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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Colorado

The median economics teachers, postsecondary in Colorado earns $98,870 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,170 a month.

10th percentile
$58,710
25th percentile
$73,490
Median percentile
$98,870
75th percentile
$138,460
90th percentile
$166,470

Based on 270 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

$74,035 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,870
Federal income tax−$12,921
Social Security + Medicare−$7,564
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,350
Monthly take-home$6,170
Every two weeks$2,847

Does it go far here?

$95,942Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
29%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 economics teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado