Project Management Specialists Salary in Colorado

The median for project management specialists in Colorado is $110,050 a year, somewhat above the national $102,320 (+8%); the state ranks 8th of 51 states by median. Project Management Specialists earn 84% more than the median across all occupations in Colorado ($59,800). Colorado pays more than every neighbouring state: New Mexico, Kansas, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Nebraska range from $80,150 in Nebraska to $106,970 in New Mexico. Colorado employs 32,390 project management specialists, 11.3 per 1,000 jobs, the 10th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.64 means the occupation is more concentrated in Colorado than nationally.

Colorado vs the United States, May 2025

Project Management Specialists: 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	$33.17	$40.87	$52.91	$65.86	$82.52	$57.06	32,390	11.27	1.64
Colorado	Annual	$68,990	$85,010	$110,050	$136,990	$171,630	$118,680	32,390	11.27	1.64
United States	Hourly	$29.61	$37.71	$49.19	$63.99	$80.76	$53.24	1,066,670	–	–
United States	Annual	$61,580	$78,440	$102,320	$133,100	$167,970	$110,740	1,066,670	–	–

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: 8th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 10th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.64
Jobs per 1,000: 11.27

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 project management specialists, 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
Boulder, CO	$58.67	$122,040	$75,140	$197,040	2,920	15.20	2.22
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$56.12	$116,740	$71,600	$172,060	20,710	12.87	1.88
Colorado Springs, CO	$53.72	$111,740	$65,820	$169,840	3,200	10.14	1.48
Pueblo, CO	$48.98	$101,870	$64,570	$152,600	420	6.80	0.99
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$48.71	$101,310	$65,730	$164,270	1,630	9.63	1.40
Greeley, CO	$47.09	$97,950	$68,710	$155,870	940	7.88	1.15
Grand Junction, CO	$45.52	$94,690	$59,660	$138,960	380	5.68	0.83
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$48.54	$100,970	$64,060	$156,100	820	6.24	0.91
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$46.19	$96,080	$61,160	$164,230	240	3.39	0.49
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$46.19	$96,080	$62,180	$139,660	570	5.22	0.76

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Colorado	$52.91	$110,050	32,390	1.64
Arizona	$47.62	$99,050	22,920	1.03
Kansas	$48.08	$100,010	6,030	0.61
Nebraska	$38.54	$80,150	3,190	0.45
New Mexico	$51.43	$106,970	4,330	0.72
Oklahoma	$41.46	$86,240	11,220	0.96
Utah	$46.50	$96,720	16,450	1.38
Wyoming	$45.23	$94,080	1,180	0.61

See the national page for Project Management Specialists (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.