Grand Junction, CO

Across all occupations in the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,510 a year ($23.32 an hour) and the mean $62,570, May 2025. That median is −5% against the US median of $50,980 and −19% against Colorado's $59,800. BLS counts 67,170 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Grand Junction, CO vs Colorado and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Grand Junction, CO area, Colorado and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Grand Junction, CO	Hourly	$15.97	$18.07	$23.32	$35.28	$49.52	$30.08	67,170
Grand Junction, CO	Annual	$33,220	$37,590	$48,510	$73,380	$102,990	$62,570	67,170
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.

286 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 Grand Junction, CO

Rank	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 in Colorado	$168,850	$81.18	70
4	Petroleum Engineers	$161,940	$77.85	50
5	Dentists, General	$161,200	$77.50	60
6	Sales Managers in Colorado	$155,440	$74.73	100
7	Marketing Managers	$150,190	$72.21	40
8	Financial Managers in Colorado	$148,770	$71.53	140
9	Pharmacists	$147,170	$70.76	120
10	Managers, All Other in Colorado	$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 in Colorado	$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

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 Grand Junction, CO

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Colorado	2,450	36.54	1.47	$31,510
2	Retail Salespersons in Colorado	2,190	32.68	1.30	$35,630
3	Registered Nurses in Colorado	2,130	31.76	1.46	$95,990
4	Cashiers in Colorado	1,740	25.86	1.30	$34,390
5	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Colorado	1,270	18.92	0.68	$35,510
6	Stockers and Order Fillers in Colorado	1,150	17.06	0.94	$40,120
7	Waiters and Waitresses in Colorado	1,020	15.22	1.04	$43,730
8	General and Operations Managers in Colorado	970	14.51	0.64	$107,130
9	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Colorado	950	14.09	1.28	$45,510
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Colorado	950	14.17	1.07	$56,600
11	Office Clerks, General in Colorado	890	13.24	0.84	$51,680
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Colorado	830	12.38	0.87	$38,190
13	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Colorado	810	12.05	1.67	$54,760
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Colorado	760	11.30	0.60	$38,180
15	Customer Service Representatives in Colorado	720	10.75	0.64	$41,490
16	Nursing Assistants in Colorado	710	10.57	1.13	$44,980
16	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Colorado	710	10.52	2.01	$74,660
18	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Colorado	700	10.45	1.49	$76,400
18	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Colorado	700	10.43	1.14	$39,070
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Colorado	700	10.41	1.32	$45,760

Most concentrated occupations in Grand Junction, 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	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	16.92	320	4.69	$56,370
2	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	6.94	130	2.01	$47,720
3	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	5.82	340	5.05	$48,190
4	Social Workers, All Other	5.09	140	2.06	$61,350
5	Family Medicine Physicians	4.27	200	2.96	$186,060
6	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	4.06	190	2.82	$51,520
7	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	3.62	280	4.10	$52,300
8	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	3.24	150	2.29	$40,630
9	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.14	200	2.99	$46,190
10	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	2.87	130	1.88	$34,580

Occupation groups in Grand Junction, CO

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$117,360	$136,070	2,730	40.60	0.57
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$95,570	$109,770	5,430	80.80	1.28
Computer and Mathematical	$86,670	$96,100	930	13.85	0.41
Legal	$86,510	$120,760	480	7.12	0.85
Architecture and Engineering	$79,790	$90,000	880	13.15	0.78
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$79,340	$88,230	650	9.66	1.02
Business and Financial Operations	$76,230	$83,650	3,640	54.17	0.80
Protective Service	$62,140	$66,760	1,500	22.30	0.92
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$59,010	$62,450	3,380	50.33	1.29
Community and Social Service	$56,520	$60,570	1,710	25.48	1.48
Construction and Extraction	$56,440	$59,960	4,270	63.51	1.54
Educational Instruction and Library	$51,740	$54,110	3,970	59.11	1.01
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$49,280	$59,180	720	10.76	0.82
Office and Administrative Support	$46,910	$50,090	7,650	113.91	1.00
Production	$46,380	$51,300	2,400	35.72	0.65
Transportation and Material Moving	$43,490	$47,300	5,090	75.79	0.86
Healthcare Support	$39,500	$42,510	3,360	49.96	0.98
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$38,420	$41,540	2,250	33.43	1.14
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$38,230	$43,780	150	2.22	0.79
Sales and Related	$38,220	$52,240	7,340	109.26	1.27
Personal Care and Service	$35,880	$41,960	1,460	21.76	1.04
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$34,920	$39,610	7,200	107.12	1.22

Every occupation in Colorado, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 286 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 Grand Junction, CO estimates (area 24300).

*: Wage 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 Grand Junction, 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.