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Physicians, Pathologists salary in Colorado

The median physicians, pathologists in Colorado earns $294,510 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $16,565 a month.

10th percentile
$77,330
25th percentile
$106,260
Median percentile
$294,510
75th percentile
$338,100
90th percentile
$442,560

Based on 50 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

$198,779 take-home a year
Gross pay$294,510
Federal income tax−$66,213
Social Security + Medicare−$16,560
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$12,958
Monthly take-home$16,565
Every two weeks$7,645

Does it go far here?

$285,788Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
11%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 physicians, pathologists salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado