High paying construction jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Every construction 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 construction 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

1First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$83,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,540 – $126,01011,780
2Construction and Building Inspectors$82,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,000 – $126,2402,300
3Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$66,220
No formal educational credential
$50,390 – $124,7101,060
4Carpenters$64,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,160 – $89,9907,250
5Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$64,260
No formal educational credential
$44,810 – $79,4601,110
6Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$64,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,470 – $79,9005,150
7Glaziers$64,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,160 – $80,7701,230
8Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,640 – $102,7705,750
9Electricians$63,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,070 – $94,16010,450
10Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,130
No formal educational credential
$46,450 – $74,9902,590
11Sheet Metal Workers$61,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,040 – $84,560880
12Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$60,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,820 – $71,430930
13Painters, Construction and Maintenance$58,070
No formal educational credential
$46,430 – $80,9701,670
14Roofers$55,830
No formal educational credential
$47,170 – $76,4901,900
15Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$54,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,610 – $65,920850
16Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$51,740
No formal educational credential
$40,340 – $74,920730
17Construction Laborers$48,760
No formal educational credential
$38,990 – $63,0709,650

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	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,400	$61,540 – $126,010	11,780
2	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,020	$56,000 – $126,240	2,300
3	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$66,220	$50,390 – $124,710	1,060
4	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,910	$48,160 – $89,990	7,250
5	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$64,260	$44,810 – $79,460	1,110
6	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,080	$52,470 – $79,900	5,150
7	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,080	$49,160 – $80,770	1,230
8	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,900	$48,640 – $102,770	5,750
9	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,150	$46,070 – $94,160	10,450
10	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$62,130	$46,450 – $74,990	2,590
11	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,620	$46,040 – $84,560	880
12	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,260	$45,820 – $71,430	930
13	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$58,070	$46,430 – $80,970	1,670
14	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$55,830	$47,170 – $76,490	1,900
15	Miscellaneous Construction and Related WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,770	$45,610 – $65,920	850
16	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$51,740	$40,340 – $74,920	730
17	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$48,760	$38,990 – $63,070	9,650

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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