SOC 19-4044 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Hydrologic Technicians 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 Hydrologic Technicians in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $52,300. The 10th percentile is $52,300 and the 90th percentile is $90,670. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$52,300
- 10th percentile
- $52,300
- 25th percentile
- $52,300
- Median
- $52,300
- 75th percentile
- $68,120
- 90th percentile
- $90,670
- Mean
- $62,270
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Hydrologic Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $52,300 and the 90th percentile is $90,670. The difference is $38,370, which is 73.4% 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 $52,300 to the 75th at $68,120, covers $15,820.
The mean annual wage is $62,270, which sits above the median of $52,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 19.3% lower than the national median of $64,790 for Hydrologic Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,441, which is 23.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.9% lower than the Colorado median of $56,780.
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 $52,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Hydrologic Technicians at $49,441 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Hydrologic Technicians in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.
Highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Hydrologic Technicians 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 Hydrologic Technicians make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Hydrologic Technicians in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $52,300. The 10th percentile is $52,300 and the 90th percentile is $90,670.
How does that compare with the national median for Hydrologic Technicians?
The local median is 19.3% lower than the national median of $64,790.
What is Hydrologic Technicians 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 $52,300 is $49,441. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.