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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary in Colorado

The median fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Colorado earns $51,910 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,467 a month.

10th percentile
$43,040
25th percentile
$43,770
Median percentile
$51,910
75th percentile
$76,360
90th percentile
$102,120

Based on 250 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

$41,606 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,910
Federal income tax−$4,049
Social Security + Medicare−$3,971
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,284
Monthly take-home$3,467
Every two weeks$1,600

Does it go far here?

$50,373Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
51%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 fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado