Lawyers pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial
$203,690avg. a year
$97.93 an hour · 11,860 employed
Lawyers in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area earn an average of $203,690 a year. That is about the same as the Colorado average of $206,440. The U.S. average is $185,840.
$177,380Median pay
$97.93Average hourly
-1%vs. Colorado average
11,860Jobs in this metro
Other Colorado metro areas
Average pay for lawyers in other Colorado metro areas. Swipe to see all 5.
1500 jobs
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
$165,560
$79.59 an hour
2140 jobs
Pueblo, CO
$161,290
$77.54 an hour
3260 jobs
Greeley, CO
$152,970
$73.55 an hour
4260 jobs
Grand Junction, CO
$151,810
$72.99 an hour
51,390 jobs
Colorado Springs, CO
$138,450
$66.56 an hour
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How Denver-Aurora-Centennial compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $195,200 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $128,470 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $66,930 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $85,240 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $79,230 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $84,600 |
Questions and answers
How much do lawyers make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial?
The average is $203,690 a year, and the median is $177,380. About 11,860 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Colorado average?
That is about the same as the Colorado average of $206,440.
Is this job common in Denver-Aurora-Centennial?
It makes up 7.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.52 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 23-1011. Metro area: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.