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Rank 14 of 51 by shops · BLS QCEW 2024

How many sign shops are in Colorado, and what do they pay?

172 sign shops
employing 1,500 people in 2024, about 8.7 per shop, at an average of $56,796 a year. Colorado holds 2.3% of the country's sign shops. Pay is 4% below the median state.
Employees1,500rank 22 of 51 · +1.9% since 2023
Average pay$56,796rank 30 by pay · +1.2% since 2023
Total payroll$85.2M2024 wages paid by sign shops
Shops vs 2023-5.5%10 fewer shops than 2023

Colorado against the states around it

#StateSign shopsEmployeesAvg pay
12Tennessee
184
2,038$57,722
13South Carolina
175
1,726$58,640
14Colorado
172
1,500$56,796
15Missouri
160
1,648$55,078
16Virginia
160
1,989$62,893

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 713. U.S. total: 7,581 shops, 76,480 employees, $63,399 average pay.

Putting up a sign in Colorado

The shops counted here sell into cities that each permit signs under their own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. For the largest local market in these figures, PrinterFlo's summary of the sign rules in Denver sets out what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.

Questions

How many sign shops are in Colorado?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 172 sign manufacturing establishments in Colorado in 2024 (annual average, private employers), ranking Colorado 14 of 51 states. Together they employed 1,500 people, about 8.7 per shop.

How much do sign makers make in Colorado?

Average annual pay across Colorado's sign shops was $56,796 in 2024, 10% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. That is total payroll divided by employment, so it blends fabricators, designers, installers and owners on payroll.

What counts as a sign shop in these figures?

An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, Colorado, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 22, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.