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Accountants and Auditors salary in Colorado

The median accountants and auditors in Colorado earns $97,030 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,068 a month.

10th percentile
$60,760
25th percentile
$74,900
Median percentile
$97,030
75th percentile
$127,270
90th percentile
$162,160

Based on 35,410 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$72,821 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,030
Federal income tax−$12,517
Social Security + Medicare−$7,423
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,269
Monthly take-home$6,068
Every two weeks$2,801

Does it go far here?

$94,156Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

All accountants and auditors salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado