SOC 29-1213 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Dermatologists make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dermatologists in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $273,320. The 10th percentile is $149,990 and the 90th percentile is $399,990. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$273,320
- 10th percentile
- $149,990
- 25th percentile
- $273,320
- Median
- $273,320
- 75th percentile
- $399,990
- 90th percentile
- $399,990
- Mean
- $284,800
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Dermatologists, the published 10th percentile is $149,990 and the 90th percentile is $399,990. The difference is $250,000, which is 91.5% 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 $273,320 to the 75th at $399,990, covers $126,670.
The mean annual wage is $284,800, which sits above the median of $273,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 16.9% lower than the national median of $328,730 for Dermatologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $258,380, which is 21.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 31.5% lower than the Colorado median of $398,810.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $273,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dermatologists at $258,380 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Dermatologists. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 2 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).).
- Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $398,810. That median is 45.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $396,010, against $258,380 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Dermatologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Dermatologists make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dermatologists in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $273,320. The 10th percentile is $149,990 and the 90th percentile is $399,990.
How does that compare with the national median for Dermatologists?
The local median is 16.9% lower than the national median of $328,730.
What is Dermatologists pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $273,320 is $258,380. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO compare with nearby metros for Dermatologists?
Colorado Springs, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $398,810. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.