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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary in Colorado

The median adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in Colorado earns $51,170 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,420 a month.

10th percentile
$40,030
25th percentile
$40,030
Median percentile
$51,170
75th percentile
$72,790
90th percentile
$79,200

Based on 820 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

$41,044 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,170
Federal income tax−$3,960
Social Security + Medicare−$3,915
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,251
Monthly take-home$3,420
Every two weeks$1,579

Does it go far here?

$49,655Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
51%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

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