High paying construction jobs in Grand Junction, CO
Every construction occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Grand Junction, 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 Grand Junction, CO run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Grand Junction, CO salary is worth about 1.05× 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
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,110 – $102,050710No formal educational credential
$53,340 – $81,78030High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $85,53050High school diploma or equivalent
$45,170 – $91,580300High school diploma or equivalent
$44,290 – $80,100340No formal educational credential
$31,140 – $84,74040High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630 – $71,070390High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140 – $80,190430No formal educational credential
$39,480 – $96,280320No formal educational credential
$39,820 – $70,650150No formal educational credential
$40,900 – $60,47050High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310 – $66,78060No formal educational credential
$35,910 – $71,94080No formal educational credential
$41,210 – $62,41060High school diploma or equivalent
$38,930 – $77,37090No formal educational credential
$43,580 – $58,640130High school diploma or equivalent
$42,320 – $50,01050No formal educational credential
$36,040 – $83,780570
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianGrand Junction, CO | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $74,660 | $51,110 – $102,050 | 710 |
| 2 | Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential | $69,120 | $53,340 – $81,780 | 30 |
| 3 | Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $66,240 | $39,520 – $85,530 | 50 |
| 4 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $61,430 | $45,170 – $91,580 | 300 |
| 5 | CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $60,230 | $44,290 – $80,100 | 340 |
| 6 | Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential | $58,680 | $31,140 – $84,740 | 40 |
| 7 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $57,700 | $47,630 – $71,070 | 390 |
| 8 | ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $56,550 | $39,140 – $80,190 | 430 |
| 9 | Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential | $56,370 | $39,480 – $96,280 | 320 |
| 10 | Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential | $55,610 | $39,820 – $70,650 | 150 |
| 11 | Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential | $53,320 | $40,900 – $60,470 | 50 |
| 12 | Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $52,340 | $39,310 – $66,780 | 60 |
| 13 | Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential | $50,660 | $35,910 – $71,940 | 80 |
| 14 | RoofersNo formal educational credential | $50,140 | $41,210 – $62,410 | 60 |
| 15 | Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $49,010 | $38,930 – $77,370 | 90 |
| 16 | Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential | $47,720 | $43,580 – $58,640 | 130 |
| 17 | Solar Photovoltaic InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $47,620 | $42,320 – $50,010 | 50 |
| 18 | Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential | $44,740 | $36,040 – $83,780 | 570 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Grand Junction, 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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