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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Colorado

The median environmental science teachers, postsecondary in Colorado earns $78,800 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,067 a month.

10th percentile
$47,370
25th percentile
$61,030
Median percentile
$78,800
75th percentile
$112,660
90th percentile
$160,250

Based on 210 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

$60,799 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,800
Federal income tax−$8,506
Social Security + Medicare−$6,028
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,467
Monthly take-home$5,067
Every two weeks$2,338

Does it go far here?

$76,466Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
35%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 environmental science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado