Lab Director Salary in Denver, Colorado

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Lab Director in Denver, CO is $155,163. While Salary.com is seeing that Lab Director salary in Denver, CO can go up to $199,082 or down to $117,643, but most earn between $135,524 and $178,152. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lab Director in the United States.

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Track record of responsibly developing web applications integrating AI tools, such as pattern recognition, machine vision, machine translation, or facial recognition technologies.

January 24, 2023

Demonstrated experience with conducting human research, Good Clinical Practices, applicable FDA regulations, Good Documentation Practices, and data collection methods.

April 09, 2023

Requires excellent relationship management / collaborative skills and commitment to negotiate, influence and drive space and planning standards with key stakeholders.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Lab Director in Denver, CO

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

135524

178152

155163

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

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192029

163255

What is the average salary for Lab Director in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lab Director in Denver, CO. The base salary for Lab Director ranges from $135,524 to $178,152 with the average base salary of $155,163. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $140,119 to $192,029 with the average total cash compensation of $163,255.

View Average Salary for Lab Director as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$155,163	$135,524 - $178,152
Bonus	$8,092	$4,595 - $13,877
Total Pay	$163,255	$140,119 - $192,029

* 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.

Lab Director Salary Near Denver, CO

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Westminster, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,297 - $177,854	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Aurora, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,208 - $177,737	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Arvada, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,297 - $177,854	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Broomfield, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,504 - $178,126	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Castle Rock, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $132,957 - $174,778	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Boulder, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $136,509 - $179,447	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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