City Manager Salary in Colorado

How much does a City Manager make in CO?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a City Manager in Colorado is $119,359. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $109,629 to $135,112, with most professionals earning between $100,771 and $149,455.

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$109,629 to $135,112

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What is a City Manager?

A City Manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a councilâ€“manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief executive officer (CEO) or chief administrative officer (CAO) in some municipalities....

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Location	Avg. Salary	Date Updated
Location Jefferson, CO	Avg. Salary $119,102	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Agate, CO	Avg. Salary $116,844	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Aguilar, CO	Avg. Salary $112,048	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Akron, CO	Avg. Salary $114,013	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Alamosa, CO	Avg. Salary $112,048	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Allenspark, CO	Avg. Salary $122,307	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Alma, CO	Avg. Salary $119,394	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Almont, CO	Avg. Salary $120,026	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Amherst, CO	Avg. Salary $111,966	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Anton, CO	Avg. Salary $118,096	Date Updated April 01, 2025

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What does a City Manager do?

Common responsibilities of a City Manager

Works directly with individual citizens, citizen groups, members of the financial and business community, developers, planning community economic development groups and agencies and other related entities to insure prudent conservation of existing community assets and maximum utilization of community resources in the development and redevelopment process.

February 15, 2023

Creates and executes policy development, plans fiscal and budget management, leadership, and development of effective organizational structure.

July 30, 2022

Leads the execution of sales strategies designed to expand product adoption with targeted eye care accounts through effective prospecting, onboarding and expansion of use.

September 13, 2022

Represents the City and the City Manager's Office in a professional manner and positive light including proactively and effectively dealing with contentious issues and challenges as well as advising leadership in delivery of City services.

January 12, 2023

Communicate with office team regularly to ensure they have the information, tools, and support needed to perform their jobs effectively and successfully.

March 17, 2023

Demonstrate leadership and courage by making or supporting decisions that reflect the organizational mission and goals even when the decision may be unpopular to some.

March 24, 2023

Manage leaders to follow up on training completion, check for understanding, and provide continuous education opportunities to drive proficiencies for all front of store experiences.

April 11, 2023

Provide strengths-based case management and supportive services to Veterans households for the SSVF Program, including delivery of Rapid Rehousing and Homeless Prevention to eligible Veterans throughout the Kansas and Western Missouri Division.

April 13, 2023

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About Colorado

Colorado (/ˌkɒləˈrædoʊ, -ˈrɑːdoʊ/ (listen), other variants) is a state of the Western United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the 8th most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The estimated population of Colorado was 5,695,564 on July 1, 2018, an increase of 13.25% since the 2010 United States Census. The state was named for the Colorado River, which early Spanish explorers named the Río Colorado for the ruddy silt the river carried from the mountains. The...

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