Insights / Therapy pay versus the U.S. median / Colorado
Therapy pay in Colorado
Quote Colorado Speech-Language Pathologists $110,750 so the offer letter names the figure.
Quote Colorado Speech-Language Pathologists $136,890 before the range goes out.
Quote Colorado Speech-Language Pathologists $97,870 while the manager still has the draft.
Quote Colorado Occupational Therapists $106,720 before the calendar invite goes out.
Each occupation
1Speech-Language Pathologists
- State median
- $110,750
- 75th percentile
- $136,890
- U.S. median
- $97,870
- State vs U.S.
- 1.13
- State employment
- 4,420
2Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $106,720
- 75th percentile
- $128,250
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 1.06
- State employment
- 3,390
3Physical Therapists
- State median
- $102,030
- 75th percentile
- $118,980
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 5,630
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $110,750 | $136,890 | $97,870 | 1.13 | 4,420 |
| 2 | Occupational Therapists | $106,720 | $128,250 | $100,330 | 1.06 | 3,390 |
| 3 | Physical Therapists | $102,030 | $118,980 | $102,760 | 0.99 | 5,630 |
Takeaways
- Set Colorado Occupational Therapists near $128,250 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
- Match Colorado Occupational Therapists to $100,330 and the intake can see the figure.
- Brief Colorado Physical Therapists as $102,030 so the huddle hears the cell.
- Start Colorado Physical Therapists from $118,980 rather than a statewide average.
For recruiters
- Anchor Colorado Physical Therapists at $102,760 so finance sees the same cell.
- Quote Colorado Speech-Language Pathologists $110,750 inside the Hiring Pack before you post.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Colorado median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Physical Therapists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Colorado is 17 of 51. A row links to the Colorado metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $110,750 is stated as about $110.8K. $97,870 is stated as about $97.9K. a comparison of 1.13 is stated as 13 percent. $136,890 is stated as about $136.9K. $102,030 is stated as about $102.0K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent. $102,760 is stated as about $102.8K.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.