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Computer Programmers salary in Colorado

The median computer programmers in Colorado earns $104,610 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,485 a month.

10th percentile
$68,320
25th percentile
$76,190
Median percentile
$104,610
75th percentile
$159,810
90th percentile
$199,830

Based on 930 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

$77,820 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,610
Federal income tax−$14,184
Social Security + Medicare−$8,003
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,603
Monthly take-home$6,485
Every two weeks$2,993

Does it go far here?

$101,512Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
27%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 computer programmers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado