How much do Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other make in Boulder, CO?

Percentile spread

For Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $34,760 and the 90th percentile is $52,120. The difference is $17,360, which is 40.0% 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 $37,670 to the 75th at $45,410, covers $7,740.

The mean annual wage is $44,740, which sits above the median of $43,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 16.7% higher than the national median of $37,180 for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,244, which is 10.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.7% higher than the Colorado median of $39,190.

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 $43,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other at $41,244 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 7 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 $36,930 and employment of 190. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,518, against $41,244 here.
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $39,610 and employment of 2,150. That median is 8.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,445, against $41,244 here.
• Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $41,680 and employment of 170. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,607, against $41,244 here.

Employment share

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (130 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (46,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.24 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.