Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Waiters and Waitresses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
Waiters and Waitresses publishes $45,730 here versus $35,230 nationally (+29.8%; 2,340metro-area jobs). Next is Cashiers at $35,810 locally versus $32,880 nationally (+8.9%).
- Waiters and Waitresses$45,730 in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area sits 29.8% above the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,340 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$35,810 in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area sits 8.9% above the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (3,340 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,850 in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area sits 8.5% above the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (3,490 published local jobs).
- Correctional Officers and Jailers$63,280 in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area sits 7.4% above the national Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $58,940 (2,270 published local jobs).
Waiters and Waitresses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 0800002 · Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62K mean
MEAN-MID · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MID #159/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 347 occs
- TOP-LEAD Nurse Anesthet… · $269K
- EMP-MIX Lawyers
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Topeka, KS
- BOOK-FULL 334 rows · May 2025
Read with Topeka, KS ($35 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Southwest Colorado nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Lawyers and Managers, All Other lead published employment inside Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Lawyers 460 jobs · $135,220
- 2. Managers, All Other 330 jobs · $136,890
- 3. Medical and Health Services Managers 330 jobs · $126,370
- 4. Software Developers 280 jobs · $126,310
- 5. Nurse Practitioners 190 jobs · $133,500
- 6. Financial Managers 170 jobs · $156,420
- 7. Family Medicine Physicians 160 jobs · $253,770
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 160 jobs · $148,920
- 9. Pharmacists 140 jobs · $152,990
- 10. Dentists, General 110 jobs · $158,190
- 11. Physician Assistants 110 jobs · $130,670
- 12. Physicians, All Other 100 jobs · $260,400
- 13. Sales Managers 100 jobs · $146,950
- 14. Veterinarians 100 jobs · $121,670
- 15. Marketing Managers 70 jobs · $173,920
- 16. Architectural and Engineering Managers 60 jobs · $160,600
- 17. Chief Executives 60 jobs · $155,910
- 18. Human Resources Managers 60 jobs · $134,350
Occupations Tracked
347
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$61,609
employment-weighted, 334 complete rows
Top Salary
$269,130
Nurse Anesthetists
Top-pay occupations in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawyers | $135,220 |
| 2 | Managers, All Other | $136,890 |
| 3 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $126,370 |
| 4 | Software Developers | $126,310 |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners | $133,500 |
| 6 | Financial Managers | $156,420 |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physicians | $253,770 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $148,920 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $152,990 |
| 10 | Dentists, General | $158,190 |
| 11 | Physician Assistants | $130,670 |
| 12 | Physicians, All Other | $260,400 |
| 13 | Sales Managers | $146,950 |
| 14 | Veterinarians | $121,670 |
| 15 | Marketing Managers | $173,920 |
| 16 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $160,600 |
| 17 | Chief Executives | $155,910 |
| 18 | Human Resources Managers | $134,350 |
| 19 | Optometrists | $129,620 |
| 20 | Nurse Anesthetists | $269,130 |
| 21 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $190,230 |
| 22 | Public Relations Managers | $136,640 |
| 23 | Natural Sciences Managers | $119,430 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $126,990 |
| 25 | Mechanical Engineers | $123,490 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $31,010 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $33,850 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | $34,280 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $34,530 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | $34,650 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $35,130 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $35,150 |
| Animal Caretakers | $35,360 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $35,360 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $35,790 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in CO
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside CO. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($61,609 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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