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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Colorado

The median foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Colorado earns $77,840 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,014 a month.

10th percentile
$51,780
25th percentile
$60,470
Median percentile
$77,840
75th percentile
$101,080
90th percentile
$128,910

Based on 410 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

$60,165 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,840
Federal income tax−$8,295
Social Security + Medicare−$5,955
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,425
Monthly take-home$5,014
Every two weeks$2,314

Does it go far here?

$75,535Median 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 foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado