What jobs pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial

$81,690avg. a year, all jobs
$39.28 an hour · 1,609,350 employed

Average and median pay for 105 common jobs in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 105 jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Fast Food and Counter Workers$38,24042,810
Retail Salespersons$41,98040,340
Stockers and Order Fillers$44,51032,610
Registered Nurses$100,92030,380
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$101,66028,670
Software Developers$149,40027,010
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$40,80026,130
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$93,97024,480
Cashiers$39,19023,860
Customer Service Representatives$52,05023,560
General and Operations Managers$171,60022,940
Accountants and Auditors$107,62022,720
Waiters and Waitresses$51,87020,750
Project Management Specialists$120,64020,710
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$42,13019,460
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,70019,340
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$93,56017,660
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$103,20017,000
Office Clerks, General$57,86016,320
Cooks, Restaurant$43,55015,410
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$52,54015,350
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$82,85014,710
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$66,13014,320
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,52014,100
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$55,41013,570
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$62,64012,580
Human Resources Specialists$90,40012,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$74,95012,030
Lawyers$203,69011,860
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$90,62011,780
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,31011,510
Security Guards$46,87010,910
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$47,77010,900
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,88010,870
Electricians$67,59010,450
Management Analysts$114,48010,380
Nursing Assistants$49,47010,350
Computer Network Architects$146,35010,260
Computer User Support Specialists$80,0609,960
Construction Laborers$50,9409,650
Light Truck Drivers$54,6509,500
Bartenders$51,9209,430
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$50,6709,380
Managers, All Other$190,1809,250
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,5609,070
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,1508,890
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$71,8408,480
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$95,7508,400
Childcare Workers$43,7607,870
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,5307,860
Counter and Rental Clerks$53,2307,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers$205,9207,730
Training and Development Specialists$80,4907,660
Financial Managers$214,6107,490
Construction Managers$134,5707,250
Carpenters$68,1307,250
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$91,7807,180
Flight Attendants$62,2006,930
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$73,2306,870
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$200,9306,710
Food Preparation Workers$40,4706,640
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$74,8906,600
Medical Assistants$52,2506,440
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$65,4006,340
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$94,6206,160
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$57,0806,020
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,3405,980
Financial and Investment Analysts$118,1105,960
Sales Managers$202,8905,930
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$74,3405,930
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$71,9105,750
Driver/Sales Workers$47,1805,630
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$292,0405,600
Receptionists and Information Clerks$44,0305,480
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$126,2705,430
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$55,2205,410
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$37,8405,330
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$39,4605,320
Insurance Sales Agents$93,8305,150
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$67,1205,150
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$97,1704,990
Billing and Posting Clerks$56,5904,950
Self-Enrichment Teachers$50,0804,850
Compliance Officers$94,7804,830
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$69,2304,750
Medical and Health Services Managers$156,8504,700
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$111,0104,670
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$41,8004,570
Public Relations Specialists$101,0304,560
Mechanical Engineers$126,1404,530
Dishwashers$39,0804,530
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$86,4104,520
Data Scientists$125,0404,510
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$44,8104,410
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$41,3404,360
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$74,3104,360
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$49,3404,360
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$71,3104,270
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$75,4904,240
Marketing Managers$196,9004,220
Cooks, Fast Food$40,4504,220
Computer Systems Analysts$133,5504,190
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$42,6304,190
Dental Assistants$51,4104,160
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$51,5504,150
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.