Nanny salary in Colorado: $40,750 median for the BLS occupation “Childcare Workers”.
How pay for nannies in Colorado compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.
BLS does not publish pay for nannies separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Childcare Workers” (SOC 39-9011), which includes nannies and other jobs; it is not a figure for nannies alone.
Hourly pay in Colorado, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $16.07 · 25th $17.78 · median $19.59 · 75th $22.24 · 90th $23.65.
Workers in the BLS occupation “Childcare Workers” (which includes nannies) in Colorado earned a median of $40,750 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 16% above the national median of $34,980. Colorado ranked 4 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 13,310 people employed.
- Colorado median
- $40,750
- $19.59/hr
- U.S. median
- $34,980
- +16% in Colorado
- Rank among states
- 4 of 51
- by median pay
- Employed
- 13,310
- location quotient 1.39
More on nanny pay in Colorado
The median hourly wage for childcare workers in Colorado was $19.59 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The middle half of childcare workers in Colorado earned between $36,990 and $46,260 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The lowest-paid 10% of childcare workers in Colorado earned less than $33,430 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $49,190 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The mean annual wage for childcare workers in Colorado was $42,410 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Where in Colorado it pays most
Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.
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Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.
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BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.
- Cost of living, which changes what a salary is worth.
- Pay at a specific employer or for self-employed workers.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
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