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Colorado employs 283,200 Office & Administrative Support professionals across 47 occupations. Explore salary ranges, top paying jobs, and career opportunities within the Office & Administrative Support industry.
The best-compensated occupations within Office & Administrative Support in Colorado, based on median salary data.
Complete breakdown of all occupations in the Office & Administrative Support industry in Colorado, sorted by median salary (highest to lowest). Click any job title for state-specific salary details.
| # | Job Title | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Employment | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desktop Publishers | $77,750 | $76,500 | N/A | $37/hr |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $76,600 | $79,750 | 26,100 | $36/hr |
| 3 | Meter Readers, Utilities | $66,550 | $69,740 | 150 | $32/hr |
| 4 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $65,850 | $71,970 | 10,340 | $31/hr |
| 5 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $64,140 | $65,400 | 2,580 | $30/hr |
| 6 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $63,980 | $67,530 | 7,800 | $30/hr |
| 7 | Public Safety Telecommunicators | $63,520 | $65,190 | 1,800 | $30/hr |
| 8 | Brokerage Clerks | $60,950 | $64,880 | 220 | $29/hr |
| 9 | Postal Service Clerks | $60,530 | $60,930 | 1,230 | $29/hr |
| 10 | Postal Service Mail Carriers | $59,880 | $62,480 | 5,100 | $28/hr |
| 11 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $59,490 | $65,740 | 2,030 | $28/hr |
| 12 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $58,750 | $58,550 | 3,140 | $28/hr |
| 13 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $58,660 | $59,110 | 1,380 | $28/hr |
| 14 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $58,470 | $60,490 | 1,910 | $28/hr |
| 15 | Word Processors and Typists | $57,550 | $55,700 | 60 | $27/hr |
| 16 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | $56,760 | $55,570 | 2,500 | $27/hr |
| 17 | Procurement Clerks | $55,210 | $55,380 | 830 | $26/hr |
| 18 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $54,880 | $55,700 | 1,660 | $26/hr |
| 19 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $54,070 | $58,140 | 3,470 | $26/hr |
| 20 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $54,000 | $56,560 | 26,140 | $25/hr |
| 21 | Office Clerks, General | $53,550 | $56,890 | 31,770 | $25/hr |
| 22 | Billing and Posting Clerks | $52,670 | $54,400 | 8,170 | $25/hr |
| 23 | Cargo and Freight Agents | $51,390 | $54,950 | 850 | $24/hr |
| 24 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | $50,820 | $49,650 | 210 | $24/hr |
| 25 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $50,410 | $52,240 | 7,920 | $24/hr |
| 26 | Bill and Account Collectors | $50,090 | $51,900 | 1,670 | $24/hr |
| 27 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | $49,660 | $51,140 | 5,360 | $23/hr |
| 28 | Order Clerks | $49,530 | $50,650 | 1,970 | $23/hr |
| 29 | New Accounts Clerks | $48,870 | $52,060 | 390 | $23/hr |
| 30 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $48,690 | $50,700 | 29,120 | $23/hr |
| 31 | Customer Service Representatives | $47,540 | $50,230 | 38,770 | $22/hr |
| 32 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $47,130 | $49,850 | 15,610 | $22/hr |
| 33 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $46,920 | $47,200 | 11,560 | $22/hr |
| 34 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | $46,860 | $49,070 | 250 | $22/hr |
| 35 | File Clerks | $46,490 | $47,780 | 1,130 | $22/hr |
| 36 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | $46,160 | $47,660 | 770 | $22/hr |
| 37 | Tellers | $46,060 | $46,400 | 5,370 | $22/hr |
| 38 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | $45,960 | $53,910 | 3,650 | $22/hr |
| 39 | Correspondence Clerks | $45,510 | $48,660 | 50 | $21/hr |
| 40 | Couriers and Messengers | $45,140 | $45,700 | 640 | $21/hr |
| 41 | Data Entry Keyers | $43,910 | $46,120 | 1,190 | $21/hr |
| 42 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | $43,720 | $42,720 | 320 | $21/hr |
| 43 | Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $43,430 | $44,390 | 880 | $20/hr |
| 44 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | $42,010 | $42,380 | 11,020 | $20/hr |
| 45 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $36,750 | $39,000 | 5,520 | $17/hr |
| 46 | Library Assistants, Clerical | $36,130 | $37,810 | 470 | $17/hr |
| 47 | Gambling Cage Workers | $34,850 | $38,690 | 130 | $16/hr |
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Colorado has 47 Office & Administrative Support occupations with 283,200 total employed workers (2025 BLS data).
The highest-paying Office & Administrative Support occupation in Colorado is Desktop Publishers with a median salary of $77,750/year.
The average median salary across 47 Office & Administrative Support occupations in Colorado is $52,720/year.
Salaries in Office & Administrative Support in Colorado range from $30,800 (entry-level) to $114,730 (senior) across all occupations.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes organize jobs into groups. Office & Administrative Support occupations use SOC prefix 43. Data comes from BLS OEWS.
Data: BLS OEWS 2025. Salary figures represent May 2025 compensation for occupations classified under SOC code 43* in Colorado. Percentile ranges (P10–P90) reflect the lowest and highest earning 10% of workers. Our Methodology · Data Sources