Health Director Salary in Denver, Colorado

How much does a Health Director make in Denver, CO?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Health Director in Denver, CO is $163,034. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $138,320 to $197,730, with most professionals earning between $115,818 and $229,318.

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Required Other Demonstrated expertise in Behavioral Health Services, such as prior authorization, intake, concurrent review, case management, discharge planning including development and management.

February 21, 2022

Develops operating policies and procedures, hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates professional and support staff, prepares budget within System guidelines and monitors ongoing expenditures for cost effectiveness, negotiates and administers library consortia/network agreements and memberships, establishes monitoring and assessment procedures to ensure quality control.

July 17, 2022

Demonstrated appetite for the nature of high-volume discovery work -Excellent oral and written communication skills, demonstrated competence in delivering presentations to individuals or groups -Ability to interact positively with a wide range of individuals and position levels -Initiative, innovation, and creativity.

July 17, 2022

Assist with the Institutional Program Planning and Review (IPPR) process and implementation, in collaboration with the faculty and staff, to ensure and maintain the quality of the programs within the division.

December 22, 2022

Provide leadership and direction in planning, controlling, and coordination of medical psychiatric services and physician and nurse practitioner staffing at VCBH in order to ensure appropriate, professional, and cost-effective outpatient healthcare.

January 14, 2023

Participates in the identification and analysis of medical information from multiple sources in order to develop interventions to improve the quality of care and outcomes.

February 18, 2023

Leads behavioral health medical management initiatives for assigned market to include utilization management, concurrent review, pharmacy management, and case management through a matrix partnership with the market president regional medical director, director of behavioral health operations, case management field director and field case management staff.

March 08, 2023

Monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of patient psychiatric care provided to determine if it is in accordance with the Quality Assurance and Utilization Review plans of VCBH.

March 20, 2023

Assures collection, monitoring and reparting of data and health information practices to assure proper custodianship of employee health records and trends analysis as well as all required reguilartory reporting.

March 27, 2023

Manage and coordinate the work of all nursing and other assisted living staff, communicating pertinent resident health and safety information.

April 04, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Health Director in Denver, CO

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

138320

197730

163034

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

145577

207116

171323

What is the average salary for Health Director in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Health Director in Denver, CO. The base salary for Health Director ranges from $138,320 to $197,730 with the average base salary of $163,034. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $145,577 to $207,116 with the average total cash compensation of $171,323.

View Average Salary for Health Director as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$163,034	$138,320 - $197,730
Bonus	$8,289	$7,258 - $9,387
Total Pay	$171,323	$145,577 - $207,116

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Health Director Salary Near Denver, CO

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Westminster, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,320 - $197,730	COMPARE TO Denver, CO 0%
CITY, STATE Aurora, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,225 - $197,594	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Arvada, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,320 - $197,730	COMPARE TO Denver, CO 0%
CITY, STATE Broomfield, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $139,948 - $200,057	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Castle Rock, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,918 - $194,297	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Boulder, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $142,390 - $203,548	COMPARE TO Denver, CO

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About Denver, Colorado

Denver is in the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor, between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east. Denver's topography consists of plains in the city center with hilly areas to the north, west and south. According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 155 square miles (401 km2), of which 153 square miles (396 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (1.1%) is water. The City and County of Denver is surrounded by only three other counties: Adams County to the north and east, Arapahoe County to the south and east, and Jefferson County...

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