Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Greeley, CO

Each occupation's median wage in Greeley, CO compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Greeley, CO pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Greeley, CO run 0.2% above the national average (2024), so a Greeley, CO salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Greeley, CO · vs. national

1Material Moving Workers, All Other$59,880
No formal educational credential
$43,780 – $69,000+43.3%
2Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$97,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,320 – $317,330+39.2%
3Packers and Packagers, Hand$48,780
No formal educational credential
$35,370 – $50,310+34.5%
4Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$78,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,800 – $105,400+33.1%
5Administrative Services Managers$151,750
Bachelor's degree
$104,990 – $210,970+33.0%
6Child, Family, and School Social Workers$78,530
Bachelor's degree
$47,710 – $96,680+31.9%
7Waiters and Waitresses$46,480
No formal educational credential
$30,800 – $77,810+31.9%
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$137,840
Bachelor's degree
$59,990 – $202,000+31.4%
9Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$66,140
Bachelor's degree
$47,920 – $102,560+30.0%
10First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$113,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,170 – $212,980+29.6%
11Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$134,350
Bachelor's degree
$81,600 – $208,970+28.8%
12Correctional Officers and Jailers$75,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,350 – $94,120+27.8%
13Parts Salespersons$49,080
No formal educational credential
$34,630 – $64,760+27.1%
14Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$96,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,270 – $101,800+26.8%
15Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$75,020
Associate's degree
$64,450 – $85,350+25.2%
16First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$60,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,500 – $83,660+24.9%
17File Clerks$54,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,190 – $71,890+24.7%
18Office Clerks, General$56,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $74,710+24.5%
19Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$101,050
Bachelor's degree
$67,660 – $174,700+24.2%
20Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$44,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,240 – $90,900+24.0%
21First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$73,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,710 – $101,340+23.2%
22Education Administrators, Postsecondary$128,750
Master's degree
$86,060 – $181,530+23.1%
23Facilities Managers$131,190
Bachelor's degree
$81,580 – $231,660+23.0%
24Social and Community Service Managers$98,480
Bachelor's degree
$63,690 – $171,400+22.5%
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,230 – $79,110+22.2%
26Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$58,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,350 – $82,610+21.4%
27Insurance Sales Agents$74,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,570 – $120,000+20.4%
28Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$129,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,990 – $177,130+20.4%
29Surgical Technologists$77,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,770 – $99,080+20.3%
30First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$127,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$98,340 – $156,000+20.3%
31Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,010 – $93,970+20.3%
32Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$64,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,280 – $73,800+20.1%
33Loan Interviewers and Clerks$60,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,020 – $72,520+20.0%
34Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$42,920
No formal educational credential
$34,500 – $49,440+19.8%
35Tree Trimmers and Pruners$61,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,330 – $71,640+19.8%
36Public Safety Telecommunicators$63,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,250 – $77,250+19.8%
37Stockers and Order Fillers$44,560
No formal educational credential
$36,470 – $50,310+19.4%
38Sales Managers$176,390
Bachelor's degree
$97,950 – $278,530+19.0%
39First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$58,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,120 – $85,750+18.6%
40Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$124,850
Master's degree
$88,400 – $167,350+17.9%
41Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$72,530
Bachelor's degree
$50,720 – $75,980+17.9%
42Urban and Regional Planners$105,200
Master's degree
$79,790 – $137,680+17.8%
43Food Batchmakers$49,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,580 – $64,850+17.5%
44Computer Network Support Specialists$89,390
Associate's degree
$53,840 – $126,850+17.3%
45Teachers and Instructors, All Other$77,570
Bachelor's degree
$44,780 – $106,440+17.3%
46Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$60,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,480 – $78,660+17.3%
47Industrial Machinery Mechanics$75,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,100 – $106,210+17.2%
48First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$56,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,200 – $90,950+16.9%
49Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,550
Bachelor's degree
$57,700 – $101,350+16.8%
50Production Workers, All Other$46,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,240 – $58,600+16.7%

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

#	Occupation	MedianGreeley, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Material Moving Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$43,780 – $69,000	+43.3%
2	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,430	$67,320 – $317,330	+39.2%
3	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$48,780	$35,370 – $50,310	+34.5%
4	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,070	$54,800 – $105,400	+33.1%
5	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,750	$104,990 – $210,970	+33.0%
6	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$78,530	$47,710 – $96,680	+31.9%
7	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$46,480	$30,800 – $77,810	+31.9%
8	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$137,840	$59,990 – $202,000	+31.4%
9	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$66,140	$47,920 – $102,560	+30.0%
10	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$113,460	$62,170 – $212,980	+29.6%
11	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$134,350	$81,600 – $208,970	+28.8%
12	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,330	$56,350 – $94,120	+27.8%
13	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$49,080	$34,630 – $64,760	+27.1%
14	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,620	$75,270 – $101,800	+26.8%
15	Environmental Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,020	$64,450 – $85,350	+25.2%
16	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,640	$35,500 – $83,660	+24.9%
17	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,360	$39,190 – $71,890	+24.7%
18	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,030	$38,420 – $74,710	+24.5%
19	Cartographers and PhotogrammetristsBachelor's degree	$101,050	$67,660 – $174,700	+24.2%
20	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,380	$31,240 – $90,900	+24.0%
21	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,080	$40,710 – $101,340	+23.2%
22	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$128,750	$86,060 – $181,530	+23.1%
23	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,190	$81,580 – $231,660	+23.0%
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,480	$63,690 – $171,400	+22.5%
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,470	$38,230 – $79,110	+22.2%
26	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,960	$44,350 – $82,610	+21.4%
27	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,990	$39,570 – $120,000	+20.4%
28	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$129,130	$59,990 – $177,130	+20.4%
29	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,750	$57,770 – $99,080	+20.3%
30	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$127,540	$98,340 – $156,000	+20.3%
31	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,920	$39,010 – $93,970	+20.3%
32	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,050	$45,280 – $73,800	+20.1%
33	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,010	$40,020 – $72,520	+20.0%
34	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$42,920	$34,500 – $49,440	+19.8%
35	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,050	$49,330 – $71,640	+19.8%
36	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,520	$48,250 – $77,250	+19.8%
37	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$44,560	$36,470 – $50,310	+19.4%
38	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,390	$97,950 – $278,530	+19.0%
39	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,230	$38,120 – $85,750	+18.6%
40	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$124,850	$88,400 – $167,350	+17.9%
41	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$72,530	$50,720 – $75,980	+17.9%
42	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$105,200	$79,790 – $137,680	+17.8%
43	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,710	$41,580 – $64,850	+17.5%
44	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$89,390	$53,840 – $126,850	+17.3%
45	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,570	$44,780 – $106,440	+17.3%
46	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,970	$44,480 – $78,660	+17.3%
47	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,610	$47,100 – $106,210	+17.2%
48	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,730	$37,200 – $90,950	+16.9%
49	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$74,550	$57,700 – $101,350	+16.8%
50	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,810	$38,240 – $58,600	+16.7%

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