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Microbiologists salary in Colorado

The median microbiologists in Colorado earns $81,640 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,223 a month.

10th percentile
$49,690
25th percentile
$66,750
Median percentile
$81,640
75th percentile
$118,560
90th percentile
$152,730

Based on 370 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

$62,672 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,640
Federal income tax−$9,131
Social Security + Medicare−$6,245
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,592
Monthly take-home$5,223
Every two weeks$2,410

Does it go far here?

$79,222Median 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 microbiologists salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado