High paying medical jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Colorado Springs, 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 Colorado Springs, CO run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Colorado Springs, CO salary is worth about 0.99× 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

Find medical jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

OccupationMedian, Colorado Springs, CO · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$283,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,010 – $318,840290
2Physicians, All Other$282,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$212,310 – $382,720230
3Dentists, General$158,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,390 – $295,550280
4Physician Assistants$135,200
Master's degree
$104,990 – $163,990440
5Optometrists$131,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,680 – $195,380100
6Nurse Practitioners$129,950
Master's degree
$89,300 – $156,410470
7Veterinarians$126,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,370 – $202,740280
8Dental Hygienists$118,410
Associate's degree
$101,540 – $129,460500
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$110,850
Associate's degree
$89,580 – $121,380160
10Speech-Language Pathologists$108,140
Master's degree
$68,710 – $170,160710
11Occupational Therapists$105,780
Master's degree
$81,370 – $164,310520
12Physical Therapists$97,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,710 – $135,200790
13Registered Nurses$96,140
Bachelor's degree
$77,460 – $123,2506,800
14Respiratory Therapists$87,890
Associate's degree
$70,710 – $110,690330
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$86,470
Associate's degree
$63,450 – $109,120520
16Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$77,300
Bachelor's degree
$46,370 – $107,390510
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,030
Bachelor's degree
$60,910 – $94,210150
18Surgical Technologists$71,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,940 – $84,190240
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$68,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,280 – $79,870710
20Chiropractors$64,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$30,800 – $94,510160
21Paramedics$63,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,950 – $78,500210
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,280 – $96,050230
23Medical Records Specialists$54,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,130 – $78,120200
24Pharmacy Technicians$49,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,160 – $61,590740
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,630
Associate's degree
$35,940 – $58,230500
26Emergency Medical Technicians$46,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,180 – $51,690400
27Opticians, Dispensing$45,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,070 – $62,300190
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,830 – $58,280270
29Psychiatric Technicians$42,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,570 – $51,460190

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

#	Occupation	MedianColorado Springs, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$283,470	$70,010 – $318,840	290
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$282,900	$212,310 – $382,720	230
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$158,830	$75,390 – $295,550	280
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$135,200	$104,990 – $163,990	440
5	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,980	$64,680 – $195,380	100
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,950	$89,300 – $156,410	470
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$126,790	$77,370 – $202,740	280
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$118,410	$101,540 – $129,460	500
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$110,850	$89,580 – $121,380	160
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$108,140	$68,710 – $170,160	710
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$105,780	$81,370 – $164,310	520
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,900	$74,710 – $135,200	790
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$96,140	$77,460 – $123,250	6,800
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$87,890	$70,710 – $110,690	330
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$86,470	$63,450 – $109,120	520
16	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$77,300	$46,370 – $107,390	510
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,030	$60,910 – $94,210	150
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,790	$53,940 – $84,190	240
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,360	$42,280 – $79,870	710
20	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$64,360	$30,800 – $94,510	160
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,360	$43,950 – $78,500	210
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,850	$45,280 – $96,050	230
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,950	$41,130 – $78,120	200
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,930	$38,160 – $61,590	740
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,630	$35,940 – $58,230	500
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,180	$40,180 – $51,690	400
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,240	$38,070 – $62,300	190
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,760	$34,830 – $58,280	270
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,280	$38,570 – $51,460	190

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

More for Colorado Springs, CO

Other metro areas in CO

By field in Colorado Springs, CO

Without a degree

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

High paying medical jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

More for Colorado Springs, CO

Other metro areas in CO

By field in Colorado Springs, CO

Without a degree

High paying medical jobs in each state