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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval salary in Colorado

The median architects, except landscape and naval in Colorado earns $102,400 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,364 a month.

10th percentile
$67,990
25th percentile
$80,660
Median percentile
$102,400
75th percentile
$128,950
90th percentile
$170,040

Based on 3,290 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

$76,363 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,400
Federal income tax−$13,698
Social Security + Medicare−$7,834
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,506
Monthly take-home$6,364
Every two weeks$2,937

Does it go far here?

$99,367Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
28%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 architects, except landscape and naval salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado