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Chemical Technicians salary in Colorado

The median chemical technicians in Colorado earns $63,770 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,218 a month.

10th percentile
$46,850
25th percentile
$51,210
Median percentile
$63,770
75th percentile
$80,640
90th percentile
$94,970

Based on 1,180 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

$50,613 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,770
Federal income tax−$5,472
Social Security + Medicare−$4,878
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,806
Monthly take-home$4,218
Every two weeks$1,947

Does it go far here?

$61,881Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
42%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 chemical technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado