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Air Traffic Controllers salary in Colorado

The median air traffic controllers in Colorado earns $177,380 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,392 a month.

10th percentile
$76,310
25th percentile
$108,990
Median percentile
$177,380
75th percentile
$204,150
90th percentile
$213,950

Based on 740 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

$124,701 take-home a year
Gross pay$177,380
Federal income tax−$31,305
Social Security + Medicare−$13,570
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$7,805
Monthly take-home$10,392
Every two weeks$4,796

Does it go far here?

$172,127Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
17%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 air traffic controllers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado