Clinical Director salary in Colorado

Clinical Director advertised pay by experience

Official Colorado wage data

Federal wage data for Colorado puts the median for medical and health services managers at $134,910 a year, with the middle of the market between $82,680 and $227,940 and about 8,400 people employed in the state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Federal figures cover medical and health services managers across all of healthcare, not behavioural health alone.

Median

$134,910

Mean

$150,380

10th percentile

$82,680

90th percentile

$227,940

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. State wage tables

How to work as a Clinical Director in Colorado

1. 1

   Confirm the credential

   Senior clinical licensure or certification (BCBA, LCSW, psychologist, SLP) plus leadership experience. This is the baseline every Colorado employer screens on before anything else.

2. 2

   Check the CO requirement

   Clinical Director practice in Colorado is regulated by the board that licenses the underlying clinical credential the post requires, not by the counseling boards. We do not publish CO-specific requirements for this credential, so confirm them with that board before you accept a start date.

3. 3

   Check the multi-state routes

   PSYPACT: member; Counseling Compact: enacted Compact participation changes, so confirm the current position with the Colorado board rather than a secondary source.

4. 4

   Build board processing into your start date

   Processing time, not eligibility, is the usual cause of a delayed start. Agree a start date with the licensing timeline already in it.

5. 5

   Match the credential to open work

   Compare the advertised range for Clinical Director roles, roughly $105k – $165k, against the live Colorado vacancies on this page, or join the talent network to be contacted when the next Colorado search opens.

Continue with Clinical Director in Colorado

• Clinical Director jobs in ColoradoEvery live Clinical Director vacancy we hold in CO
• All Clinical Director jobsThe national board for this credential
• National Clinical Director salary guideEntry, mid-career and senior figures
• Colorado market and licensureMetros, boards and compact status
• Licensure compacts and multi-state practicePSYPACT, the Counseling Compact and the Social Work Licensure Compact, state by state, and what each one does and does not let a clinician do.
• Changing states as a behavioral health clinicianA practical sequence for moving states: credential first, license second, offer third, with the market context that decides whether the move pays.
• US behavioral health pay benchmarksWhat BCBA, RBT, SLP, OT, LCSW, LPC and PMHNP roles are advertised at across the US, by credential and experience level, and the four factors that move an offer more than tenure does.

Clinical Director pay and licensure in Colorado: common questions

Do you need a license to work as a Clinical Director in Colorado?

Clinical Director practice in Colorado is regulated by the board that licenses the underlying clinical credential the post requires, not by the counseling boards. We do not publish CO-specific requirements for this credential, so confirm them with that board before you accept a start date. Confirm the current position with the Colorado board before you accept a start date, as processing time is the usual cause of a delayed start.

What is the average Clinical Director salary in Colorado?

Federal wage data for Colorado puts the median for medical and health services managers at $134,910 a year, with the middle of the market between $82,680 and $227,940 and about 8,400 people employed in the state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Federal figures cover medical and health services managers across all of healthcare, not behavioural health alone. Advertised pay on the Clinical Director roles we recruit nationally sits at roughly $105k – $165k, and offers land inside that band according to setting, caseload and metro cost of living.

Does Clinical Director pay in Colorado differ from the rest of the US?

We publish advertised pay on the roles we recruit, not a Colorado average. Across the US those Clinical Director roles are advertised at roughly $105k – $165k, and where a Colorado offer lands inside that band is driven by setting, caseload and metro cost of living. For an official comparison, Colorado median pay for medical and health services managers is $134,910; treat that as a negotiating floor.

Where are the Clinical Director jobs in Colorado?

Attractive relocation market with high candidate inbound and a tight supply of experienced BCBAs. The live Clinical Director vacancies we hold in Colorado are listed on this page; when nothing is open there today, the national Clinical Director board carries every role we currently hold.

Who employs Clinical Directors in Colorado?

The employers hiring this credential are multi-site aba providers, community mental health organizations, pediatric therapy groups, residential programs. Which of those dominates in Colorado follows the local funding and provider mix rather than any national pattern, and it is the single biggest driver of what an offer looks like: the same Clinical Director is priced differently by a center-based provider, a school district and a hospital system.

What do employers look for when hiring a Clinical Director in Colorado?

First, the credential and the right to practise: senior clinical licensure or certification (bcba, lcsw, psychologist, slp) plus leadership experience. Clinical Director practice in Colorado is regulated by the board that licenses the underlying clinical credential the post requires, not by the counseling boards. We do not publish CO-specific requirements for this credential, so confirm them with that board before you accept a start date. After that, hiring managers screen on the specifics of the work — caseload size you have carried, the settings you have worked in, supervision responsibility, and documentation or payer experience. Availability matters too: a realistic start date that accounts for board processing usually beats a stronger resume that cannot start.

What does the salary range on this page actually mean?

Two different things, kept separate on purpose. $105k – $165k is what Clinical Director roles we recruit are advertised at across the US — a live market signal, not a survey. The federal figures are official Colorado estimates for medical and health services managers: $134,910 median, with $82,680 at the 10th percentile and $227,940 at the 90th. They cover the whole occupation in the state, are published annually and lag the market by roughly a year, so read the median as a negotiating floor rather than a target. Neither number is an offer; where you land inside a range is set by setting, caseload and metro cost of living.

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