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Carpenters salary in Denver, CO

The median carpenters in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $64,910 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,290 a month.

10th percentile
$48,160
25th percentile
$57,610
Median percentile
$64,910
75th percentile
$75,160
90th percentile
$89,990

Based on 7,250 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

$51,479 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,910
Federal income tax−$5,609
Social Security + Medicare−$4,966
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,856
Monthly take-home$4,290
Every two weeks$1,980

Does it go far here?

$61,362Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
44%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

All carpenters salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado