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Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Colorado

The median philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary in Colorado earns $78,060 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,026 a month.

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$52,100
Median percentile
$78,060
75th percentile
$96,530
90th percentile
$128,820

Based on 390 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

$60,311 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,060
Federal income tax−$8,343
Social Security + Medicare−$5,972
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,435
Monthly take-home$5,026
Every two weeks$2,320

Does it go far here?

$75,748Median 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 philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado