Accountants and Auditors Salary in Colorado

Accountants and Auditors in Colorado earn a median $97,030 a year, +16% against the national median of $83,680; they and rank 7th of 51 states by median. Accountants and Auditors earn 62% more than the median across all occupations in Colorado ($59,800). Colorado pays more than every neighbouring state: Utah, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Wyoming and Nebraska range from $72,080 in Nebraska to $79,990 in Utah. Colorado employs 35,410 accountants and auditors, 12.3 per 1,000 jobs, the 14th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.32 means the occupation is more concentrated in Colorado than nationally.

Colorado vs the United States, May 2025

Accountants and Auditors: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Colorado and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Colorado	Hourly	$29.21	$36.01	$46.65	$61.19	$77.96	$49.59	35,410	12.32	1.32
Colorado	Annual	$60,760	$74,900	$97,030	$127,270	$162,160	$103,150	35,410	12.32	1.32
United States	Hourly	$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27	$45.56	1,449,500	–	–
United States	Annual	$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090	$94,750	1,449,500	–	–

Colorado annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 7th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 14th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.32
Jobs per 1,000: 12.32

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Colorado's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Colorado

7 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Colorado publish a row for accountants and auditors, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$48.09	$100,020	$63,550	$165,010	22,720	14.12	1.51
Boulder, CO	$48.07	$99,990	$61,420	$166,180	2,380	12.39	1.33
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$42.95	$89,340	$53,500	$148,660	1,860	10.96	1.18
Greeley, CO	$41.94	$87,240	$57,610	$148,900	1,160	9.69	1.04
Colorado Springs, CO	$40.87	$85,000	$55,530	$143,700	2,580	8.15	0.87
Pueblo, CO	$37.66	$78,340	$48,760	$129,680	420	6.73	0.72
Grand Junction, CO	$36.96	$76,870	$49,420	$127,550	640	9.53	1.02
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$39.85	$82,890	$49,260	$145,110	1,620	12.25	1.31
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$38.32	$79,700	$48,560	$128,210	970	8.94	0.96
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$36.79	$76,530	$45,460	$129,700	600	8.56	0.92

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Colorado	$46.65	$97,030	35,410	1.32
Arizona	$38.45	$79,970	27,410	0.91
Kansas	$37.98	$79,000	13,610	1.02
Nebraska	$34.65	$72,080	10,340	1.08
New Mexico	$37.78	$78,580	6,300	0.78
Oklahoma	$38.16	$79,370	16,720	1.05
Utah	$38.46	$79,990	15,490	0.96
Wyoming	$37.32	$77,620	2,670	1.02

See the national page for Accountants and Auditors (every state ranked) and the Colorado wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Colorado estimates.

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.