Top Paying Jobs in Boulder, CO
Boulder, CO has 100 tracked occupation categories totaling 47,460 jobs. The highest-paying occupations include Surgeons, All Other ($465,940), Physicians, All Other ($453,460), Family Medicine Physicians ($297,070).
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Highest paying careers in Boulder
| Rank | Occupation | Category | Median salary | Hourly |
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| 21 | Industrial Production Managers | Management | $162K | $77.9/hr |
| 22 | Computer Hardware Engineers | Engineering | $162K | $77.75/hr |
| 23 | Purchasing Managers | Management | $160K | $77.06/hr |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | Technology | $156K | $75.18/hr |
| 25 | Computer Programmers | Technology | $155K | $74.54/hr |
| 26 | Information Security Analysts | Technology | $155K | $74.52/hr |
| 27 | Optometrists | Healthcare | $154K | $73.8/hr |
| 28 | Public Relations Managers | Management | $153K | $73.73/hr |
| 29 | General and Operations Managers | Management | $152K | $73.13/hr |
| 30 | Materials Engineers | Engineering | $152K | $73.05/hr |
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