Comptroller Salary in Colorado

How much does a Comptroller make in Colorado?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Comptroller in Colorado is $309,100 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $149.

However, a Comptroller's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $379,404
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $275,000 to $345,900
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $243,954

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Comptroller Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$345,900	$28,825	$6,652	$166
Average	$309,100	$25,758	$5,944	$149
25th Percentile	$275,000	$22,917	$5,288	$132

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Key Factors That Influence Comptroller Salaries

A Comptroller's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Comptroller Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Comptrollers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $335,400.
California: $334,100.
Massachusetts: $329,700.

District of Columbia $335,400 California $334,100 Massachusetts $329,700 Washington $328,400 New Jersey $328,300 Alaska $327,900 Connecticut $323,700 New York $322,000

Hawaii $316,600 Rhode Island $314,100 Maryland $312,300 Minnesota $310,000 Colorado $309,100 Illinois $308,800 Oregon $307,600 Delaware $306,800

New Hampshire $306,200 Virginia $305,000 Pennsylvania $301,500 Nevada $299,800 North Dakota $299,200 Michigan $298,300 Wisconsin $298,000 Vermont $297,300

Texas $295,500 Maine $295,300 Arizona $295,200 Ohio $294,900 Georgia $292,200 Indiana $290,800 Wyoming $290,500 Utah $290,100

Iowa $289,900 Kansas $288,400 Louisiana $288,000 North Carolina $287,900 Missouri $287,800 Florida $286,600 Montana $286,000 Nebraska $285,400

Kentucky $285,000 South Carolina $283,800 Tennessee $283,100 Idaho $282,800 New Mexico $280,600 Oklahoma $280,100 Alabama $278,300 South Dakota $275,300

Arkansas $273,700 West Virginia $272,800 Mississippi $270,100

Top Paying Cities for Comptrollers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $303,000
Hygiene: $313,500
Johnstown: $303,700

Glen Haven, CO $303,000 Hygiene, CO $313,500 Johnstown, CO $303,700 Laporte, CO $300,300 Livermore, CO $299,300 Loveland, CO $302,700 Lyons, CO $313,000 Masonville, CO $300,500

Mead, CO $307,100 Milliken, CO $303,300 Niwot, CO $316,000 Red Feather Lakes, CO $300,200 Severance, CO $300,700 Timnath, CO $300,400 Wellington, CO $298,700 Windsor, CO $300,800

Brighton, CO $308,200 Ault, CO $300,200 Briggsdale, CO $300,300 Carr, CO $295,100 Eastlake, CO $309,000 Eaton, CO $301,200 Evans, CO $302,700 Fort Lupton, CO $307,400

Galeton, CO $301,200 Gilcrest, CO $304,400 Gill, CO $301,700 Greeley, CO $302,000 Henderson, CO $308,700 Hudson, CO $306,400 Keenesburg, CO $304,900 Kersey, CO $301,700

La Salle, CO $303,800 Lucerne, CO $301,600 Nunn, CO $299,300 Orchard, CO $300,300 Pierce, CO $300,400 Ohio City, CO $303,500 Parlin, CO $302,100 Penrose, CO $299,400

Pitkin, CO $303,100 Poncha Springs, CO $301,100 Powderhorn, CO $301,400 Rockvale, CO $298,100 Sargents, CO $300,600 Twin Lakes, CO $310,500 Westcliffe, CO $298,200 Wetmore, CO $296,300

Durango, CO $302,300 Cahone, CO $301,500 Cortez, CO $301,300 Dolores, CO $302,000 Dove Creek, CO $301,200 Egnar, CO $301,400 Hesperus, CO $299,600 Lewis, CO $302,100

Mancos, CO $301,300 Marvel, CO $299,600 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $299,800 Pleasant View, CO $300,700 Rico, CO $302,100 Towaoc, CO $300,100 Yellow Jacket, CO $301,700 Montrose, CO $303,200

Austin, CO $303,600 Bedrock, CO $301,300 Cedaredge, CO $303,900 Cory, CO $303,600 Crawford, CO $302,700 Delta, CO $303,200 Eckert, CO $303,700 Hotchkiss, CO $303,500

Lazear, CO $303,300 Naturita, CO $301,900 Norwood, CO $302,100 Nucla, CO $302,400 Olathe, CO $302,900 Ophir, CO $302,400 Ouray, CO $302,300 Paonia, CO $304,900

Paradox, CO $301,500 Placerville, CO $302,100 Redvale, CO $302,200 Ridgway, CO $302,300 Silverton, CO $301,800 Somerset, CO $305,800 Telluride, CO $302,500 Grand Junction, CO $305,100

Platteville, CO $305,000 Roggen, CO $301,900 Weldona, CO $299,600 Wiggins, CO $301,200 Fort Morgan, CO $299,700 Log Lane Village, CO $300,700 Akron, CO $297,500 Amherst, CO $296,600

Atwood, CO $298,500 Brush, CO $298,500 Crook, CO $297,700 Eckley, CO $296,800 Fleming, CO $298,300 Grover, CO $298,000 Haxtun, CO $298,200 Hereford, CO $296,100

Hillrose, CO $298,800 Holyoke, CO $297,300 Idalia, CO $295,800 Iliff, CO $298,500 Julesburg, CO $297,300 Lindon, CO $296,200 Merino, CO $298,800 New Raymer, CO $298,700

Otis, CO $297,800 Ovid, CO $297,400 Padroni, CO $297,700 Paoli, CO $298,200 Peetz, CO $297,600 Sedgwick, CO $297,500 Snyder, CO $298,600 Sterling, CO $299,100

Stoneham, CO $298,800 Vernon, CO $296,100 Woodrow, CO $296,800 Wray, CO $296,700 Yuma, CO $297,700 Anton, CO $296,300 Arapahoe, CO $294,000 Arriba, CO $295,000

Bethune, CO $295,500 Burlington, CO $295,200 Calhan, CO $299,900 Cascade, CO $302,300 Cheyenne Wells, CO $294,400 Cope, CO $296,200 Cripple Creek, CO $301,800 Divide, CO $301,900

Flagler, CO $295,300 Florissant, CO $301,700 Fountain, CO $299,800 Genoa, CO $295,200 Green Mountain Falls, CO $302,300 Guffey, CO $301,400 Hugo, CO $293,400 Joes, CO $296,500

Karval, CO $291,700 Kirk, CO $296,200 Kit Carson, CO $294,000 Limon, CO $297,000 Lake George, CO $302,100 Manitou Springs, CO $302,300 Matheson, CO $296,800 Peyton, CO $301,300

Ramah, CO $294,900 Rush, CO $295,600 Seibert, CO $295,200 Simla, CO $298,100 Stratton, CO $295,500 U S A F Academy, CO $302,300 Victor, CO $301,600 Vona, CO $295,400

Wild Horse, CO $293,500 Woodland Park, CO $302,100 Yoder, CO $296,700 Colorado Springs, CO $302,300 Clifton, CO $304,900 Fruita, CO $304,200 Gateway, CO $302,000 Glade Park, CO $303,100

Loma, CO $304,300 Mack, CO $303,500 Palisade, CO $304,400 Whitewater, CO $303,000 Glenwood Springs, CO $308,000 Dinosaur, CO $303,000 Aspen, CO $313,800 Snowmass Village, CO $313,800

Avon, CO $311,000 Basalt, CO $312,800 Carbondale, CO $311,700 Collbran, CO $304,100 Craig, CO $306,300 De Beque, CO $304,000 Eagle, CO $309,700 Edwards, CO $310,400

Parachute, CO $305,600 Battlement Mesa, CO $305,300 Gypsum, CO $308,200 Hamilton, CO $307,600 Hayden, CO $306,700 Maybell, CO $303,300 Meeker, CO $307,600 Meredith, CO $311,800

Mesa, CO $303,900 Minturn, CO $310,000 Molina, CO $303,700 New Castle, CO $307,000 Rangely, CO $304,200 Red Cliff, CO $310,000 Rifle, CO $306,200 Silt, CO $306,100

Slater, CO $304,800 Snowmass, CO $313,200 Wolcott, CO $309,900 Woody Creek, CO $313,800 Vail, CO $311,400 Pueblo, CO $293,200 Colorado City, CO $295,200 Aguilar, CO $296,500

Arlington, CO $291,200 Avondale, CO $293,900 Beulah, CO $295,200 Boncarbo, CO $296,600 Boone, CO $294,900 Branson, CO $294,200 Campo, CO $293,100 Cheraw, CO $293,600

Crowley, CO $294,300 Eads, CO $293,900 Fort Lyon, CO $293,500 Fowler, CO $294,400 Gardner, CO $297,300 Granada, CO $294,500 Hartman, CO $295,100 Hasty, CO $294,200

Haswell, CO $292,400 Hoehne, CO $296,100 Holly, CO $294,100 Kim, CO $293,900 La Junta, CO $294,100 Lamar, CO $295,000 Las Animas, CO $293,900 La Veta, CO $297,800

Mc Clave, CO $294,200 Manzanola, CO $293,800 Model, CO $294,300 Olney Springs, CO $293,300 Ordway, CO $291,900 Pritchett, CO $293,900 Rocky Ford, CO $293,400 Rye, CO $295,600

Sheridan Lake, CO $294,000 Springfield, CO $294,500 Sugar City, CO $291,100 Swink, CO $293,800 Trinchera, CO $294,800 Trinidad, CO $296,100 Two Buttes, CO $294,500 Vilas, CO $294,400

Walsenburg, CO $296,200 Walsh, CO $294,100 Weston, CO $297,200 Wiley, CO $293,900 Alamosa, CO $300,000 Antonito, CO $299,800 Arboles, CO $300,400 Arvada, CO $309,100

Aurora, CO $308,800 Bayfield, CO $301,300 Broomfield, CO $310,400 Commerce City, CO $308,300 Dupont, CO $308,900 Eldorado Springs, CO $316,300 Lafayette, CO $313,500 Louisville, CO $313,900

Westminster, CO $308,900 Wheat Ridge, CO $308,900 Agate, CO $298,000 Bennett, CO $305,700 Byers, CO $302,100 Castle Rock, CO $303,400 Deer Trail, CO $300,100 Elbert, CO $301,500

Elizabeth, CO $304,000 Englewood, CO $308,800 Franktown, CO $303,200 Kiowa, CO $301,800 Larkspur, CO $302,400 Littleton, CO $308,500 Lone Tree, CO $307,700 Louviers, CO $307,300

Monument, CO $302,100 Palmer Lake, CO $302,100 Parker, CO $306,600 Sedalia, CO $303,500 Strasburg, CO $304,700 Watkins, CO $307,000 Denver, CO $308,800 Thornton, CO $309,100

Boulder, CO $317,800 Golden, CO $308,900 Alma, CO $307,100 Bailey, CO $306,400 Black Hawk, CO $312,000 Bond, CO $309,900 Breckenridge, CO $307,800 Buffalo Creek, CO $305,400

Burns, CO $307,900 Central City, CO $310,200 Clark, CO $305,000 Climax, CO $308,200 Coalmont, CO $304,400 Como, CO $303,400 Conifer, CO $307,200 Cowdrey, CO $303,200

Dillon, CO $307,600 Dumont, CO $309,100 Evergreen, CO $308,300 Empire, CO $307,700 Fairplay, CO $303,700 Fraser, CO $308,000 Frisco, CO $309,500 Georgetown, CO $307,500

Granby, CO $307,200 Grand Lake, CO $307,100 Grant, CO $304,900 Hartsel, CO $302,100 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $306,800 Idaho Springs, CO $308,600 Idledale, CO $308,600 Indian Hills, CO $308,400

Jamestown, CO $317,300 Jefferson, CO $304,200 Kittredge, CO $308,400 Kremmling, CO $306,800 Leadville, CO $307,800 Mc Coy, CO $307,800 Morrison, CO $308,300 Nederland, CO $314,400

Oak Creek, CO $307,300 Parshall, CO $308,600 Phippsburg, CO $307,600 Pine, CO $305,800 Pinecliffe, CO $315,900 Rand, CO $304,500 Rollinsville, CO $312,900 Shawnee, CO $305,700

Silver Plume, CO $306,200 Steamboat Springs, CO $306,700 Tabernash, CO $308,800 Toponas, CO $307,500 Walden, CO $304,000 Ward, CO $313,600 Winter Park, CO $309,200 Yampa, CO $307,900

Silverthorne, CO $309,200 Longmont, CO $312,300 Allenspark, CO $310,900 Estes Park, CO $306,200 Bellvue, CO $302,300 Berthoud, CO $306,000 Dacono, CO $309,600 Drake, CO $302,400

Erie, CO $311,000 Firestone, CO $308,800 Fort Collins, CO $300,200 Frederick, CO $308,800 Blanca, CO $299,000 Capulin, CO $300,500 Center, CO $300,300 Chama, CO $297,900

Chimney Rock, CO $300,600 Chromo, CO $298,600 Conejos, CO $299,700 Creede, CO $301,200 Crestone, CO $299,100 Del Norte, CO $300,600 Fort Garland, CO $298,300 San Luis, CO $297,100

Homelake, CO $300,300 Hooper, CO $299,300 Ignacio, CO $300,000 Jaroso, CO $297,700 La Jara, CO $300,100 Manassa, CO $299,800 Moffat, CO $299,500 Monte Vista, CO $300,500

Mosca, CO $298,900 Pagosa Springs, CO $300,500 Romeo, CO $300,700 Saguache, CO $300,500 Sanford, CO $299,000 San Pablo, CO $297,500 South Fork, CO $300,900 Villa Grove, CO $299,900

Salida, CO $301,100 Almont, CO $308,800 Buena Vista, CO $308,400 Canon City, CO $299,700 Cimarron, CO $301,800 Coal Creek, CO $298,000 Coaldale, CO $300,300 Cotopaxi, CO $299,500

Crested Butte, CO $310,500 Florence, CO $297,500 Monarch, CO $301,700 Granite, CO $306,200 Gunnison, CO $302,000 Hillside, CO $299,400 Howard, CO $300,900 Lake City, CO $301,700

Nathrop, CO $302,000

Comptroller Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Comptroller salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $345,726. While startup companies pay approximate $292,381.

Comptroller Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$292,381
Growth Stage	51~500	$309,238
Established	501~5000	$333,864
Enterprise	5000+	$345,726

Comptroller Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Comptroller's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$275,000

Average $309,100/year

$345,900

$22,917

Average $25,758/month

$28,825

$5,288

Average $5,944/week

$6,652

$132

Average $149/hour

$166

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$345,900	$28,825	$6,652	$166
Average	$309,100	$25,758	$5,944	$149
25th Percentile	$275,000	$22,917	$5,288	$132

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