High paying management jobs in Colorado

Every management 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 management 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Bachelor's degree
$130,570 – $293,25011,510
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$183,810
Bachelor's degree
$135,380 – $272,9504,900
3Marketing Managers$182,730
Bachelor's degree
$121,560 – $289,8706,010
4Financial Managers$182,690
Bachelor's degree
$123,900 – $339,29010,640
5Sales Managers$180,850
Bachelor's degree
$105,270 – $316,8308,780
6Purchasing Managers$171,250
Bachelor's degree
$122,790 – $247,6101,320
7Managers, All Other$171,140
Bachelor's degree
$105,020 – $280,95014,060
8Human Resources Managers$166,400
Bachelor's degree
$103,580 – $276,3803,620
9Administrative Services Managers$157,000
Bachelor's degree
$101,480 – $230,7702,340
10Natural Sciences Managers$152,730
Bachelor's degree
$89,900 – $289,9701,640
11Industrial Production Managers$141,020
Bachelor's degree
$86,460 – $230,4101,730
12Medical and Health Services Managers$134,910
Bachelor's degree
$82,680 – $227,9408,400
13Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$132,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$80,160 – $213,5802,310
14General and Operations Managers$131,840
Bachelor's degree
$65,310 – $305,04041,870
15Construction Managers$124,830
Bachelor's degree
$78,160 – $191,45012,550
16Facilities Managers$122,510
Bachelor's degree
$79,030 – $195,3602,150
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$118,440
Master's degree
$80,740 – $239,3701,770
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,530
Master's degree
$81,340 – $160,9405,760
19Education Administrators, All Other$107,120
Bachelor's degree
$59,330 – $170,9001,070
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$100,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$72,870 – $217,2402,230
21Social and Community Service Managers$97,440
Bachelor's degree
$64,870 – $163,4002,800
22Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$97,000
Bachelor's degree
$60,380 – $167,270940
23Lodging Managers$91,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,990 – $190,4201,100
24Food Service Managers$79,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,140 – $123,0602,440
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$64,620
Bachelor's degree
$48,970 – $96,4901,150

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$199,420	$130,570 – $293,250	11,510
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$183,810	$135,380 – $272,950	4,900
3	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$182,730	$121,560 – $289,870	6,010
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$182,690	$123,900 – $339,290	10,640
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$180,850	$105,270 – $316,830	8,780
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,250	$122,790 – $247,610	1,320
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$171,140	$105,020 – $280,950	14,060
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,400	$103,580 – $276,380	3,620
9	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,000	$101,480 – $230,770	2,340
10	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,730	$89,900 – $289,970	1,640
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,020	$86,460 – $230,410	1,730
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,910	$82,680 – $227,940	8,400
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$132,610	$80,160 – $213,580	2,310
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,840	$65,310 – $305,040	41,870
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,830	$78,160 – $191,450	12,550
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,510	$79,030 – $195,360	2,150
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$118,440	$80,740 – $239,370	1,770
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$110,530	$81,340 – $160,940	5,760
19	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,120	$59,330 – $170,900	1,070
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,080	$72,870 – $217,240	2,230
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,440	$64,870 – $163,400	2,800
22	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$97,000	$60,380 – $167,270	940
23	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,750	$56,990 – $190,420	1,100
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,870	$66,140 – $123,060	2,440
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$64,620	$48,970 – $96,490	1,150

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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Colorado to rank honestly.

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