SOC 17-3028 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Calibration Technologists and Technicians make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Calibration Technologists and Technicians in Boulder, CO is $73,100. The 10th percentile is $51,880 and the 90th percentile is $104,400. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$73,100

10th percentile
$51,880
25th percentile
$61,000
Median
$73,100
75th percentile
$97,170
90th percentile
$104,400
Mean
$77,460

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Calibration Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $51,880 and the 90th percentile is $104,400. The difference is $52,520, which is 71.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,000 to the 75th at $97,170, covers $36,170.

The mean annual wage is $77,460, which sits above the median of $73,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 7.8% higher than the national median of $67,820 for Calibration Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,485, which is 2.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.8% higher than the Colorado median of $63,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $73,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Calibration Technologists and Technicians at $69,485 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Calibration Technologists and Technicians. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $63,660. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,950, against $69,485 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $58,180 and employment of 90. That median is 20.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,000, against $69,485 here.

Employment share

Calibration Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (40 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.95 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Calibration Technologists and Technicians make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Calibration Technologists and Technicians in Boulder, CO is $73,100. The 10th percentile is $51,880 and the 90th percentile is $104,400. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Calibration Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 7.8% higher than the national median of $67,820.

What is Calibration Technologists and Technicians pay in Boulder, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $73,100 is $69,485. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Calibration Technologists and Technicians?

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $63,660. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.