Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary in Colorado

The median for business operations specialists, all other in Colorado is $92,520 a year, somewhat above the national $83,050 (+11%); the state ranks 10th of 51 states by median. Business Operations Specialists, All Other earn 55% more than the median across all occupations in Colorado ($59,800). Among neighbouring states, Oklahoma pays more (up to $93,640 in Oklahoma) and Kansas, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wyoming pay less (down to $74,060 in Wyoming). Colorado employs 45,670 business operations specialists, all other, 15.9 per 1,000 jobs, the 6th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 2.27 means the occupation is more concentrated in Colorado than nationally.

Colorado vs the United States, May 2025

Business Operations Specialists, All Other: 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	$26.85	$32.51	$44.48	$58.23	$73.96	$47.74	45,670	15.89	2.27
Colorado	Annual	$55,850	$67,610	$92,520	$121,120	$153,830	$99,310	45,670	15.89	2.27
United States	Hourly	$23.02	$30.12	$39.93	$54.81	$72.12	$45.18	1,087,090	–	–
United States	Annual	$47,880	$62,640	$83,050	$114,010	$150,010	$93,970	1,087,090	–	–

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: 10th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 6th of 50 states
Location quotient: 2.27
Jobs per 1,000: 15.89

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 business operations specialists, all other, 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	$45.67	$94,990	$59,080	$156,540	28,670	17.82	2.55
Colorado Springs, CO	$45.41	$94,450	$51,750	$148,030	5,280	16.70	2.39
Boulder, CO	$45.21	$94,040	$60,720	$168,010	3,610	18.75	2.68
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$40.79	$84,840	$52,820	$144,810	2,290	13.52	1.93
Greeley, CO	$39.46	$82,070	$48,470	$139,790	950	7.97	1.14
Grand Junction, CO	$36.73	$76,400	$45,600	$129,960	700	10.45	1.49
Pueblo, CO	$35.91	$74,700	$45,530	$122,570	600	9.65	1.38
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$38.04	$79,130	$49,130	$126,940	1,130	10.39	1.49
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$36.73	$76,400	$50,920	$132,330	1,260	9.55	1.37
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$32.47	$67,530	$46,720	$117,290	540	7.66	1.10

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Colorado	$44.48	$92,520	45,670	2.27
Arizona	$40.04	$83,280	12,210	0.54
Kansas	$40.07	$83,350	9,810	0.98
Nebraska	$37.49	$77,980	2,540	0.35
New Mexico	$38.03	$79,100	8,450	1.39
Oklahoma	$45.02	$93,640	5,700	0.48
Utah	$38.55	$80,190	**	**
Wyoming	$35.60	$74,060	1,770	0.90

See the national page for Business Operations Specialists, All Other (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.

**: 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.