How much do Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $50,390 and the 90th percentile is $124,710. The difference is $74,320, which is 112.2% 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 $51,660 to the 75th at $101,740, covers $50,080.

The mean annual wage is $77,200, which sits above the median of $66,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 13.9% higher than the national median of $58,160 for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,600, which is 7.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.8% higher than the Colorado median of $60,290.

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 $66,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas at $62,600 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 Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas. 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).).

• Greeley, CO is 82 miles away, with a median of $51,650 and employment of 1,070. That median is 22% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,559, against $62,600 here.
• Cheyenne, WY is 129 miles away, with a median of $81,590 and employment of 50. That median is 23.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,557, against $62,600 here.
• Grand Junction, CO is 193 miles away, with a median of $56,370 and employment of 320. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,041, against $62,600 here.

Employment share

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (1,060 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (43,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.37 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.