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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives salary in Colorado

The median first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Colorado earns $126,810 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,697 a month.

10th percentile
$88,800
25th percentile
$116,750
Median percentile
$126,810
75th percentile
$133,400
90th percentile
$156,310

Based on 2,790 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

$92,361 take-home a year
Gross pay$126,810
Federal income tax−$19,168
Social Security + Medicare−$9,701
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$5,580
Monthly take-home$7,697
Every two weeks$3,552

Does it go far here?

$123,054Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
23%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 first-line supervisors of police and detectives salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado