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Psychiatrists salary in Colorado

The median psychiatrists in Colorado earns $266,370 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $15,184 a month.

10th percentile
$134,050
25th percentile
$228,210
Median percentile
$266,370
75th percentile
$313,920
90th percentile
$353,330

Based on 270 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

$182,209 take-home a year
Gross pay$266,370
Federal income tax−$56,542
Social Security + Medicare−$15,899
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$11,720
Monthly take-home$15,184
Every two weeks$7,008

Does it go far here?

$258,481Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
12%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 psychiatrists salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado