Nurse Salary in Colorado

How much does a Nurse make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nurse in Colorado is $88,212 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,933
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,342 to $96,441
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,998

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Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,441	$8,037	$1,855	$46
Average	$88,212	$7,351	$1,696	$42
25th Percentile	$82,342	$6,862	$1,584	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Nurse Salaries

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

How Do Nurse 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 Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,725.
California: $95,362.
Massachusetts: $94,091.

District of Columbia $95,725 California $95,362 Massachusetts $94,091 Washington $93,745 New Jersey $93,711 Alaska $93,590 Connecticut $92,397 New York $91,913

Hawaii $90,365 Rhode Island $89,639 Maryland $89,146 Minnesota $88,472 Colorado $88,212 Illinois $88,126 Oregon $87,797 Delaware $87,555

New Hampshire $87,403 Virginia $87,062 Pennsylvania $86,068 Nevada $85,567 North Dakota $85,402 Michigan $85,143 Wisconsin $85,048 Vermont $84,858

Texas $84,330 Maine $84,296 Arizona $84,244 Ohio $84,183 Georgia $83,388 Indiana $82,990 Wyoming $82,912 Utah $82,791

Iowa $82,739 Kansas $82,324 Louisiana $82,203 North Carolina $82,160 Missouri $82,143 Florida $81,806 Montana $81,624 Nebraska $81,451

Kentucky $81,356 South Carolina $81,010 Tennessee $80,794 Idaho $80,708 New Mexico $80,077 Oklahoma $79,938 Alabama $79,428 South Dakota $78,572

Arkansas $78,105 West Virginia $77,855 Mississippi $77,102

Top Paying Cities for Nurses

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: $86,485
Hygiene: $89,491
Johnstown: $86,678

Glen Haven, CO $86,485 Hygiene, CO $89,491 Johnstown, CO $86,678 Laporte, CO $85,717 Livermore, CO $85,439 Loveland, CO $86,407 Lyons, CO $89,334 Masonville, CO $85,771

Mead, CO $87,662 Milliken, CO $86,557 Niwot, CO $90,193 Red Feather Lakes, CO $85,674 Severance, CO $85,840 Timnath, CO $85,729 Wellington, CO $85,249 Windsor, CO $85,853

Brighton, CO $87,980 Ault, CO $85,689 Briggsdale, CO $85,713 Carr, CO $84,239 Eastlake, CO $88,210 Eaton, CO $85,960 Evans, CO $86,397 Fort Lupton, CO $87,730

Galeton, CO $85,969 Gilcrest, CO $86,870 Gill, CO $86,110 Greeley, CO $86,185 Henderson, CO $88,117 Hudson, CO $87,441 Keenesburg, CO $87,019 Kersey, CO $86,120

La Salle, CO $86,720 Lucerne, CO $86,092 Nunn, CO $85,417 Orchard, CO $85,702 Pierce, CO $85,744 Ohio City, CO $86,626 Parlin, CO $86,218 Penrose, CO $85,465

Pitkin, CO $86,518 Poncha Springs, CO $85,932 Powderhorn, CO $86,039 Rockvale, CO $85,077 Sargents, CO $85,787 Twin Lakes, CO $88,620 Westcliffe, CO $85,125 Wetmore, CO $84,578

Durango, CO $86,280 Cahone, CO $86,067 Cortez, CO $86,002 Dolores, CO $86,207 Dove Creek, CO $85,982 Egnar, CO $86,029 Hesperus, CO $85,526 Lewis, CO $86,219

Mancos, CO $86,001 Marvel, CO $85,523 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $85,555 Pleasant View, CO $85,820 Rico, CO $86,228 Towaoc, CO $85,644 Yellow Jacket, CO $86,116 Montrose, CO $86,550

Austin, CO $86,663 Bedrock, CO $86,008 Cedaredge, CO $86,751 Cory, CO $86,642 Crawford, CO $86,397 Delta, CO $86,549 Eckert, CO $86,684 Hotchkiss, CO $86,631

Lazear, CO $86,566 Naturita, CO $86,182 Norwood, CO $86,216 Nucla, CO $86,314 Olathe, CO $86,454 Ophir, CO $86,309 Ouray, CO $86,295 Paonia, CO $87,029

Paradox, CO $86,055 Placerville, CO $86,230 Redvale, CO $86,257 Ridgway, CO $86,283 Silverton, CO $86,138 Somerset, CO $87,292 Telluride, CO $86,326 Grand Junction, CO $87,083

Platteville, CO $87,062 Roggen, CO $86,164 Weldona, CO $85,499 Wiggins, CO $85,957 Fort Morgan, CO $85,534 Log Lane Village, CO $85,814 Akron, CO $84,914 Amherst, CO $84,642

Atwood, CO $85,211 Brush, CO $85,205 Crook, CO $84,969 Eckley, CO $84,701 Fleming, CO $85,132 Grover, CO $85,064 Haxtun, CO $85,114 Hereford, CO $84,521

Hillrose, CO $85,289 Holyoke, CO $84,857 Idalia, CO $84,431 Iliff, CO $85,192 Julesburg, CO $84,849 Lindon, CO $84,550 Merino, CO $85,286 New Raymer, CO $85,267

Otis, CO $84,990 Ovid, CO $84,878 Padroni, CO $84,976 Paoli, CO $85,115 Peetz, CO $84,953 Sedgwick, CO $84,910 Snyder, CO $85,222 Sterling, CO $85,357

Stoneham, CO $85,271 Vernon, CO $84,512 Woodrow, CO $84,726 Wray, CO $84,680 Yuma, CO $84,964 Anton, CO $84,571 Arapahoe, CO $83,905 Arriba, CO $84,209

Bethune, CO $84,334 Burlington, CO $84,255 Calhan, CO $85,588 Cascade, CO $86,292 Cheyenne Wells, CO $84,027 Cope, CO $84,532 Cripple Creek, CO $86,129 Divide, CO $86,175

Flagler, CO $84,296 Florissant, CO $86,105 Fountain, CO $85,580 Genoa, CO $84,266 Green Mountain Falls, CO $86,270 Guffey, CO $86,013 Hugo, CO $83,750 Joes, CO $84,616

Karval, CO $83,264 Kirk, CO $84,546 Kit Carson, CO $83,922 Limon, CO $84,775 Lake George, CO $86,235 Manitou Springs, CO $86,292 Matheson, CO $84,712 Peyton, CO $85,992

Ramah, CO $84,165 Rush, CO $84,366 Seibert, CO $84,260 Simla, CO $85,098 Stratton, CO $84,344 U S A F Academy, CO $86,287 Victor, CO $86,091 Vona, CO $84,310

Wild Horse, CO $83,761 Woodland Park, CO $86,221 Yoder, CO $84,691 Colorado Springs, CO $86,293 Clifton, CO $87,029 Fruita, CO $86,812 Gateway, CO $86,201 Glade Park, CO $86,499

Loma, CO $86,844 Mack, CO $86,613 Palisade, CO $86,871 Whitewater, CO $86,493 Glenwood Springs, CO $87,923 Dinosaur, CO $86,470 Aspen, CO $89,570 Snowmass Village, CO $89,566

Avon, CO $88,762 Basalt, CO $89,284 Carbondale, CO $88,952 Collbran, CO $86,786 Craig, CO $87,423 De Beque, CO $86,775 Eagle, CO $88,399 Edwards, CO $88,588

Parachute, CO $87,227 Battlement Mesa, CO $87,147 Gypsum, CO $87,959 Hamilton, CO $87,795 Hayden, CO $87,547 Maybell, CO $86,578 Meeker, CO $87,803 Meredith, CO $88,991

Mesa, CO $86,743 Minturn, CO $88,491 Molina, CO $86,691 New Castle, CO $87,619 Rangely, CO $86,822 Red Cliff, CO $88,480 Rifle, CO $87,402 Silt, CO $87,367

Slater, CO $87,007 Snowmass, CO $89,386 Wolcott, CO $88,452 Woody Creek, CO $89,564 Vail, CO $88,871 Pueblo, CO $83,673 Colorado City, CO $84,246 Aguilar, CO $84,613

Arlington, CO $83,123 Avondale, CO $83,897 Beulah, CO $84,251 Boncarbo, CO $84,654 Boone, CO $84,169 Branson, CO $83,962 Campo, CO $83,651 Cheraw, CO $83,812

Crowley, CO $83,990 Eads, CO $83,871 Fort Lyon, CO $83,779 Fowler, CO $84,019 Gardner, CO $84,841 Granada, CO $84,060 Hartman, CO $84,220 Hasty, CO $83,963

Haswell, CO $83,467 Hoehne, CO $84,518 Holly, CO $83,955 Kim, CO $83,875 La Junta, CO $83,930 Lamar, CO $84,186 Las Animas, CO $83,883 La Veta, CO $84,989

Mc Clave, CO $83,976 Manzanola, CO $83,865 Model, CO $83,993 Olney Springs, CO $83,722 Ordway, CO $83,305 Pritchett, CO $83,880 Rocky Ford, CO $83,744 Rye, CO $84,374

Sheridan Lake, CO $83,904 Springfield, CO $84,052 Sugar City, CO $83,082 Swink, CO $83,846 Trinchera, CO $84,156 Trinidad, CO $84,520 Two Buttes, CO $84,048 Vilas, CO $84,035

Walsenburg, CO $84,541 Walsh, CO $83,946 Weston, CO $84,814 Wiley, CO $83,899 Alamosa, CO $85,635 Antonito, CO $85,580 Arboles, CO $85,753 Arvada, CO $88,213

Aurora, CO $88,153 Bayfield, CO $85,995 Broomfield, CO $88,600 Commerce City, CO $88,006 Dupont, CO $88,174 Eldorado Springs, CO $90,273 Lafayette, CO $89,473 Louisville, CO $89,583

Westminster, CO $88,172 Wheat Ridge, CO $88,168 Agate, CO $85,044 Bennett, CO $87,255 Byers, CO $86,213 Castle Rock, CO $86,595 Deer Trail, CO $85,644 Elbert, CO $86,048

Elizabeth, CO $86,774 Englewood, CO $88,153 Franktown, CO $86,538 Kiowa, CO $86,149 Larkspur, CO $86,314 Littleton, CO $88,065 Lone Tree, CO $87,833 Louviers, CO $87,711

Monument, CO $86,230 Palmer Lake, CO $86,238 Parker, CO $87,511 Sedalia, CO $86,640 Strasburg, CO $86,978 Watkins, CO $87,630 Denver, CO $88,143 Thornton, CO $88,212

Boulder, CO $90,709 Golden, CO $88,161 Alma, CO $87,665 Bailey, CO $87,466 Black Hawk, CO $89,042 Bond, CO $88,443 Breckenridge, CO $87,853 Buffalo Creek, CO $87,163

Burns, CO $87,875 Central City, CO $88,542 Clark, CO $87,042 Climax, CO $87,954 Coalmont, CO $86,892 Como, CO $86,595 Conifer, CO $87,693 Cowdrey, CO $86,541

Dillon, CO $87,800 Dumont, CO $88,226 Evergreen, CO $88,008 Empire, CO $87,823 Fairplay, CO $86,676 Fraser, CO $87,923 Frisco, CO $88,342 Georgetown, CO $87,757

Granby, CO $87,688 Grand Lake, CO $87,640 Grant, CO $87,016 Hartsel, CO $86,214 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $87,571 Idaho Springs, CO $88,076 Idledale, CO $88,070 Indian Hills, CO $88,025

Jamestown, CO $90,563 Jefferson, CO $86,834 Kittredge, CO $88,034 Kremmling, CO $87,562 Leadville, CO $87,846 Mc Coy, CO $87,861 Morrison, CO $88,006 Nederland, CO $89,739

Oak Creek, CO $87,705 Parshall, CO $88,082 Phippsburg, CO $87,791 Pine, CO $87,269 Pinecliffe, CO $90,161 Rand, CO $86,898 Rollinsville, CO $89,321 Shawnee, CO $87,248

Silver Plume, CO $87,386 Steamboat Springs, CO $87,541 Tabernash, CO $88,127 Toponas, CO $87,758 Walden, CO $86,768 Ward, CO $89,503 Winter Park, CO $88,241 Yampa, CO $87,878

Silverthorne, CO $88,267 Longmont, CO $89,142 Allenspark, CO $88,737 Estes Park, CO $87,405 Bellvue, CO $86,286 Berthoud, CO $87,343 Dacono, CO $88,362 Drake, CO $86,317

Erie, CO $88,758 Firestone, CO $88,142 Fort Collins, CO $85,670 Frederick, CO $88,146 Blanca, CO $85,331 Capulin, CO $85,770 Center, CO $85,700 Chama, CO $85,039

Chimney Rock, CO $85,790 Chromo, CO $85,214 Conejos, CO $85,528 Creede, CO $85,976 Crestone, CO $85,371 Del Norte, CO $85,790 Fort Garland, CO $85,139 San Luis, CO $84,794

Homelake, CO $85,709 Hooper, CO $85,425 Ignacio, CO $85,625 Jaroso, CO $84,980 La Jara, CO $85,665 Manassa, CO $85,579 Moffat, CO $85,484 Monte Vista, CO $85,760

Mosca, CO $85,317 Pagosa Springs, CO $85,783 Romeo, CO $85,830 Saguache, CO $85,778 Sanford, CO $85,350 San Pablo, CO $84,911 South Fork, CO $85,875 Villa Grove, CO $85,599

Salida, CO $85,935 Almont, CO $88,147 Buena Vista, CO $88,012 Canon City, CO $85,552 Cimarron, CO $86,129 Coal Creek, CO $85,044 Coaldale, CO $85,725 Cotopaxi, CO $85,484

Crested Butte, CO $88,611 Florence, CO $84,910 Monarch, CO $86,115 Granite, CO $87,407 Gunnison, CO $86,196 Hillside, CO $85,452 Howard, CO $85,880 Lake City, CO $86,124

Nathrop, CO $86,193

Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Nurse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$101,444	$49.0	15%
Biotechnology	$99,239	$48.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$94,828	$46.0	7%
Insurance	$92,623	$45.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Nurse'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

$82,342

Average $88,212/year

$96,441

$6,862

Average $7,351/month

$8,037

$1,584

Average $1,696/week

$1,855

$40

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,441	$8,037	$1,855	$46
Average	$88,212	$7,351	$1,696	$42
25th Percentile	$82,342	$6,862	$1,584	$40

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