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

Every medical 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 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 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

1Physicians, All Other$298,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$154,280 – $377,3701,170
2Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,310 – $335,9401,080
3Dentists, General$168,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,590 – $222,5901,980
4Pharmacists$157,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$122,450 – $188,4902,630
5Veterinarians$135,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,250 – $217,9501,160
6Physician Assistants$134,540
Master's degree
$105,560 – $175,5901,650
7Nurse Practitioners$134,040
Master's degree
$95,890 – $172,1702,310
8Dental Hygienists$113,760
Associate's degree
$100,890 – $128,0202,100
9Speech-Language Pathologists$112,090
Master's degree
$73,900 – $158,7202,480
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$108,410
Associate's degree
$87,700 – $130,720750
11Occupational Therapists$107,500
Master's degree
$79,170 – $157,8201,870
12Physical Therapists$102,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,040 – $134,6402,730
13Registered Nurses$101,130
Bachelor's degree
$81,210 – $125,87030,380
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$98,000
Associate's degree
$63,920 – $112,2101,980
15Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$96,160
Master's degree
$65,880 – $144,910510
16Respiratory Therapists$85,870
Associate's degree
$65,230 – $110,0701,100
17Chiropractors$84,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,990 – $101,650750
18Surgical Technologists$77,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,860 – $92,5801,210
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,610 – $89,5502,700
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$70,050
Bachelor's degree
$48,610 – $102,2202,890
21Paramedics$65,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,380 – $87,3201,090
22Medical Records Specialists$61,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,830 – $96,180870
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,720 – $97,6901,280
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$56,580
Associate's degree
$45,990 – $60,2001,780
25Pharmacy Technicians$50,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,390 – $67,4403,260
26Psychiatric Technicians$50,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,940 – $59,8101,040
27Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,630 – $79,010620
28Opticians, Dispensing$49,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,930 – $76,750750
29Emergency Medical Technicians$45,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,120 – $58,3801,510

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	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$298,600	$154,280 – $377,370	1,170
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$255,590	$77,310 – $335,940	1,080
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$168,620	$84,590 – $222,590	1,980
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$157,890	$122,450 – $188,490	2,630
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$135,090	$86,250 – $217,950	1,160
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,540	$105,560 – $175,590	1,650
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,040	$95,890 – $172,170	2,310
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$113,760	$100,890 – $128,020	2,100
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$112,090	$73,900 – $158,720	2,480
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$108,410	$87,700 – $130,720	750
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$107,500	$79,170 – $157,820	1,870
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,340	$79,040 – $134,640	2,730
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$101,130	$81,210 – $125,870	30,380
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$98,000	$63,920 – $112,210	1,980
15	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All OtherMaster's degree	$96,160	$65,880 – $144,910	510
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$85,870	$65,230 – $110,070	1,100
17	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$84,100	$32,990 – $101,650	750
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,020	$53,860 – $92,580	1,210
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,810	$51,610 – $89,550	2,700
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$70,050	$48,610 – $102,220	2,890
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,090	$54,380 – $87,320	1,090
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,240	$47,830 – $96,180	870
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,430	$46,720 – $97,690	1,280
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$56,580	$45,990 – $60,200	1,780
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,970	$42,390 – $67,440	3,260
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,100	$42,940 – $59,810	1,040
27	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,870	$40,630 – $79,010	620
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,750	$40,930 – $76,750	750
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,750	$39,120 – $58,380	1,510

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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