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Top Paying Jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has 100 tracked occupation categories totaling 255,450 jobs. The highest-paying occupations include Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons ($360,820), Neurologists ($356,250), Radiologists ($344,270).

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Highest paying careers in Denver-Aurora-Centennial

RankOccupationCategoryMedian salaryHourly
81Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersScience$120K$57.92/hr
82ActuariesTechnology$120K$57.91/hr
83Database AdministratorsTechnology$120K$57.75/hr
84First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPublic Safety$120K$57.45/hr
85Electrical EngineersEngineering$119K$57.22/hr
86Financial Risk SpecialistsBusiness & Finance$119K$57.03/hr
87Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsEngineering$119K$57/hr
88Nuclear Medicine TechnologistsHealthcare$118K$56.78/hr
89Project Management SpecialistsBusiness & Finance$117K$56.12/hr
90First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersSales$115K$55.48/hr
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