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Job market report: Boulder, CO

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Boulder, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 4, 2026.

At a glance

  • 21 open listings in Boulder; 722 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 5 new in the last 7 days; 0 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $129k a year ($127k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in CO: 1% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 285 jobsArizona: 1,400 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,500 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,406 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 702 jobsPennsylvania: 601 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,664 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,499 jobsNew Mexico: 723 jobsArkansas: 205 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,946 jobsHawaii: 342 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 700 jobsMichigan: 342 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 584 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,845 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 219 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 638 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsAuroraLittletonFort CollinsArvadaEnglewoodGreeleyLongmontBrightonCastle RockLoveland Denver, CO: 664 jobs, median listed pay $113k a year, ▲ 177 new this week, 15 new todayDenver · 664 · $113kCommerce City, CO: 1 jobWheat Ridge, CO: 1 jobGolden, CO: 12 jobs, median listed pay $86k a year, ▲ 6 new this week, 1 new todayGolden · 12 · $86kFrederick, CO: 2 jobsFrederick · 2Westminster, CO: 7 jobs, median listed pay $114k a year, ▲ 3 new this weekWestminster · 7 · $114kBroomfield, CO: 5 jobs, median listed pay $75k a year, ▲ 3 new this weekBroomfield · 5 · $75kNederland, CO: 3 jobs, ▲ 3 new this weekNederland · 3Lafayette, CO: 6 jobs, median listed pay $122k a yearLafayette · 6 · $122kBoulder, CO: 21 jobs, median listed pay $129k a year, ▲ 5 new this weekBoulder · 21 · $129k You: Boulder, CO Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Boulder; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Boulder

  1. Manager · 4 listings
  2. IT and help desk · 3 listings · typical $151k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology · 6 jobs
  2. National Telecommunications and Information Administration · 4 jobs
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 3 jobs
  4. HelloFresh · 3 jobs
  5. ALO · 2 jobs
  6. U.S. Census Bureau · 1 job
  7. Reformation · 1 job
  8. Natera · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Denver, CO · 664 jobs · 24 mi
  • Aurora, CO · 66 jobs · 32 mi
  • Littleton, CO · 43 jobs · 32 mi
  • Fort Collins, CO · 14 jobs · 41 mi
  • Golden, CO · 12 jobs · 19 mi
  • Loveland, CO · 12 jobs · 28 mi

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