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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Colorado's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Denver Post has a searchable database of Colorado State Employees, along with employees of many of the State Universities.

The Colorado Association of Public Employees brought a bill to Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Lois Tochtrop seeking to exempt the records of particular employees' pay, and only permit access to aggregated salary information. Tochtrop is sponsoring the bill, known as Senate Bill 49. [1]

State Government Employee Salaries[2]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $90,000 Bill Ritter
Lieutenant Governor $68,500 Barbara O'Brien
Secretary of State $68,500 Bernie Buescher
Attorney General $80,000 John W. Suthers
Treasurer $68,500 Cary Kennedy


The salary of Colorado's governor ranks 48th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.


Colorado Judicial Salaries[3]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $142,708 Mary Mullarkey
Associate Justice $139,660 Gregory Hobbs
Associate Justice $139,660 Alex Martinez
Associate Justice $139,660 Michael Bender
Associate Justice $139,660 Nancy Rice
Associate Justice $139,660 Nathan Coats
Associate Justice $139,660 Allison Eid


The salary of Colorado's chief justice ranks 34th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Colorado's associate justices ranks 34st among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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  1. CORA change would mask employee pay, Politics West, January 8, 2009
  2. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  3. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"