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Civil Engineers salary in Colorado

The median civil engineers in Colorado earns $101,420 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,310 a month.

10th percentile
$76,810
25th percentile
$82,830
Median percentile
$101,420
75th percentile
$132,200
90th percentile
$165,230

Based on 13,290 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

$75,716 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,420
Federal income tax−$13,482
Social Security + Medicare−$7,759
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,462
Monthly take-home$6,310
Every two weeks$2,912

Does it go far here?

$98,416Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
28%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 civil engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado