Bogotá salaries sit ~30% below the Colombia average
Bogotá, CO lists 75 careers with observed metro percentiles in COP. Pay index 0.70 (30% below national); COL 100 vs a US baseline of 100.
Radiologist leads this Bogotá table at $ 265.560.000 a year, with Surgeon at $ 264.270.000 and Psychiatrist at $ 242.200.000. The midpoint of the listed set is Web Developer at $ 92.420.000 — a better “typical covered career here” than row #1 alone. Top-of-list mix: 5 healthcare, 3 technology, and 1 finance & business.
Population in the dataset is about 7,674,366. Larger labour markets usually support wider industry mix; smaller ones can look “high paying” on one clinical or tech title and thin everywhere else. Licensing and immigration rules are independent of this cash sort.
Colombia shows about 5.1% CPI in 2025. Open a role’s Bogotá salary page for p10–p90, take-home, and rent models — this hub is the directory. Missing careers may still have a national Colombia page even when this metro lacks observed percentiles.
Reading pay and COL together in Bogotá
Use pay index (0.70) for wage level vs Colombia, and COL (100) for prices. High on both is not the same as high real leftover.
Figures are observed metro medians where listed, in COP, gross. They are market estimates — not a promise from any one employer.
What tops the Bogotá cash list
Radiologist: Radiologists interpret medical images to diagnose and guide treatment of disease. Observed median here: $ 265.560.000. That lead reflects how this metro prices the occupation, not a recommendation to retrain tomorrow.