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Dentists, General salary in Colorado

The median dentists, general in Colorado earns $166,240 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,798 a month.

10th percentile
$84,590
25th percentile
$103,820
Median percentile
$166,240
75th percentile
$210,080
90th percentile
$229,070

Based on 2,940 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

$117,576 take-home a year
Gross pay$166,240
Federal income tax−$28,632
Social Security + Medicare−$12,717
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$7,315
Monthly take-home$9,798
Every two weeks$4,522

Does it go far here?

$161,317Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
18%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 dentists, general salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado