Chancellor Salary in Colorado

How much does a Chancellor make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chancellor in Colorado is $323,532 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $156.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $451,317
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $263,001 to $390,420
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $207,890

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Chancellor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$390,420	$32,535	$7,508	$188
Average	$323,532	$26,961	$6,222	$156
25th Percentile	$263,001	$21,917	$5,058	$126

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Key Factors That Influence Chancellor Salaries

A Chancellor'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 Chancellor 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 Chancellors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $351,088.
California: $349,756.
Massachusetts: $345,095.

District of Columbia $351,088 California $349,756 Massachusetts $345,095 Washington $343,826 New Jersey $343,700 Alaska $343,256 Connecticut $338,880 New York $337,104

Hawaii $331,428 Rhode Island $328,764 Maryland $326,957 Minnesota $324,484 Colorado $323,532 Illinois $323,215 Oregon $322,010 Delaware $321,122

New Hampshire $320,564 Virginia $319,315 Pennsylvania $315,668 Nevada $313,829 North Dakota $313,227 Michigan $312,275 Wisconsin $311,927 Vermont $311,229

Texas $309,295 Maine $309,168 Arizona $308,978 Ohio $308,756 Georgia $305,838 Indiana $304,380 Wyoming $304,094 Utah $303,650

Iowa $303,460 Kansas $301,938 Louisiana $301,494 North Carolina $301,336 Missouri $301,272 Florida $300,036 Montana $299,370 Nebraska $298,735

Kentucky $298,387 South Carolina $297,118 Tennessee $296,326 Idaho $296,008 New Mexico $293,694 Oklahoma $293,186 Alabama $291,315 South Dakota $288,176

Arkansas $286,464 West Virginia $285,544 Mississippi $282,786

Top Paying Cities for Chancellors

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: $317,197
Hygiene: $328,222
Johnstown: $317,904

Glen Haven, CO $317,197 Hygiene, CO $328,222 Johnstown, CO $317,904 Laporte, CO $314,381 Livermore, CO $313,360 Loveland, CO $316,911 Lyons, CO $327,645 Masonville, CO $314,581

Mead, CO $321,516 Milliken, CO $317,463 Niwot, CO $330,797 Red Feather Lakes, CO $314,222 Severance, CO $314,831 Timnath, CO $314,425 Wellington, CO $312,665 Windsor, CO $314,879

Brighton, CO $322,683 Ault, CO $314,280 Briggsdale, CO $314,365 Carr, CO $308,959 Eastlake, CO $323,523 Eaton, CO $315,272 Evans, CO $316,877 Fort Lupton, CO $321,763

Galeton, CO $315,304 Gilcrest, CO $318,608 Gill, CO $315,821 Greeley, CO $316,096 Henderson, CO $323,184 Hudson, CO $320,704 Keenesburg, CO $319,156 Kersey, CO $315,859

La Salle, CO $318,059 Lucerne, CO $315,757 Nunn, CO $313,281 Orchard, CO $314,327 Pierce, CO $314,479 Ohio City, CO $317,714 Parlin, CO $316,220 Penrose, CO $313,458

Pitkin, CO $317,320 Poncha Springs, CO $315,171 Powderhorn, CO $315,561 Rockvale, CO $312,034 Sargents, CO $314,638 Twin Lakes, CO $325,029 Westcliffe, CO $312,209 Wetmore, CO $310,202

Durango, CO $316,445 Cahone, CO $315,665 Cortez, CO $315,427 Dolores, CO $316,179 Dove Creek, CO $315,351 Egnar, CO $315,526 Hesperus, CO $313,680 Lewis, CO $316,223

Mancos, CO $315,421 Marvel, CO $313,671 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $313,788 Pleasant View, CO $314,758 Rico, CO $316,255 Towaoc, CO $314,111 Yellow Jacket, CO $315,846 Montrose, CO $317,438

Austin, CO $317,850 Bedrock, CO $315,446 Cedaredge, CO $318,173 Cory, CO $317,774 Crawford, CO $316,873 Delta, CO $317,431 Eckert, CO $317,929 Hotchkiss, CO $317,733

Lazear, CO $317,495 Naturita, CO $316,087 Norwood, CO $316,211 Nucla, CO $316,572 Olathe, CO $317,083 Ophir, CO $316,553 Ouray, CO $316,502 Paonia, CO $319,191

Paradox, CO $315,621 Placerville, CO $316,261 Redvale, CO $316,360 Ridgway, CO $316,458 Silverton, CO $315,925 Somerset, CO $320,158 Telluride, CO $316,613 Grand Junction, CO $319,391

Platteville, CO $319,315 Roggen, CO $316,020 Weldona, CO $313,582 Wiggins, CO $315,259 Fort Morgan, CO $313,709 Log Lane Village, CO $314,736 Akron, CO $311,435 Amherst, CO $310,436

Atwood, CO $312,526 Brush, CO $312,504 Crook, CO $311,638 Eckley, CO $310,655 Fleming, CO $312,234 Grover, CO $311,987 Haxtun, CO $312,171 Hereford, CO $309,996

Hillrose, CO $312,811 Holyoke, CO $311,226 Idalia, CO $309,666 Iliff, CO $312,456 Julesburg, CO $311,197 Lindon, CO $310,100 Merino, CO $312,799 New Raymer, CO $312,729

Otis, CO $311,714 Ovid, CO $311,305 Padroni, CO $311,663 Paoli, CO $312,174 Peetz, CO $311,578 Sedgwick, CO $311,419 Snyder, CO $312,564 Sterling, CO $313,062

Stoneham, CO $312,745 Vernon, CO $309,961 Woodrow, CO $310,747 Wray, CO $310,579 Yuma, CO $311,619 Anton, CO $310,179 Arapahoe, CO $307,735 Arriba, CO $308,851

Bethune, CO $309,307 Burlington, CO $309,019 Calhan, CO $313,909 Cascade, CO $316,490 Cheyenne Wells, CO $308,182 Cope, CO $310,034 Cripple Creek, CO $315,894 Divide, CO $316,062

Flagler, CO $309,168 Florissant, CO $315,805 Fountain, CO $313,880 Genoa, CO $309,060 Green Mountain Falls, CO $316,410 Guffey, CO $315,465 Hugo, CO $307,167 Joes, CO $310,341

Karval, CO $305,385 Kirk, CO $310,084 Kit Carson, CO $307,798 Limon, CO $310,925 Lake George, CO $316,280 Manitou Springs, CO $316,490 Matheson, CO $310,696 Peyton, CO $315,389

Ramah, CO $308,689 Rush, CO $309,425 Seibert, CO $309,038 Simla, CO $312,111 Stratton, CO $309,346 U S A F Academy, CO $316,471 Victor, CO $315,751 Vona, CO $309,219

Wild Horse, CO $307,205 Woodland Park, CO $316,230 Yoder, CO $310,617 Colorado Springs, CO $316,493 Clifton, CO $319,191 Fruita, CO $318,399 Gateway, CO $316,157 Glade Park, CO $317,251

Loma, CO $318,513 Mack, CO $317,666 Palisade, CO $318,614 Whitewater, CO $317,228 Glenwood Springs, CO $322,470 Dinosaur, CO $317,143 Aspen, CO $328,511 Snowmass Village, CO $328,498

Avon, CO $325,549 Basalt, CO $327,464 Carbondale, CO $326,247 Collbran, CO $318,300 Craig, CO $320,637 De Beque, CO $318,262 Eagle, CO $324,217 Edwards, CO $324,912

Parachute, CO $319,921 Battlement Mesa, CO $319,626 Gypsum, CO $322,603 Hamilton, CO $322,004 Hayden, CO $321,094 Maybell, CO $317,539 Meeker, CO $322,032 Meredith, CO $326,389

Mesa, CO $318,145 Minturn, CO $324,557 Molina, CO $317,955 New Castle, CO $321,357 Rangely, CO $318,433 Red Cliff, CO $324,515 Rifle, CO $320,561 Silt, CO $320,431

Slater, CO $319,112 Snowmass, CO $327,839 Wolcott, CO $324,411 Woody Creek, CO $328,489 Vail, CO $325,949 Pueblo, CO $306,885 Colorado City, CO $308,984 Aguilar, CO $310,332

Arlington, CO $304,868 Avondale, CO $307,706 Beulah, CO $309,003 Boncarbo, CO $310,484 Boone, CO $308,702 Branson, CO $307,944 Campo, CO $306,802 Cheraw, CO $307,392

Crowley, CO $308,049 Eads, CO $307,611 Fort Lyon, CO $307,272 Fowler, CO $308,153 Gardner, CO $311,169 Granada, CO $308,302 Hartman, CO $308,892 Hasty, CO $307,947

Haswell, CO $306,127 Hoehne, CO $309,983 Holly, CO $307,919 Kim, CO $307,627 La Junta, CO $307,827 Lamar, CO $308,765 Las Animas, CO $307,655 La Veta, CO $311,711

Mc Clave, CO $307,995 Manzanola, CO $307,589 Model, CO $308,058 Olney Springs, CO $307,062 Ordway, CO $305,534 Pritchett, CO $307,643 Rocky Ford, CO $307,145 Rye, CO $309,456

Sheridan Lake, CO $307,731 Springfield, CO $308,274 Sugar City, CO $304,716 Swink, CO $307,519 Trinchera, CO $308,654 Trinidad, CO $309,992 Two Buttes, CO $308,258 Vilas, CO $308,210

Walsenburg, CO $310,068 Walsh, CO $307,887 Weston, CO $311,071 Wiley, CO $307,712 Alamosa, CO $314,080 Antonito, CO $313,880 Arboles, CO $314,514 Arvada, CO $323,536

Aurora, CO $323,314 Bayfield, CO $315,399 Broomfield, CO $324,956 Commerce City, CO $322,774 Dupont, CO $323,393 Eldorado Springs, CO $331,092 Lafayette, CO $328,156 Louisville, CO $328,561

Westminster, CO $323,386 Wheat Ridge, CO $323,371 Agate, CO $311,914 Bennett, CO $320,022 Byers, CO $316,201 Castle Rock, CO $317,603 Deer Trail, CO $314,115 Elbert, CO $315,595

Elizabeth, CO $318,256 Englewood, CO $323,314 Franktown, CO $317,393 Kiowa, CO $315,966 Larkspur, CO $316,572 Littleton, CO $322,993 Lone Tree, CO $322,140 Louviers, CO $321,693

Monument, CO $316,261 Palmer Lake, CO $316,293 Parker, CO $320,961 Sedalia, CO $317,764 Strasburg, CO $319,004 Watkins, CO $321,398 Denver, CO $323,279 Thornton, CO $323,532

Boulder, CO $332,690 Golden, CO $323,345 Alma, CO $321,525 Bailey, CO $320,796 Black Hawk, CO $326,576 Bond, CO $324,379 Breckenridge, CO $322,213 Buffalo Creek, CO $319,686

Burns, CO $322,296 Central City, CO $324,740 Clark, CO $319,242 Climax, CO $322,584 Coalmont, CO $318,690 Como, CO $317,603 Conifer, CO $321,630 Cowdrey, CO $317,403

Dillon, CO $322,020 Dumont, CO $323,583 Evergreen, CO $322,784 Empire, CO $322,105 Fairplay, CO $317,898 Fraser, CO $322,470 Frisco, CO $324,008 Georgetown, CO $321,864

Granby, CO $321,611 Grand Lake, CO $321,433 Grant, CO $319,147 Hartsel, CO $316,204 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $321,180 Idaho Springs, CO $323,035 Idledale, CO $323,012 Indian Hills, CO $322,847

Jamestown, CO $332,154 Jefferson, CO $318,478 Kittredge, CO $322,879 Kremmling, CO $321,148 Leadville, CO $322,191 Mc Coy, CO $322,245 Morrison, CO $322,778 Nederland, CO $329,132

Oak Creek, CO $321,671 Parshall, CO $323,054 Phippsburg, CO $321,988 Pine, CO $320,073 Pinecliffe, CO $330,680 Rand, CO $318,713 Rollinsville, CO $327,598 Shawnee, CO $319,997

Silver Plume, CO $320,501 Steamboat Springs, CO $321,072 Tabernash, CO $323,222 Toponas, CO $321,868 Walden, CO $318,237 Ward, CO $328,267 Winter Park, CO $323,637 Yampa, CO $322,305

Silverthorne, CO $323,732 Longmont, CO $326,941 Allenspark, CO $325,457 Estes Park, CO $320,571 Bellvue, CO $316,467 Berthoud, CO $320,346 Dacono, CO $324,081 Drake, CO $316,582

Erie, CO $325,533 Firestone, CO $323,276 Fort Collins, CO $314,210 Frederick, CO $323,288 Blanca, CO $312,967 Capulin, CO $314,574 Center, CO $314,318 Chama, CO $311,895

Chimney Rock, CO $314,647 Chromo, CO $312,535 Conejos, CO $313,687 Creede, CO $315,332 Crestone, CO $313,113 Del Norte, CO $314,647 Fort Garland, CO $312,263 San Luis, CO $310,994

Homelake, CO $314,352 Hooper, CO $313,309 Ignacio, CO $314,042 Jaroso, CO $311,679 La Jara, CO $314,191 Manassa, CO $313,874 Moffat, CO $313,525 Monte Vista, CO $314,540

Mosca, CO $312,913 Pagosa Springs, CO $314,622 Romeo, CO $314,796 Saguache, CO $314,606 Sanford, CO $313,033 San Pablo, CO $311,426 South Fork, CO $314,961 Villa Grove, CO $313,947

Salida, CO $315,180 Almont, CO $323,295 Buena Vista, CO $322,800 Canon City, CO $313,775 Cimarron, CO $315,894 Coal Creek, CO $311,914 Coaldale, CO $314,410 Cotopaxi, CO $313,528

Crested Butte, CO $324,994 Florence, CO $311,422 Monarch, CO $315,840 Granite, CO $320,580 Gunnison, CO $316,138 Hillside, CO $313,411 Howard, CO $314,977 Lake City, CO $315,875

Nathrop, CO $316,128

Chancellor Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Chancellor salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $323,532. While startup companies pay approximate $323,532.

Chancellor Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$323,532
Growth Stage	51~500	$323,532
Established	501~5000	$323,532
Enterprise	5000+	$323,532

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

Understanding how a Chancellor'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 July 01, 2026

$263,001

Average $323,532/year

$390,420

$21,917

Average $26,961/month

$32,535

$5,058

Average $6,222/week

$7,508

$126

Average $156/hour

$188

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$390,420	$32,535	$7,508	$188
Average	$323,532	$26,961	$6,222	$156
25th Percentile	$263,001	$21,917	$5,058	$126

Chancellor Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Chancellor, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the University President role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $313,042 - a projected growth of -3% over your current level.

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