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Human Resources Specialists salary in Colorado

The median human resources specialists in Colorado earns $80,840 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,179 a month.

10th percentile
$51,290
25th percentile
$62,400
Median percentile
$80,840
75th percentile
$104,750
90th percentile
$133,850

Based on 19,450 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

$62,144 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,840
Federal income tax−$8,955
Social Security + Medicare−$6,184
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,557
Monthly take-home$5,179
Every two weeks$2,390

Does it go far here?

$78,446Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
34%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 human resources specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado