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

Every transportation 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 transportation 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

1Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Bachelor's degree
$189,150 – $377,8605,600
2Commercial Pilots$132,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,100 – $285,550710
3First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$69,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,200 – $100,9806,870
4Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$66,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,270 – $68,7502,140
5Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$63,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,270 – $82,62014,320
6Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$61,190
No formal educational credential
$39,960 – $76,7201,970
7Bus Drivers, School$59,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,770 – $73,2101,540
8Flight Attendants$59,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,510 – $95,6406,930
9Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$52,190
No formal educational credential
$44,780 – $66,3505,410
10Light Truck Drivers$49,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,610 – $82,2509,500
11Driver/Sales Workers$46,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,000 – $60,0105,630
12Aircraft Service Attendants$46,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,640 – $56,590700
13Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,290
No formal educational credential
$38,340 – $59,55019,340
14Stockers and Order Fillers$44,480
No formal educational credential
$38,020 – $50,25032,610
15Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$43,640
No formal educational credential
$35,120 – $56,0302,300
16Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$41,600
No formal educational credential
$37,140 – $50,0304,190
17Packers and Packagers, Hand$41,350
No formal educational credential
$36,020 – $50,5502,800
18Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$39,610
No formal educational credential
$33,910 – $54,3102,150
19Parking Attendants$38,620
No formal educational credential
$36,460 – $46,9801,040
20Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$38,600
No formal educational credential
$37,070 – $51,1801,510
21Passenger Attendants$37,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700 – $37,850780

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	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersBachelor's degree	$307,490	$189,150 – $377,860	5,600
2	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$132,810	$57,100 – $285,550	710
3	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,250	$50,200 – $100,980	6,870
4	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,590	$52,270 – $68,750	2,140
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,900	$48,270 – $82,620	14,320
6	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$61,190	$39,960 – $76,720	1,970
7	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,990	$45,770 – $73,210	1,540
8	Flight AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,500	$31,510 – $95,640	6,930
9	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$52,190	$44,780 – $66,350	5,410
10	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,360	$39,610 – $82,250	9,500
11	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,600	$34,000 – $60,010	5,630
12	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,350	$35,640 – $56,590	700
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$46,290	$38,340 – $59,550	19,340
14	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$44,480	$38,020 – $50,250	32,610
15	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$43,640	$35,120 – $56,030	2,300
16	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$41,600	$37,140 – $50,030	4,190
17	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$41,350	$36,020 – $50,550	2,800
18	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$39,610	$33,910 – $54,310	2,150
19	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$38,620	$36,460 – $46,980	1,040
20	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$38,600	$37,070 – $51,180	1,510
21	Passenger AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,550	$36,700 – $37,850	780

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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