Salary and Wage Statistics
CU Boulder is in the process of creating a robust destination data collection project to accurately understand employment outcomes for CU Boulder graduates. At this time, some departments collect limited information on their graduates immediately before or immediately after graduation.
In a recent survey, 91 percent of graduates from CU Boulder report that they are currently employed and/or in further education. Those employed reported the following median full-time annual salaries:
$50,000
Bachelor’s
$73,000
Master’s
$64,000
PhD
Minimum Wage
Effective January 1, 2024
- State of Colorado: $14.42/hour
- City of Denver: $18.29/hour
Salary Guidelines
- Internship Wage Data in Colorado by Industry and Job Role
Search by industry to discover the average hourly wage for internships in Colorado. - Salary Calculator Center
The Salary Calculator Center provides a free tool for researching compensation data by region, work experience and education level. - PayScale.com
This website provides salary reports for numerous career fields. - Compare Cost of Living
This online tool allows you to see the cost of food, housing, utilities, transportation and health cost of living numbers.