Workforce Development Manager Salary in Colorado

How much does a Workforce Development Manager make in Colorado?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Workforce Development Manager in Colorado is $114,479 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $140,187
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $106,180 to $127,935
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $98,624

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Workforce Development Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$127,935	$10,661	$2,460	$62
Average	$114,479	$9,540	$2,202	$55
25th Percentile	$106,180	$8,848	$2,042	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Workforce Development Manager Salaries

A Workforce Development Manager'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 Experience Level Affects Workforce Development Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Workforce Development Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $94,931
Early Career (1-2 years): $109,840
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $113,489
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $177,855
Expert (over 8 years): $213,755

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$94,931
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$109,840
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$113,489
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$177,855
Workforce... Level Workforce Development Manager	$213,755

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How Do Workforce Development Manager 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 Workforce Development Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $124,229.
California: $123,758.
Massachusetts: $122,108.

District of Columbia $124,229 California $123,758 Massachusetts $122,108 Washington $121,660 New Jersey $121,615 Alaska $121,458 Connecticut $119,909 New York $119,281

Hawaii $117,272 Rhode Island $116,330 Maryland $115,690 Minnesota $114,815 Colorado $114,479 Illinois $114,366 Oregon $113,940 Delaware $113,626

New Hampshire $113,428 Virginia $112,986 Pennsylvania $111,696 Nevada $111,045 North Dakota $110,832 Michigan $110,496 Wisconsin $110,372 Vermont $110,125

Texas $109,441 Maine $109,396 Arizona $109,329 Ohio $109,250 Georgia $108,218 Indiana $107,702 Wyoming $107,601 Utah $107,444

Iowa $107,376 Kansas $106,838 Louisiana $106,681 North Carolina $106,625 Missouri $106,602 Florida $106,165 Montana $105,929 Nebraska $105,705

Kentucky $105,581 South Carolina $105,132 Tennessee $104,852 Idaho $104,740 New Mexico $103,921 Oklahoma $103,741 Alabama $103,079 South Dakota $101,968

Arkansas $101,362 West Virginia $101,037 Mississippi $100,061

Top Paying Cities for Workforce Development Managers

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: $112,237
Hygiene: $116,138
Johnstown: $112,487

Glen Haven, CO $112,237 Hygiene, CO $116,138 Johnstown, CO $112,487 Laporte, CO $111,241 Livermore, CO $110,879 Loveland, CO $112,136 Lyons, CO $115,934 Masonville, CO $111,311

Mead, CO $113,765 Milliken, CO $112,331 Niwot, CO $117,049 Red Feather Lakes, CO $111,184 Severance, CO $111,400 Timnath, CO $111,256 Wellington, CO $110,634 Windsor, CO $111,417

Brighton, CO $114,178 Ault, CO $111,205 Briggsdale, CO $111,235 Carr, CO $109,322 Eastlake, CO $114,475 Eaton, CO $111,556 Evans, CO $112,124 Fort Lupton, CO $113,853

Galeton, CO $111,567 Gilcrest, CO $112,736 Gill, CO $111,750 Greeley, CO $111,848 Henderson, CO $114,355 Hudson, CO $113,478 Keenesburg, CO $112,930 Kersey, CO $111,763

La Salle, CO $112,542 Lucerne, CO $111,728 Nunn, CO $110,851 Orchard, CO $111,221 Pierce, CO $111,275 Ohio City, CO $112,420 Parlin, CO $111,891 Penrose, CO $110,914

Pitkin, CO $112,281 Poncha Springs, CO $111,520 Powderhorn, CO $111,658 Rockvale, CO $110,410 Sargents, CO $111,331 Twin Lakes, CO $115,008 Westcliffe, CO $110,472 Wetmore, CO $109,762

Durango, CO $111,971 Cahone, CO $111,695 Cortez, CO $111,611 Dolores, CO $111,877 Dove Creek, CO $111,584 Egnar, CO $111,646 Hesperus, CO $110,993 Lewis, CO $111,892

Mancos, CO $111,609 Marvel, CO $110,989 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $111,031 Pleasant View, CO $111,374 Rico, CO $111,904 Towaoc, CO $111,145 Yellow Jacket, CO $111,759 Montrose, CO $112,322

Austin, CO $112,468 Bedrock, CO $111,618 Cedaredge, CO $112,582 Cory, CO $112,441 Crawford, CO $112,122 Delta, CO $112,320 Eckert, CO $112,496 Hotchkiss, CO $112,427

Lazear, CO $112,342 Naturita, CO $111,844 Norwood, CO $111,888 Nucla, CO $112,016 Olathe, CO $112,197 Ophir, CO $112,009 Ouray, CO $111,991 Paonia, CO $112,943

Paradox, CO $111,679 Placerville, CO $111,906 Redvale, CO $111,941 Ridgway, CO $111,975 Silverton, CO $111,787 Somerset, CO $113,285 Telluride, CO $112,030 Grand Junction, CO $113,013

Platteville, CO $112,986 Roggen, CO $111,821 Weldona, CO $110,958 Wiggins, CO $111,551 Fort Morgan, CO $111,003 Log Lane Village, CO $111,366 Akron, CO $110,198 Amherst, CO $109,845

Atwood, CO $110,584 Brush, CO $110,576 Crook, CO $110,270 Eckley, CO $109,922 Fleming, CO $110,481 Grover, CO $110,393 Haxtun, CO $110,459 Hereford, CO $109,689

Hillrose, CO $110,685 Holyoke, CO $110,124 Idalia, CO $109,572 Iliff, CO $110,559 Julesburg, CO $110,114 Lindon, CO $109,726 Merino, CO $110,681 New Raymer, CO $110,656

Otis, CO $110,297 Ovid, CO $110,152 Padroni, CO $110,279 Paoli, CO $110,460 Peetz, CO $110,249 Sedgwick, CO $110,193 Snyder, CO $110,598 Sterling, CO $110,774

Stoneham, CO $110,662 Vernon, CO $109,676 Woodrow, CO $109,955 Wray, CO $109,895 Yuma, CO $110,263 Anton, CO $109,754 Arapahoe, CO $108,889 Arriba, CO $109,284

Bethune, CO $109,445 Burlington, CO $109,343 Calhan, CO $111,073 Cascade, CO $111,987 Cheyenne Wells, CO $109,047 Cope, CO $109,702 Cripple Creek, CO $111,776 Divide, CO $111,835

Flagler, CO $109,396 Florissant, CO $111,744 Fountain, CO $111,063 Genoa, CO $109,358 Green Mountain Falls, CO $111,959 Guffey, CO $111,624 Hugo, CO $108,688 Joes, CO $109,811

Karval, CO $108,057 Kirk, CO $109,720 Kit Carson, CO $108,911 Limon, CO $110,018 Lake George, CO $111,913 Manitou Springs, CO $111,987 Matheson, CO $109,937 Peyton, CO $111,597

Ramah, CO $109,227 Rush, CO $109,487 Seibert, CO $109,350 Simla, CO $110,437 Stratton, CO $109,459 U S A F Academy, CO $111,980 Victor, CO $111,725 Vona, CO $109,414

Wild Horse, CO $108,701 Woodland Park, CO $111,895 Yoder, CO $109,909 Colorado Springs, CO $111,988 Clifton, CO $112,943 Fruita, CO $112,662 Gateway, CO $111,869 Glade Park, CO $112,256

Loma, CO $112,703 Mack, CO $112,403 Palisade, CO $112,738 Whitewater, CO $112,248 Glenwood Springs, CO $114,103 Dinosaur, CO $112,218 Aspen, CO $116,240 Snowmass Village, CO $116,236

Avon, CO $115,192 Basalt, CO $115,870 Carbondale, CO $115,439 Collbran, CO $112,627 Craig, CO $113,454 De Beque, CO $112,614 Eagle, CO $114,721 Edwards, CO $114,967

Parachute, CO $113,201 Battlement Mesa, CO $113,096 Gypsum, CO $114,150 Hamilton, CO $113,938 Hayden, CO $113,616 Maybell, CO $112,358 Meeker, CO $113,948 Meredith, CO $115,490

Mesa, CO $112,572 Minturn, CO $114,841 Molina, CO $112,505 New Castle, CO $113,709 Rangely, CO $112,674 Red Cliff, CO $114,827 Rifle, CO $113,427 Silt, CO $113,381

Slater, CO $112,915 Snowmass, CO $116,002 Wolcott, CO $114,789 Woody Creek, CO $116,232 Vail, CO $115,334 Pueblo, CO $108,588 Colorado City, CO $109,331 Aguilar, CO $109,808

Arlington, CO $107,875 Avondale, CO $108,879 Beulah, CO $109,338 Boncarbo, CO $109,862 Boone, CO $109,231 Branson, CO $108,963 Campo, CO $108,559 Cheraw, CO $108,768

Crowley, CO $109,000 Eads, CO $108,845 Fort Lyon, CO $108,725 Fowler, CO $109,037 Gardner, CO $110,104 Granada, CO $109,090 Hartman, CO $109,298 Hasty, CO $108,964

Haswell, CO $108,320 Hoehne, CO $109,684 Holly, CO $108,954 Kim, CO $108,851 La Junta, CO $108,921 Lamar, CO $109,253 Las Animas, CO $108,861 La Veta, CO $110,296

Mc Clave, CO $108,981 Manzanola, CO $108,837 Model, CO $109,003 Olney Springs, CO $108,651 Ordway, CO $108,110 Pritchett, CO $108,856 Rocky Ford, CO $108,680 Rye, CO $109,498

Sheridan Lake, CO $108,888 Springfield, CO $109,080 Sugar City, CO $107,821 Swink, CO $108,813 Trinchera, CO $109,214 Trinidad, CO $109,688 Two Buttes, CO $109,074 Vilas, CO $109,057

Walsenburg, CO $109,715 Walsh, CO $108,943 Weston, CO $110,069 Wiley, CO $108,881 Alamosa, CO $111,134 Antonito, CO $111,063 Arboles, CO $111,288 Arvada, CO $114,480

