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Database Architects salary in Colorado

The median database architects in Colorado earns $154,560 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,176 a month.

10th percentile
$88,000
25th percentile
$122,150
Median percentile
$154,560
75th percentile
$168,110
90th percentile
$195,510

Based on 1,950 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

$110,107 take-home a year
Gross pay$154,560
Federal income tax−$25,828
Social Security + Medicare−$11,824
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$6,801
Monthly take-home$9,176
Every two weeks$4,235

Does it go far here?

$149,983Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
19%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 architects salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado