Counties in Colorado by wages and salaries paid

Denver County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 64 counties in 2013, at $28.99 billion. San Juan County had the lowest, at $7.45 million. The median was $224.44 million and the figure for Colorado was $129.52 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest28,993.4Denver County
Median224.464 counties
Colorado129,521.1History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 8,914.8 USD millionAlamosa County: 283.2 USD millionArapahoe County: 18,642.7 USD millionArchuleta County: 119.4 USD millionBaca County: 40 USD millionBent County: 40 USD millionBoulder County: 10,259.7 USD millionBroomfield County: 2,570.3 USD millionChaffee County: 239.8 USD millionCheyenne County: 33.3 USD millionClear Creek County: 163.1 USD millionConejos County: 48 USD millionCostilla County: 24.5 USD millionCrowley County: 43 USD millionCuster County: 27.6 USD millionDelta County: 318 USD millionDenver County: 28,993.4 USD millionDolores County: 20 USD millionDouglas County: 6,242.1 USD millionEagle County: 1,299.5 USD millionElbert County: 139.8 USD millionEl Paso County: 13,959.2 USD millionFremont County: 508.4 USD millionGarfield County: 1,195.7 USD millionGilpin County: 229.6 USD millionGrand County: 234.4 USD millionGunnison County: 296.9 USD millionHinsdale County: 7.7 USD millionHuerfano County: 55.1 USD millionJackson County: 18.2 USD millionJefferson County: 11,529 USD millionKiowa County: 23.2 USD millionKit Carson County: 110.2 USD millionLake County: 81.3 USD millionLa Plata County: 1,125.2 USD millionLarimer County: 6,485.8 USD millionLas Animas County: 219.3 USD millionLincoln County: 79.7 USD millionLogan County: 321.9 USD millionMesa County: 2,557.6 USD millionMineral County: 16.6 USD millionMoffat County: 237.5 USD millionMontezuma County: 330.8 USD millionMontrose County: 530.6 USD millionMorgan County: 464.2 USD millionOtero County: 242 USD millionOuray County: 59.3 USD millionPark County: 80.6 USD millionPhillips County: 64.2 USD millionPitkin County: 773 USD millionProwers County: 160 USD millionPueblo County: 2,351.9 USD millionRio Blanco County: 171.5 USD millionRio Grande County: 141.6 USD millionRoutt County: 653.8 USD millionSaguache County: 58.6 USD millionSan Juan County: 7.4 USD millionSan Miguel County: 182.1 USD millionSedgwick County: 28.3 USD millionSummit County: 697.6 USD millionTeller County: 256.5 USD millionWashington County: 50.7 USD millionWeld County: 4,293 USD millionYuma County: 168.5 USD million
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USD million, 2013. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Denver County: 28,993.4 USD millionDenver County28,993.4Arapahoe County: 18,642.7 USD millionArapahoe County18,642.7El Paso County: 13,959.2 USD millionEl Paso County13,959.2Jefferson County: 11,529 USD millionJefferson County11,529Boulder County: 10,259.7 USD millionBoulder County10,259.7Adams County: 8,914.8 USD millionAdams County8,914.8Larimer County: 6,485.8 USD millionLarimer County6,485.8Douglas County: 6,242.1 USD millionDouglas County6,242.1Weld County: 4,293 USD millionWeld County4,293Broomfield County: 2,570.3 USD millionBroomfield County2,570.3Mesa County: 2,557.6 USD millionMesa County2,557.6Pueblo County: 2,351.9 USD millionPueblo County2,351.9Eagle County: 1,299.5 USD millionEagle County1,299.5Garfield County: 1,195.7 USD millionGarfield County1,195.7La Plata County: 1,125.2 USD millionLa Plata County1,125.2Pitkin County: 773 USD millionPitkin County773Summit County: 697.6 USD millionSummit County697.6Routt County: 653.8 USD millionRoutt County653.8Montrose County: 530.6 USD millionMontrose County530.6Fremont County: 508.4 USD millionFremont County508.4Morgan County: 464.2 USD millionMorgan County464.2Montezuma County: 330.8 USD millionMontezuma County330.8Logan County: 321.9 USD millionLogan County321.9Delta County: 318 USD millionDelta County318Gunnison County: 296.9 USD millionGunnison County296.9Alamosa County: 283.2 USD millionAlamosa County283.2Teller County: 256.5 USD millionTeller County256.5Otero County: 242 USD millionOtero County242Chaffee County: 239.8 USD millionChaffee County239.8Moffat County: 237.5 USD millionMoffat County237.5Grand County: 234.4 USD millionGrand County234.4Gilpin County: 229.6 USD millionGilpin County229.6Las Animas County: 219.3 USD millionLas Animas County219.3San Miguel County: 182.1 USD millionSan Miguel County182.1Rio Blanco County: 171.5 USD millionRio Blanco County171.5Yuma County: 168.5 USD