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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Denver, CO

The median career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $73,810 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,792 a month.

10th percentile
$34,980
25th percentile
$49,270
Median percentile
$73,810
75th percentile
$78,710
90th percentile
$97,040

Based on 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

$57,508 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,810
Federal income tax−$7,408
Social Security + Medicare−$5,646
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,248
Monthly take-home$4,792
Every two weeks$2,212

Does it go far here?

$69,776Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
39%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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