The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,730.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $45.79. The median hourly salary is $18.85. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $9.01.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,220, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Boulder (median annual salary of $41,370). Compared with Boulder, the median annual salary of all occupations in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Greeley | |
| Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Pueblo | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area |
From Table 4, it is noted that the median annual salary of all occupations in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is higher than that of both state of Colorado and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield ($39,220) is 5.4 percent (5.4%) higher than that in Colorado ($37,100) and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Colorado | |
| USA |