Highest Paying Jobs In Denver, CO For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Denver include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Denver area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 29 highest-paying jobs in Denver in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Denver require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Denver is Oral Surgeon, with an average annual salary of $452,231 and an entry-level salary of $231,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Denver, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Denver can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Denver, Colorado:

Oral Surgeon – $452,231
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeon – $368,464
Trauma Surgeon – $344,767
Cardiologist – $294,124
Senior Vice President-Operations – $268,342
Vice President/Managing Director – $266,862
Psychiatrist – $261,659
Urologist – $260,706
President/Chief Executive Officer – $256,565
Oncologist – $256,394

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Denver

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Oral Surgeon	$452,231	$231,000
2	Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeon	$368,464	$187,000
3	Trauma Surgeon	$344,767	$175,000
4	Cardiologist	$294,124	$150,000
5	Senior Vice President-Operations	$268,342	$144,000
6	Vice President/Managing Director	$266,862	$158,000
7	Psychiatrist	$261,659	$146,000
8	Urologist	$260,706	$133,000
9	President/Chief Executive Officer	$256,565	$135,000
10	Oncologist	$256,394	$130,000
11	Operator And Truck Driver	$255,477	$137,000
12	Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist	$254,058	$157,000
13	Hospitalist Physician	$251,547	$177,000
14	General Surgery Physician Assistant	$251,469	$121,000
15	Chief Medical Officer	$249,696	$153,000
16	Resident Physician In Radiology	$249,375	$130,000
17	Consultant And Sales Representative	$239,466	$167,000
18	Physician	$235,963	$127,000
19	Medical Director	$234,818	$149,000
20	Hospitalist	$230,904	$148,000
21	Family Medicine Physician	$230,058	$131,000
22	Child Psychiatrist	$228,394	$136,000
23	Adult Psychiatrist	$223,925	$136,000
24	Pediatric Associate	$223,428	$121,000
25	Senior Vice President	$222,589	$131,000
26	Primary Care Physician	$219,776	$117,000
27	Assistant Professor Of Medicine	$218,077	$126,000
28	Internal Medicine Physician	$213,008	$122,000
29	Professional Model	$211,363	$99,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Denver for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Denver, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Denver.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Denver to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Denver.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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