Pueblo, CO

Across all occupations in the Pueblo, CO metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,940 a year ($23.53 an hour) and the mean $62,480, May 2025. That median is −4% against the US median of $50,980 and −18% against Colorado's $59,800. BLS counts 61,780 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

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

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Pueblo, CO area, Colorado and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Pueblo, CO	Hourly	$15.87	$18.01	$23.53	$35.81	$48.91	$30.04	61,780
Pueblo, CO	Annual	$33,000	$37,460	$48,940	$74,470	$101,730	$62,480	61,780
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.

259 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 Pueblo, CO

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$311,190	$149.61	30
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$256,480	$123.31	160
3	Dentists, General	$172,680	$83.02	70
4	Sales Managers in Colorado	$166,160	$79.88	60
5	Financial Managers in Colorado	$161,570	$77.68	80
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Colorado	$151,330	$72.76	60
7	Pharmacists	$150,160	$72.19	130
8	Managers, All Other in Colorado	$140,000	$67.31	130
9	Computer Systems Analysts	$139,870	$67.24	40
10	Human Resources Managers	$138,800	$66.73	40
11	Physician Assistants	$135,640	$65.21	70
12	Industrial Production Managers	$132,050	$63.49	70
13	Facilities Managers	$131,140	$63.05	50
14	Nurse Practitioners	$130,650	$62.81	200
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$125,090	*	170
16	Software Developers in Colorado	$122,780	$59.03	150
17	Computer Network Architects	$121,770	$58.54	60
18	Speech-Language Pathologists	$119,670	$57.54	80
19	Electrical Engineers	$118,520	$56.98	**
20	Engineers, All Other	$117,310	$56.40	30

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 Pueblo, CO

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Colorado	2,160	34.93	1.41	$31,100
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Colorado	2,130	34.48	1.25	$35,740
3	Registered Nurses in Colorado	2,040	32.99	1.52	$95,720
4	Retail Salespersons in Colorado	1,950	31.59	1.26	$35,580
5	Cashiers in Colorado	1,710	27.64	1.39	$34,050
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Colorado	1,410	22.86	1.20	$47,100
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Colorado	1,190	19.30	1.06	$35,660
8	Nursing Assistants in Colorado	920	14.94	1.60	$45,270
9	Waiters and Waitresses in Colorado	850	13.76	0.94	$45,500
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Colorado	780	12.65	0.89	$40,050
11	General and Operations Managers in Colorado	710	11.49	0.51	$114,360
12	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	700	11.40	3.60	$58,380
12	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Colorado	700	11.27	1.56	$51,530
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Colorado	700	11.36	1.04	$46,150
15	Customer Service Representatives in Colorado	690	11.14	0.67	$40,360
16	Office Clerks, General in Colorado	660	10.67	0.67	$50,670
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Colorado	640	10.37	1.16	$62,000
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Colorado	630	10.16	1.29	$44,520
19	Correctional Officers and Jailers	610	9.82	4.01	$59,600
20	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Colorado	600	9.65	1.38	$74,700

Most concentrated occupations in Pueblo, 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	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	5.40	290	4.69	$49,320
2	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	5.00	360	5.78	$43,070
3	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.78	220	3.51	$70,130
4	Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.01	610	9.82	$59,600
5	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	3.82	200	3.26	$65,620
6	Family Medicine Physicians	3.73	160	2.58	$256,480
7	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	3.60	700	11.40	$58,380
8	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	3.35	330	5.35	$36,920
9	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	3.31	140	2.29	$48,170
10	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	2.75	130	2.10	$60,710

Occupation groups in Pueblo, CO

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$122,570	$133,130	2,330	37.72	0.53
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$93,760	$107,940	5,140	83.13	1.32
Computer and Mathematical	$91,580	$101,280	720	11.65	0.34
Architecture and Engineering	$91,200	$95,630	870	14.12	0.84
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$84,510	$93,250	590	9.57	1.01
Legal	$84,400	$114,800	280	4.61	0.55
Business and Financial Operations	$77,490	$84,590	3,370	54.57	0.81
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$61,310	$65,510	2,780	44.95	1.15
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,950	$64,380	3,770	60.96	1.04
Protective Service	$59,170	$61,180	1,980	32.10	1.32
Construction and Extraction	$58,220	$61,580	2,740	44.28	1.07
Community and Social Service	$57,530	$60,650	2,100	34.06	1.98
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$50,710	$59,970	480	7.72	0.59
Production	$50,290	$55,340	3,380	54.64	0.99
Office and Administrative Support	$47,020	$50,320	6,400	103.53	0.91
Transportation and Material Moving	$43,980	$45,680	5,260	85.12	0.97
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$39,700	$42,360	1,630	26.33	0.90
Healthcare Support	$37,990	$41,790	4,390	71.06	1.40
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,880	$41,260	160	2.61	0.93
Sales and Related	$37,300	$48,850	6,090	98.58	1.14
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$35,060	$39,510	6,330	102.46	1.16
Personal Care and Service	$34,900	$39,880	1,000	16.24	0.78

Every occupation in Colorado, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 259 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 Pueblo, CO estimates (area 39380).

*: 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 Pueblo, 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.