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Conservation Scientists salary in Colorado

The median conservation scientists in Colorado earns $84,820 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,397 a month.

10th percentile
$57,710
25th percentile
$67,770
Median percentile
$84,820
75th percentile
$108,540
90th percentile
$134,350

Based on 1,230 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

$64,769 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,820
Federal income tax−$9,830
Social Security + Medicare−$6,489
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,732
Monthly take-home$5,397
Every two weeks$2,491

Does it go far here?

$82,308Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
33%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 conservation scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado