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Director of nursing jobs in Colorado

open director of nursing jobs in Colorado at . BLS measures a median of $64.86 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Colorado) for medical and health services managers here.

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Checked 2 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the director of nursing jobs are in Colorado

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What directors of nursing earn in Colorado

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Colorado

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Colorado, May 2025

$64.86/hr ($134,910 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Colorado)

Median for medical and health services managers, against $59.55 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers, national) for the whole US; 8,400 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Colorado) employed in Colorado. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse managers.

By metro area

  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$66.23/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO) · 4,700 (source: BLS OEWS, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO) employed
  • Colorado Springs, CO$60.20/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Colorado Springs, CO) · 1,050 (source: BLS OEWS, Colorado Springs, CO) employed
  • Boulder, CO$66.42/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Boulder, CO) · 510 (source: BLS OEWS, Boulder, CO) employed
  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$62.13/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO) · 490 (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO) employed
  • Grand Junction, CO$61.51/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Junction, CO) · 240 (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Junction, CO) employed
  • Greeley, CO$61.10/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Greeley, CO) · 240 (source: BLS OEWS, Greeley, CO) employed
  • Pueblo, CO$55.67/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Pueblo, CO) · 220 (source: BLS OEWS, Pueblo, CO) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Medical and Health Services Managers; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring directors of nursing in Colorado

What the job takes

An RN license with several years of nursing and management experience.

  • License

    Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN)

    State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN. Required in every state

  • Certification

    Nurse executive certification (NE-BC)

    American Nurses Credentialing Center

Director of nursing jobs in Colorado: common questions

How much do directors of nursing make in Colorado?

Too few open director of nursing jobs in Colorado post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $64.86/hr ($134,910 a year) for medical and health services managers in Colorado (May 2025), against $59.55 nationally, 8th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse managers.

Where in Colorado are the most director of nursing jobs?

Colorado Springs (2), Denver (2), Lamar (2), Durango (1) and Lakewood (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring directors of nursing in Colorado?

By open jobs on this board: Brookdale Senior Living (2), Lamar Estates (2) and PACS Group (2). In all, 7 employers have director of nursing jobs open in Colorado.

What do you need to work as a director of nursing in Colorado?

An RN license with several years of nursing and management experience. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN) (State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN; required in every state) and Nurse executive certification (NE-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Colorado's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Colorado, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Colorado, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 2 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers (SOC 11-9111), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN): State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN
  6. Nurse executive certification (NE-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Director of nursing jobs in Colorado. Data as of 2 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/director-of-nursing/colorado

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