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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Colorado

The median child, family, and school social workers in Colorado earns $63,720 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,215 a month.

10th percentile
$45,980
25th percentile
$51,540
Median percentile
$63,720
75th percentile
$82,820
90th percentile
$102,990

Based on 8,200 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

$50,575 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,720
Federal income tax−$5,466
Social Security + Medicare−$4,875
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,804
Monthly take-home$4,215
Every two weeks$1,945

Does it go far here?

$61,833Median 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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado