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Accountants and Auditors Salary in Colorado

The median annual wage for accountants and auditors in Colorado is $97,030 ($46.65 per hour) +16.0% vs. the national median of $83,680. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$97,030
Mean annual wage
$103,150
Median hourly wage
$46.65
Employment in CO
35,410

35,410 employed · 12.3 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Colorado

Wage distribution for accountants and auditors in Colorado (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$60,760$29.21
25th percentile$74,900$36.01
Median (50th)$97,030$46.65
75th percentile$127,270$61.19
90th percentile$162,160$77.96

What this salary is worth in Colorado

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$94,156

Colorado prices are 103.1 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
21.8%

Median gross rent in Colorado: $1,761/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,426/mo

Est. affordable home price
$353,959

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Colorado is $539,400 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.