Aurora, CO $114,401 Bayfield, CO $111,601 Broomfield, CO $114,982 Commerce City, CO $114,211 Dupont, CO $114,429 Eldorado Springs, CO $117,154 Lafayette, CO $116,115 Louisville, CO $116,258

Westminster, CO $114,427 Wheat Ridge, CO $114,421 Agate, CO $110,368 Bennett, CO $113,237 Byers, CO $111,885 Castle Rock, CO $112,381 Deer Trail, CO $111,146 Elbert, CO $111,670

Elizabeth, CO $112,612 Englewood, CO $114,401 Franktown, CO $112,306 Kiowa, CO $111,802 Larkspur, CO $112,016 Littleton, CO $114,288 Lone Tree, CO $113,986 Louviers, CO $113,828

Monument, CO $111,906 Palmer Lake, CO $111,917 Parker, CO $113,569 Sedalia, CO $112,438 Strasburg, CO $112,876 Watkins, CO $113,724 Denver, CO $114,389 Thornton, CO $114,479

Boulder, CO $117,719 Golden, CO $114,412 Alma, CO $113,768 Bailey, CO $113,510 Black Hawk, CO $115,556 Bond, CO $114,778 Breckenridge, CO $114,012 Buffalo Creek, CO $113,118

Burns, CO $114,041 Central City, CO $114,906 Clark, CO $112,961 Climax, CO $114,143 Coalmont, CO $112,765 Como, CO $112,381 Conifer, CO $113,805 Cowdrey, CO $112,310

Dillon, CO $113,943 Dumont, CO $114,497 Evergreen, CO $114,214 Empire, CO $113,974 Fairplay, CO $112,485 Fraser, CO $114,103 Frisco, CO $114,647 Georgetown, CO $113,889

Granby, CO $113,799 Grand Lake, CO $113,736 Grant, CO $112,927 Hartsel, CO $111,886 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $113,646 Idaho Springs, CO $114,303 Idledale, CO $114,295 Indian Hills, CO $114,236

Jamestown, CO $117,529 Jefferson, CO $112,690 Kittredge, CO $114,248 Kremmling, CO $113,635 Leadville, CO $114,004 Mc Coy, CO $114,023 Morrison, CO $114,212 Nederland, CO $116,460

Oak Creek, CO $113,820 Parshall, CO $114,309 Phippsburg, CO $113,932 Pine, CO $113,255 Pinecliffe, CO $117,008 Rand, CO $112,773 Rollinsville, CO $115,917 Shawnee, CO $113,228

Silver Plume, CO $113,406 Steamboat Springs, CO $113,608 Tabernash, CO $114,369 Toponas, CO $113,890 Walden, CO $112,605 Ward, CO $116,154 Winter Park, CO $114,516 Yampa, CO $114,044

Silverthorne, CO $114,549 Longmont, CO $115,685 Allenspark, CO $115,160 Estes Park, CO $113,431 Bellvue, CO $111,979 Berthoud, CO $113,351 Dacono, CO $114,673 Drake, CO $112,019

Erie, CO $115,187 Firestone, CO $114,388 Fort Collins, CO $111,180 Frederick, CO $114,392 Blanca, CO $110,740 Capulin, CO $111,309 Center, CO $111,218 Chama, CO $110,361

Chimney Rock, CO $111,335 Chromo, CO $110,588 Conejos, CO $110,995 Creede, CO $111,577 Crestone, CO $110,792 Del Norte, CO $111,335 Fort Garland, CO $110,491 San Luis, CO $110,042

Homelake, CO $111,230 Hooper, CO $110,861 Ignacio, CO $111,121 Jaroso, CO $110,285 La Jara, CO $111,173 Manassa, CO $111,061 Moffat, CO $110,938 Monte Vista, CO $111,297

Mosca, CO $110,721 Pagosa Springs, CO $111,326 Romeo, CO $111,388 Saguache, CO $111,320 Sanford, CO $110,764 San Pablo, CO $110,195 South Fork, CO $111,446 Villa Grove, CO $111,087

Salida, CO $111,523 Almont, CO $114,395 Buena Vista, CO $114,219 Canon City, CO $111,026 Cimarron, CO $111,776 Coal Creek, CO $110,368 Coaldale, CO $111,251 Cotopaxi, CO $110,939

Crested Butte, CO $114,996 Florence, CO $110,194 Monarch, CO $111,757 Granite, CO $113,434 Gunnison, CO $111,862 Hillside, CO $110,897 Howard, CO $111,451 Lake City, CO $111,769

Nathrop, CO $111,859

Workforce Development Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Workforce Development Manager'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 May 01, 2026

$106,180

Average $114,479/year

$127,935

$8,848

Average $9,540/month

$10,661

$2,042

Average $2,202/week

$2,460

$51

Average $55/hour

$62

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$127,935	$10,661	$2,460	$62
Average	$114,479	$9,540	$2,202	$55
25th Percentile	$106,180	$8,848	$2,042	$51

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