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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Colorado

The median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Colorado earns $63,760 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,217 a month.

10th percentile
$49,580
25th percentile
$59,760
Median percentile
$63,760
75th percentile
$79,560
90th percentile
$99,400

Based on 13,280 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

$50,606 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,760
Federal income tax−$5,471
Social Security + Medicare−$4,878
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,805
Monthly take-home$4,217
Every two weeks$1,946

Does it go far here?

$61,872Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
42%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 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado