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Database Administrators salary in Colorado

The median database administrators in Colorado earns $118,340 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,240 a month.

10th percentile
$61,930
25th percentile
$80,830
Median percentile
$118,340
75th percentile
$145,600
90th percentile
$164,780

Based on 1,220 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

$86,875 take-home a year
Gross pay$118,340
Federal income tax−$17,205
Social Security + Medicare−$9,053
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$5,207
Monthly take-home$7,240
Every two weeks$3,341

Does it go far here?

$114,835Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
24%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 database administrators salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado