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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Colorado

The median physics teachers, postsecondary in Colorado earns $99,280 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,192 a month.

10th percentile
$52,870
25th percentile
$69,660
Median percentile
$99,280
75th percentile
$128,450
90th percentile
$161,810

Based on 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

$74,305 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,280
Federal income tax−$13,012
Social Security + Medicare−$7,595
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,368
Monthly take-home$6,192
Every two weeks$2,858

Does it go far here?

$96,340Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
28%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 physics teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado