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Business Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Colorado

The median business teachers, postsecondary in Colorado earns $78,210 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,034 a month.

10th percentile
$37,830
25th percentile
$55,620
Median percentile
$78,210
75th percentile
$126,190
90th percentile
$166,020

Based on 2,080 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

$60,409 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,210
Federal income tax−$8,376
Social Security + Medicare−$5,983
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,441
Monthly take-home$5,034
Every two weeks$2,323

Does it go far here?

$75,894Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
35%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 business teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado