High paying healthcare support jobs in Colorado

Every healthcare support occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Colorado. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single healthcare support 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 Colorado run 3.1% above the national average (2024), so a Colorado salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Colorado.

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

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OccupationMedian, Colorado · Employed

1Physical Therapist Assistants$64,810
Associate's degree
$48,580 – $89,5501,350
2Massage Therapists$61,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,990 – $101,7103,950
3Medical Assistants$48,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,130 – $59,76013,160
4Dental Assistants$48,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,500 – $60,5408,360
5Medical Equipment Preparers$47,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,760 – $65,1701,950
6Nursing Assistants$47,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,690 – $56,07022,240
7Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$47,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $63,1302,650
8Phlebotomists$47,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,400 – $59,5402,420
9Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,710 – $47,4502,910
10Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,420 – $46,63044,650

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

#	Occupation	MedianColorado	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,810	$48,580 – $89,550	1,350
2	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,060	$35,990 – $101,710	3,950
3	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,400	$39,130 – $59,760	13,160
4	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,340	$38,500 – $60,540	8,360
5	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,700	$35,760 – $65,170	1,950
6	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,380	$38,690 – $56,070	22,240
7	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,330	$38,570 – $63,130	2,650
8	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,180	$39,400 – $59,540	2,420
9	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,900	$35,710 – $47,450	2,910
10	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,540	$35,420 – $46,630	44,650

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Colorado. 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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