129,620 | $62.32 | 60 |
| 21 | Computer Network Architects | $126,990 | $61.05 | Not published |
| 22 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $126,370 | $60.76 | 330 |
| 23 | Software Developers | $126,310 | $60.73 | 280 |
| 24 | Mechanical Engineers | $123,490 | $59.37 | Not published |
| 25 | Veterinarians | $121,670 | $58.49 | 100 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southwest 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.