High paying medical jobs in Boulder, CO

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Boulder, CO. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical 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 Boulder, CO run 5.2% above the national average (2024), so a Boulder, 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, Boulder, CO · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$453,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$173,990 – $474,550110
2Family Medicine Physicians$297,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,570 – $357,220230
3Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$211,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$180,610 – $623,890130
4Dentists, General$180,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,480 – $224,410140
5Pharmacists$164,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$133,200 – $187,680250
6Optometrists$153,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$85,160 – $214,82060
7Nurse Practitioners$138,820
Master's degree
$74,510 – $175,700300
8Physician Assistants$136,540
Master's degree
$114,090 – $179,920270
9Veterinarians$132,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,960 – $215,320180
10Speech-Language Pathologists$131,620
Master's degree
$90,710 – $167,790320
11Dental Hygienists$130,000
Associate's degree
$93,600 – $133,460300
12Occupational Therapists$123,490
Master's degree
$85,910 – $174,790260
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$114,620
Associate's degree
$99,980 – $136,660160
14Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$111,020
Associate's degree
$87,230 – $126,74060
15Registered Nurses$103,290
Bachelor's degree
$84,530 – $128,2603,140
16Physical Therapists$102,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,950 – $166,490480
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$94,190
Associate's degree
$78,810 – $127,80080
18Respiratory Therapists$91,880
Associate's degree
$72,600 – $106,780130
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$88,330
Associate's degree
$65,570 – $116,390290
20Surgical Technologists$81,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,960 – $97,760130
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$76,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,460 – $82,700250
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$74,990
Bachelor's degree
$42,630 – $106,410380
23Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,930
Bachelor's degree
$39,400 – $102,37080
24Chiropractors$71,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$31,040 – $72,370110
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$63,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,600 – $93,420150
26Paramedics$61,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,880 – $114,800100
27Medical Records Specialists$58,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,260 – $72,050130
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$51,350
Associate's degree
$37,640 – $61,040300
29Pharmacy Technicians$51,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,840 – $65,630340
30Opticians, Dispensing$50,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,980 – $70,190120
31Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,130 – $81,710110
32Emergency Medical Technicians$44,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,780 – $58,790150

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

#	Occupation	MedianBoulder, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$453,460	$173,990 – $474,550	110
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$297,070	$99,570 – $357,220	230
3	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except PediatricDoctoral or professional degree	$211,600	$180,610 – $623,890	130
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$180,440	$86,480 – $224,410	140
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$164,240	$133,200 – $187,680	250
6	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$153,500	$85,160 – $214,820	60
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$138,820	$74,510 – $175,700	300
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$136,540	$114,090 – $179,920	270
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$132,020	$83,960 – $215,320	180
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$131,620	$90,710 – $167,790	320
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$130,000	$93,600 – $133,460	300
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$123,490	$85,910 – $174,790	260
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$114,620	$99,980 – $136,660	160
14	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$111,020	$87,230 – $126,740	60
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$103,290	$84,530 – $128,260	3,140
16	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,430	$77,950 – $166,490	480
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$94,190	$78,810 – $127,800	80
18	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$91,880	$72,600 – $106,780	130
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$88,330	$65,570 – $116,390	290
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,600	$61,960 – $97,760	130
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,800	$59,460 – $82,700	250
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$74,990	$42,630 – $106,410	380
23	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$74,930	$39,400 – $102,370	80
24	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$71,840	$31,040 – $72,370	110
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,920	$45,600 – $93,420	150
26	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,450	$52,880 – $114,800	100
27	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,280	$47,260 – $72,050	130
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$51,350	$37,640 – $61,040	300
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,210	$40,840 – $65,630	340
30	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,840	$41,980 – $70,190	120
31	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,340	$36,130 – $81,710	110
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,660	$38,780 – $58,790	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Boulder, 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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