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Average Extraction Workers, All Other Salary in Colorado

Extraction Workers, All Other in Colorado earn a median annual salary of $77,890, which is +36.6% compared to the national median. There are 60 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Colorado (state).

$77,890
Colorado median annual wage
$37/hour median
+36.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $57,010
60
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.54
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$50,870
25th
$65,360
Median
$77,890
75th
$81,250
90th
$84,130

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Colorado, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$75,583
Goods: 98.7%
Services: 85.0%
Rents: 127.4%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Pennsylvania $79,520 Compare N/A
Idaho $71,050 Compare 40
Nevada $67,450 Compare 390
New York $64,180 Compare 50
West Virginia $63,550 Compare 470
Texas $61,290 Compare 1,070

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Colorado

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Orthodontists $416,000 1.35
Dermatologists $398,810 1.22
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $385,410 1.56
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $360,820 N/A
Neurologists $356,250 0.62
Radiologists $344,270 1.01
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers $307,490 3.05
General Internal Medicine Physicians $299,990 0.36

Colorado has salary data for 750 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthodontists.

Historical series

Trend for Extraction Workers, All Other in Colorado

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Extraction Workers, All Other are projected to change by +1.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.