SOC 13-1199 · Grand Junction, CO metro

Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary in Grand Junction, CO

The average salary for other business operations specialists in Grand Junction, Colorado is $82,810 a year ($39.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,400: half of the 700 people in this job in the Grand Junction, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

$82,810average per year

$39.81 / hourMedian $76,400Take-home ≈ $64,152

  • $46K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

700people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#6 of 7Colorado metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay range in Grand Junction

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $129,960 or more. The middle half of other business operations specialists in Grand Junction earn between $55,040 and $99,720.

  • $46K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$82,810$6,901$39.81
Median$76,400$6,367$36.73
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,040$4,587$26.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$99,720$8,310$47.94

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in Grand Junction vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Other business operations specialists in Grand Junction earn 17% less than the Colorado average ($99,310) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($93,970). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $83,050.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Grand Junction$82,810$76,400$45,600$129,960700
Colorado$99,310$92,520$55,850$153,83045,670
United States$93,970$83,050$47,880$150,0101,087,090

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in Grand Junction

On the average salary of $82,810, a single filer in Grand Junction takes home about $64,152 a year, or $5,346 a month and $2,467 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Grand Junction a good place for other business operations specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Grand Junction area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $82,810 buys what about $86,734 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Junction ($48,510). A typical home costs $436,543, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in other Colorado cities

Grand Junction ranks 6th of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job; Boulder pays the most ($104,540).

All Business Operations Specialists, All Other salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for other business operations specialists

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($134,090).

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in Grand Junction: questions

How much do other business operations specialists make an hour in Grand Junction?

$39.81 an hour on average, and $36.73 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other business operations specialists salary in Grand Junction?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other business operations specialists take-home pay in Grand Junction?

About $64,152 a year ($5,346 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $82,810. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do other business operations specialists earn more in Grand Junction than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1199; area Grand Junction, CO (24300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.49, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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