High paying business and finance jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO run 5.8% above the national average (2024), so a Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO salary is worth about 0.95× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$118,620
Bachelor's degree
$76,030 – $177,130740
2Project Management Specialists$116,740
Bachelor's degree
$71,600 – $172,06020,710
3Financial and Investment Analysts$104,480
Bachelor's degree
$74,860 – $176,0205,960
4Management Analysts$102,620
Bachelor's degree
$39,990 – $204,24010,380
5Insurance Underwriters$101,840
Bachelor's degree
$72,600 – $171,0601,540
6Financial Examiners$101,070
Bachelor's degree
$66,460 – $171,3401,550
7Budget Analysts$100,720
Bachelor's degree
$72,220 – $133,160740
8Loan Officers$100,130
Bachelor's degree
$39,430 – $167,5601,970
9Accountants and Auditors$100,020
Bachelor's degree
$63,550 – $165,01022,720
10Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$99,040
Bachelor's degree
$51,980 – $167,56017,000
11Personal Financial Advisors$98,740
Bachelor's degree
$57,890 – $294,7704,700
12Logisticians$97,290
Bachelor's degree
$65,730 – $152,4102,570
13Business Operations Specialists, All Other$94,990
Bachelor's degree
$59,080 – $156,54028,670
14Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$92,560
Bachelor's degree
$65,290 – $151,9101,440
15Cost Estimators$89,820
Bachelor's degree
$59,800 – $135,2303,690
16Financial Specialists, All Other$88,090
Bachelor's degree
$60,300 – $140,9802,820
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents$87,920
Bachelor's degree
$60,160 – $136,7406,160
18Compliance Officers$83,580
Bachelor's degree
$60,990 – $136,8704,830
19Human Resources Specialists$82,550
Bachelor's degree
$53,130 – $135,87012,520
20Credit Analysts$81,380
Bachelor's degree
$62,600 – $164,680540
21Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,540 – $126,4803,580
22Training and Development Specialists$79,000
Bachelor's degree
$38,050 – $119,6307,660
23Fundraisers$78,850
Bachelor's degree
$53,450 – $119,2001,320
24Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$69,750
Bachelor's degree
$52,050 – $121,410510
25Tax Preparers$65,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,070 – $107,130970
26Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$62,320
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $102,0002,680

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianDenver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$118,620	$76,030 – $177,130	740
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$116,740	$71,600 – $172,060	20,710
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$104,480	$74,860 – $176,020	5,960
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,620	$39,990 – $204,240	10,380
5	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$101,840	$72,600 – $171,060	1,540
6	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$101,070	$66,460 – $171,340	1,550
7	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,720	$72,220 – $133,160	740
8	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$100,130	$39,430 – $167,560	1,970
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$100,020	$63,550 – $165,010	22,720
10	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,040	$51,980 – $167,560	17,000
11	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$98,740	$57,890 – $294,770	4,700
12	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$97,290	$65,730 – $152,410	2,570
13	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$94,990	$59,080 – $156,540	28,670
14	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$92,560	$65,290 – $151,910	1,440
15	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$89,820	$59,800 – $135,230	3,690
16	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$88,090	$60,300 – $140,980	2,820
17	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$87,920	$60,160 – $136,740	6,160
18	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$83,580	$60,990 – $136,870	4,830
19	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,550	$53,130 – $135,870	12,520
20	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$81,380	$62,600 – $164,680	540
21	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,930	$60,540 – $126,480	3,580
22	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,000	$38,050 – $119,630	7,660
23	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$78,850	$53,450 – $119,200	1,320
24	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$69,750	$52,050 – $121,410	510
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,150	$39,070 – $107,130	970
26	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$62,320	$41,600 – $102,000	2,680

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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