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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Fort Collins, CO

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO earns $66,150 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,368 a month.

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$53,610
Median percentile
$66,150
75th percentile
$83,240
90th percentile
$102,650

Based on 210 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

$52,421 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,150
Federal income tax−$5,758
Social Security + Medicare−$5,060
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,911
Monthly take-home$4,368
Every two weeks$2,016

Does it go far here?

$65,412Median pay in Fort Collins, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,716 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fort Collins, CO

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$166,610
Software Developers$133,990
Industrial Engineers$131,870
Lawyers$131,380
Construction Managers$105,990
General and Operations Managers$105,770
Project Management Specialists$101,310
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$96,740

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