Side-by-side distribution
Colorado
$120,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 69.5%
- Live roles
- 2,380
New York
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 75.6%
- Live roles
- 20,736
Highest-paying jobs
Executive Operations & Advancement Associate at Hillel of Colorado
Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) – Private Equity Principal
Psychiatrist (MD / DO)
Principal/Partner - Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support
Anesthesiologist
Psychiatrist Medical Director
Physical Design Engineer
Staff Physical Design Engineer
Full-Chip Physical Design Verification Engineer
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Highest-paying jobs
Director, Client Services
Sr. Business Development Leader - S&T Market
Performance Marketing Manager
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) ($1M-$5M salary)
Revenue Leader, Brand Partnerships
Senior Staff Frontend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Senior Staff Backend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Serenity Mental Health Centers
|
$73,840 | 99 |
NoGigiddy
|
$42,640 | 88 |
Anduril Industries
|
$167,000 | 79 |
Amazing Care Home Health Services
|
$50,960 | 55 |
Datadog
|
$151,000 | 40 |
Fivetran
|
$180,317 | 33 |
Woven Care
|
$74,984 | 29 |
Experience Senior Living
|
$42,640 | 29 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing
|
$141,440 | 307 |
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 267 |
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 222 |
Brex
|
$189,162 | 207 |
Oscar Health
|
$151,700 | 197 |
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$36,400 | 184 |
CoreWeave
|
$203,500 | 177 |
DoorDash USA
|
$134,400 | 177 |
Highest-paying roles in Colorado
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $191,500 | 13 |
| Recruiter | $160,000 | 77 |
| Software Engineer | $150,750 | 285 |
| UX Designer | $145,000 | 3 |
| DevOps | $145,000 | 53 |
| Product Manager | $139,750 | 214 |
| Customer Success | $139,000 | 344 |
| Project Manager | $122,500 | 163 |
| Sales | $117,234 | 422 |
| Marketing Manager | $115,000 | 133 |
Highest-paying roles in New York
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $205,000 | 2,603 |
| Data Scientist | $191,250 | 232 |
| DevOps | $190,000 | 322 |
| UX Designer | $172,800 | 122 |
| Recruiter | $170,650 | 1,795 |
| Product Manager | $165,750 | 3,378 |
| Customer Success | $165,000 | 3,661 |
| Sales | $162,500 | 5,279 |
| Marketing Manager | $145,000 | 2,012 |
| Project Manager | $135,000 | 1,491 |
Colorado vs New York: which pays more?
The median for Colorado is $120,000 per year (typically $74,515–$166,000), versus $160,000 for New York ($105,000–$212,500). That puts New York about 33% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Colorado and New York are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.