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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Colorado

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary in Colorado earns $104,070 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,455 a month.

10th percentile
$54,330
25th percentile
$80,370
Median percentile
$104,070
75th percentile
$136,070
90th percentile
$171,520

Based on 1,100 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

$77,464 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,070
Federal income tax−$14,065
Social Security + Medicare−$7,961
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,579
Monthly take-home$6,455
Every two weeks$2,979

Does it go far here?

$100,988Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
27%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 engineering teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado