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Physical Therapist Assistants salary in Colorado

The median physical therapist assistants in Colorado earns $64,810 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,284 a month.

10th percentile
$48,580
25th percentile
$57,740
Median percentile
$64,810
75th percentile
$77,280
90th percentile
$89,550

Based on 1,350 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

$51,403 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,810
Federal income tax−$5,597
Social Security + Medicare−$4,958
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,852
Monthly take-home$4,284
Every two weeks$1,977

Does it go far here?

$62,891Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
41%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 physical therapist assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado