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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Denver, CO

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $70,060 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,586 a month.

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$49,140
Median percentile
$70,060
75th percentile
$84,820
90th percentile
$108,280

Based on 840 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

$55,035 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,060
Federal income tax−$6,583
Social Security + Medicare−$5,360
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,083
Monthly take-home$4,586
Every two weeks$2,117

Does it go far here?

$66,231Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,874 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Denver, CO

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,600
Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Financial Managers$193,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Marketing Managers$182,470
Sales Managers$181,580

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