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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Colorado

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Colorado earns $307,490 a year, 32% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $17,195 a month.

10th percentile
$189,150
25th percentile
$197,310
Median percentile
$307,490
75th percentile
$371,190
90th percentile
$377,860

Based on 5,830 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

$206,340 take-home a year
Gross pay$307,490
Federal income tax−$70,756
Social Security + Medicare−$16,865
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$13,530
Monthly take-home$17,195
Every two weeks$7,936

Does it go far here?

$298,383Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
10%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
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
Architectural and Engineering Managers$183,810

All airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado