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

Every management 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 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 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Bachelor's degree
$133,450 – $293,8207,730
2Financial Managers$193,400
Bachelor's degree
$127,190 – $344,3007,490
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Bachelor's degree
$139,990 – $287,5302,860
4Marketing Managers$182,470
Bachelor's degree
$124,230 – $290,8504,220
5Sales Managers$181,580
Bachelor's degree
$109,250 – $320,9605,930
6Purchasing Managers$180,000
Bachelor's degree
$126,770 – $247,630980
7Managers, All Other$175,980
Bachelor's degree
$115,600 – $286,0409,250
8Human Resources Managers$170,940
Bachelor's degree
$109,540 – $277,5302,540
9Administrative Services Managers$164,240
Bachelor's degree
$103,630 – $258,9901,520
10Industrial Production Managers$146,460
Bachelor's degree
$93,270 – $241,990830
11Training and Development Managers$144,370
Bachelor's degree
$84,650 – $231,000540
12General and Operations Managers$142,330
Bachelor's degree
$73,490 – $313,87022,940
13Natural Sciences Managers$141,080
Bachelor's degree
$83,310 – $263,840920
14Medical and Health Services Managers$137,760
Bachelor's degree
$88,150 – $240,7404,700
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$135,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$87,660 – $224,4001,340
16Construction Managers$128,850
Bachelor's degree
$83,960 – $204,2207,250
17Facilities Managers$125,780
Bachelor's degree
$80,400 – $213,4001,120
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$121,130
Master's degree
$83,860 – $159,3202,880
19Education Administrators, Postsecondary$120,560
Master's degree
$81,270 – $316,690730
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$101,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,300 – $229,4801,340
21Social and Community Service Managers$101,310
Bachelor's degree
$67,210 – $166,4101,500
22Food Service Managers$79,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,020 – $113,2701,320
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$69,160
Bachelor's degree
$52,110 – $98,270610

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$203,340	$133,450 – $293,820	7,730
2	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$193,400	$127,190 – $344,300	7,490
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$191,440	$139,990 – $287,530	2,860
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$182,470	$124,230 – $290,850	4,220
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$181,580	$109,250 – $320,960	5,930
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$180,000	$126,770 – $247,630	980
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$175,980	$115,600 – $286,040	9,250
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,940	$109,540 – $277,530	2,540
9	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,240	$103,630 – $258,990	1,520
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,460	$93,270 – $241,990	830
11	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,370	$84,650 – $231,000	540
12	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,330	$73,490 – $313,870	22,940
13	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,080	$83,310 – $263,840	920
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,760	$88,150 – $240,740	4,700
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$135,220	$87,660 – $224,400	1,340
16	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,850	$83,960 – $204,220	7,250
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,780	$80,400 – $213,400	1,120
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$121,130	$83,860 – $159,320	2,880
19	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$120,560	$81,270 – $316,690	730
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,750	$76,300 – $229,480	1,340
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,310	$67,210 – $166,410	1,500
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,490	$68,020 – $113,270	1,320
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$69,160	$52,110 – $98,270	610

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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