Colorado Springs, CO

Across all occupations in the Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan area, the median wage is $52,710 a year ($25.34 an hour) and the mean $70,780, May 2025. That median is +3% against the US median of $50,980 and −12% against Colorado's $59,800. BLS counts 316,060 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is dermatologists; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Colorado Springs, CO vs Colorado and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Colorado Springs, CO area, Colorado and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Colorado Springs, CO	Hourly	$16.60	$18.87	$25.34	$39.71	$61.74	$34.03	316,060
Colorado Springs, CO	Annual	$34,530	$39,250	$52,710	$82,600	$128,430	$70,780	316,060
Colorado	Hourly	$17.48	$21.00	$28.75	$44.82	$65.54	$37.11	2,873,900
Colorado	Annual	$36,350	$43,680	$59,800	$93,220	$136,330	$77,190	2,873,900
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

487 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Colorado. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Colorado Springs, CO

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Dermatologists	$398,810	$191.74	**
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$339,290	$163.12	**
3	Psychiatrists	$289,320	$139.09	50
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$283,470	$136.29	290
5	Physicians, All Other	$282,900	$136.01	230
6	Pediatricians, General	$230,720	$110.92	80
7	Chief Executives	$223,990	$107.69	70
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Colorado	$192,400	$92.50	1,050
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$190,230	$91.46	70
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$183,400	$88.17	560
11	Sales Managers in Colorado	$177,780	$85.47	600
12	Financial Managers in Colorado	$172,680	$83.02	710
13	Marketing Managers	$172,210	$82.79	430
14	Commercial Pilots	$167,310	*	**
15	Dentists, General	$158,830	$76.36	280
16	Physicists	$158,070	$75.99	40
17	Pharmacists	$154,050	$74.06	**
18	Aerospace Engineers	$151,980	$73.07	990
19	Human Resources Managers	$151,180	$72.68	250
20	Managers, All Other in Colorado	$149,120	$71.69	1,280

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Colorado Springs, CO

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Colorado	11,470	36.29	1.46	$34,420
2	Stockers and Order Fillers in Colorado	9,110	28.83	1.58	$41,440
3	Retail Salespersons in Colorado	8,820	27.90	1.11	$36,060
4	Registered Nurses in Colorado	6,800	21.52	0.99	$96,140
5	Cashiers in Colorado	5,900	18.68	0.94	$35,740
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Colorado	5,730	18.14	0.66	$37,530
7	Customer Service Representatives in Colorado	5,340	16.90	1.01	$46,120
8	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Colorado	5,280	16.70	2.39	$94,450
9	Nursing Assistants in Colorado	4,910	15.53	1.67	$46,120
10	Software Developers in Colorado	4,850	15.35	1.41	$134,280
11	General and Operations Managers in Colorado	4,580	14.50	0.64	$120,770
12	Waiters and Waitresses in Colorado	4,330	13.69	0.94	$46,230
13	Office Clerks, General in Colorado	4,110	13.01	0.82	$49,860
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Colorado	3,640	11.52	1.29	$61,140
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Colorado	3,530	11.17	0.79	$37,500
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Colorado	3,480	11.00	1.00	$47,010
17	Cooks, Restaurant in Colorado	3,330	10.52	1.16	$38,000
18	Project Management Specialists in Colorado	3,200	10.14	1.48	$111,740
19	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Colorado	3,110	9.83	1.08	$34,840
20	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Colorado	3,060	9.67	1.20	$75,830

Most concentrated occupations in Colorado Springs, CO

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	8.94	230	0.72	$118,250
2	Aerospace Engineers	7.18	990	3.13	$151,980
3	Computer Network Architects	6.73	2,460	7.78	$130,980
4	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	5.90	1,620	5.12	$49,450
5	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.31	850	2.69	$119,330
6	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	4.02	380	1.21	$37,670
7	Education Administrators, All Other	3.85	430	1.36	$123,120
8	Protective Service Workers, All Other	3.73	620	1.96	$37,200
9	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	3.31	250	0.79	$109,140
10	Religious Workers, All Other	3.17	100	0.32	$36,680

Occupation groups in Colorado Springs, CO

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$132,060	$150,630	15,310	48.45	0.68
Computer and Mathematical	$122,550	$121,960	16,940	53.58	1.58
Architecture and Engineering	$103,640	$113,380	7,810	24.70	1.47
Legal	$99,070	$115,540	2,340	7.41	0.88
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$97,460	$104,710	2,240	7.10	0.75
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$93,980	$114,890	19,210	60.77	0.96
Business and Financial Operations	$87,570	$94,840	26,700	84.48	1.25
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$64,720	$79,390	4,380	13.85	1.05
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,600	$64,320	12,210	38.63	0.99
Construction and Extraction	$58,800	$61,750	11,960	37.85	0.92
Educational Instruction and Library	$58,370	$59,430	19,190	60.73	1.04
Community and Social Service	$57,890	$61,930	7,910	25.03	1.46
Protective Service	$53,680	$60,620	7,090	22.43	0.92
Office and Administrative Support	$48,280	$52,280	34,270	108.43	0.95
Production	$47,720	$52,860	8,200	25.95	0.47
Sales and Related	$44,450	$57,270	30,530	96.59	1.12
Healthcare Support	$43,820	$45,070	17,010	53.83	1.06
Transportation and Material Moving	$41,440	$48,860	22,860	72.32	0.82
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$39,310	$42,420	9,050	28.63	0.98
Personal Care and Service	$37,160	$44,230	8,390	26.56	1.27
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$36,860	$43,040	300	0.95	0.34
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$36,480	$40,830	32,150	101.74	1.16

Every occupation in Colorado, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 487 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Colorado Springs, CO estimates (area 17820).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Colorado Springs, CO area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.