How much do Physical Scientists, All Other make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Physical Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $82,430 and the 90th percentile is $275,520. The difference is $193,090, which is 137.0% 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 $108,680 to the 75th at $171,250, covers $62,570.

The mean annual wage is $151,380, which sits above the median of $140,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 15% higher than the national median of $122,570 for Physical Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $133,274, which is 8.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the Colorado median of $134,440.

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 $140,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Scientists, All Other at $133,274 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physical Scientists, All Other. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 4 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 $129,630 and employment of 30. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,720, against $133,274 here.
• Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $141,320. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,332, against $133,274 here.
• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 90 miles away, with a median of $118,560 and employment of 50. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,238, against $133,274 here.

Employment share

Physical Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (420 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.82 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.