Colorado state government salary
$39.1 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Colorado.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
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Salary | Per diem |
$43,977/year for legislators whose terms began in 2023. $41,449/year for legislators whose terms began in 2021. | For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $45/day. For legislators living more than 50 miles from the capitol: $237/day. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
Office and current official | Salary |
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Governor of Colorado Jared Polis |
$90,000 |
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado Dianne Primavera |
$164,009 |
Attorney General of Colorado Phil Weiser |
$118,000 |
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold |
$102,000 |
Colorado Executive Director of Labor and Employment Joe Barela |
$207,900 |
Colorado Executive Director of Human Services Michelle Barnes |
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Colorado Executive Director of Health Care Policy and Financing Kim Bimestefer |
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Colorado Public Utilities Commission Eric Blank |
$153,966 |
Colorado State Board of Education District 4 Kristi Burton Brown |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents District 7 Nolbert Chavez |
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Colorado Adjutant General of Military and Veterans Affairs Laura Clellan |
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Colorado Commissioner of Insurance Michael Conway |
$175,960 |
Colorado Commissioner of Education Susana Cordova |
$300,684 |
Colorado Executive Director of Local Affairs Maria De Cambra |
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Colorado State Board of Education District 5 Steve Durham |
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Colorado State Board of Education District 1 Lisa Escarcega |
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Colorado State Board of Education District 7 Karla Esser |
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Colorado State Board of Education District 2 Kathy Gebhardt |
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Colorado Executive Director of Personnel and Administration Tony Gherardini |
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Colorado Executive Director of Natural Resources Dan Gibbs |
$207,900 |
Colorado Public Utilities Commission Megan Gilman |
$153,966 |
Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg |
$177,852 |
Colorado Deputy Executive Director of Corrections Matthew Hansen |
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Colorado Executive Director of Public Safety Stan Hilkey |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District Elliott Hood |
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Colorado Executive Director of Revenue Heidi Humphreys |
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Colorado Executive Director of Public Health and Environment Jill Hunsaker Ryan |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents District 1 Wanda James |
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Colorado Controller Robert Jaros |
$169,428 |
Colorado Executive Director of Transportation Shoshana Lew |
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Colorado State Board of Education District 6 Rebecca McClellan |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents District 4 Frank McNulty |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 Ken Montera |
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Colorado State Board of Education District 8 Yazmin Navarro |
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Colorado Executive Director of Higher Education Angie Paccione |
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Colorado Public Utilities Commission Tom Plant |
$153,966 |
Colorado State Board of Education At Large Kathy Plomer |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 Callie Rennison |
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Colorado Executive Director of Early Childhood Lisa Roy |
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Colorado Executive Director of Regulatory Agencies Patty Salazar |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3 Ray Scott |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6 Ilana Spiegel |
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University of Colorado Board of Regents District 8 Mark VanDriel |
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Colorado State Board of Education District 3 Sherri Wright |
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Colorado Treasurer Dave Young |
$93,360 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Colorado court salaries and budgets
State court salary information | |
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Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
Associates: $215,904[3] | Associates: $207,351[4] |
State profile
Demographic data for Colorado | ||
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Colorado | U.S. | |
Total population: | 5,448,819 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 103,642 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
Black/African American: | 4% | 12.6% |
Asian: | 2.9% | 5.1% |
Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Two or more: | 3.5% | 3% |
Hispanic/Latino: | 21.1% | 17.1% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate: | 90.7% | 86.7% |
College graduation rate: | 38.1% | 29.8% |
Income | ||
Median household income: | $60,629 | $53,889 |
Persons below poverty level: | 13.5% | 11.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Colorado. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Colorado
Colorado voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, four are located in Colorado, accounting for 1.94 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Colorado had three Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 1.66 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
More Colorado coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Colorado
- United States congressional delegations from Colorado
- Public policy in Colorado
- Endorsers in Colorado
- Colorado fact checks
- More...
See also
Colorado | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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