How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Colorado Springs, CO?

Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $97,190 and the 90th percentile is $280,290. The difference is $183,100, which is 123.5% 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 $122,570 to the 75th at $208,990, covers $86,420.

The mean annual wage is $169,600, which sits above the median of $148,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Colorado Springs, CO median is 11.4% lower than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $147,199, which is 12% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% lower than the Colorado median of $152,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $148,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $147,199 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $141,080 and employment of 920. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,369, against $147,199 here.
• Boulder, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $210,340 and employment of 310. That median is 41.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $199,939, against $147,199 here.
• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 133 miles away, with a median of $152,730 and employment of 250. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,026, against $147,199 here.

Employment share

Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Colorado Springs, CO (40 of 316,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.18 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.