millionYuma County168.5Clear Creek County: 163.1 USD millionClear Creek County163.1Prowers County: 160 USD millionProwers County160Rio Grande County: 141.6 USD millionRio Grande County141.6Elbert County: 139.8 USD millionElbert County139.8Denver County: 28,993.4 USD millionDenver County28,993.4Arapahoe County: 18,642.7 USD millionArapahoe County18,642.7El Paso County: 13,959.2 USD millionEl Paso County13,959.2Jefferson County: 11,529 USD millionJefferson County11,529Boulder County: 10,259.7 USD millionBoulder County10,259.7Adams County: 8,914.8 USD millionAdams County8,914.8Larimer County: 6,485.8 USD millionLarimer County6,485.8Douglas County: 6,242.1 USD millionDouglas County6,242.1Weld County: 4,293 USD millionWeld County4,293Broomfield County: 2,570.3 USD millionBroomfield County2,570.3Mesa County: 2,557.6 USD millionMesa County2,557.6Pueblo County: 2,351.9 USD millionPueblo County2,351.9Eagle County: 1,299.5 USD millionEagle County1,299.5Garfield County: 1,195.7 USD millionGarfield County1,195.7La Plata County: 1,125.2 USD millionLa Plata County1,125.2Pitkin County: 773 USD millionPitkin County773Summit County: 697.6 USD millionSummit County697.6Routt County: 653.8 USD millionRoutt County653.8Montrose County: 530.6 USD millionMontrose County530.6Fremont County: 508.4 USD millionFremont County508.4Morgan County: 464.2 USD millionMorgan County464.2Montezuma County: 330.8 USD millionMontezuma County330.8Logan County: 321.9 USD millionLogan County321.9Delta County: 318 USD millionDelta County318Gunnison County: 296.9 USD millionGunnison County296.9Alamosa County: 283.2 USD millionAlamosa County283.2Teller County: 256.5 USD millionTeller County256.5Otero County: 242 USD millionOtero County242Chaffee County: 239.8 USD millionChaffee County239.8Moffat County: 237.5 USD millionMoffat County237.5Grand County: 234.4 USD millionGrand County234.4Gilpin County: 229.6 USD millionGilpin County229.6Las Animas County: 219.3 USD millionLas Animas County219.3San Miguel County: 182.1 USD millionSan Miguel County182.1Rio Blanco County: 171.5 USD millionRio Blanco County171.5Yuma County: 168.5 USD millionYuma County168.5Clear Creek County: 163.1 USD millionClear Creek County163.1Prowers County: 160 USD millionProwers County160Rio Grande County: 141.6 USD millionRio Grande County141.6Elbert County: 139.8 USD millionElbert County139.8
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Denver County28,993.4+4.3%
2Arapahoe County18,642.7+4.3%
3El Paso County13,959.2+1.5%
4Jefferson County11,529+2.2%
5Boulder County10,259.7+4.3%
6Adams County8,914.8+6.7%
7Larimer County6,485.8+4.5%
8Douglas County6,242.1-2%
9Weld County4,293+8.7%
10Broomfield County2,570.3+8.4%
11Mesa County2,557.6+0.2%
12Pueblo County2,351.9+0.6%
13Eagle County1,299.5+5.4%
14Garfield County1,195.7+2.5%
15La Plata County1,125.2+4.2%
16Pitkin County773+3.5%
17Summit County697.6+7.2%
18Routt County653.8+8.3%
19Montrose County530.6+2.4%
20Fremont County508.4-0.1%
21Morgan County464.2+2%
22Montezuma County330.8+3.8%
23Logan County321.9+2.5%
24Delta County318+1%
25Gunnison County296.9-1.8%
26Alamosa County283.2+0.9%
27Teller County256.5-1.8%
28Otero County242+8.4%
29Chaffee County239.8+5.2%
30Moffat County237.5+1.7%
31Grand County234.4+7.8%
32Gilpin County229.6+1.4%
33Las Animas County219.3+0.3%
34San Miguel County182.1+4.8%
35Rio Blanco County171.5+3.6%
36Yuma County168.5+6.5%
37Clear Creek County163.1+6.3%
38Prowers County160+2.8%
39Rio Grande County141.6+0.5%
40Elbert County139.8+14.9%
41Archuleta County119.4+1.9%
42Kit Carson County110.2+3.5%
43Lake County81.3-2.9%
44Park County80.6+0.6%
45Lincoln County79.7+2.4%
46Phillips County64.2+5.6%
47Ouray County59.3+15.9%
48Saguache County58.6+2.7%
49Huerfano County55.1-0.4%
50Washington County50.7+2%
51Conejos County48+4.1%
52Crowley County43-2.7%
53Baca County40+2.4%
54Bent County40+2.1%
55Cheyenne County33.3+3.7%
56Sedgwick County28.3+4.8%
57Custer County27.6-0.9%
58Costilla County24.5+5.7%
59Kiowa County23.2-6.1%
60Dolores County20+39.8%
61Jackson County18.2+3.7%
62Mineral County16.6+2.3%
63Hinsdale County7.7+1.9%
64San Juan County7.4-3.8%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Colorado by wages and salaries paid, 2013. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/colorado-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Denver County, with $28.99 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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San Juan County, with $7.45 million in 2013.

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