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Retail Salespersons salary in Denver, CO

The median retail salespersons in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $38,470 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,616 a month.

10th percentile
$34,700
25th percentile
$36,660
Median percentile
$38,470
75th percentile
$44,570
90th percentile
$49,130

Based on 40,340 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

$31,398 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,470
Federal income tax−$2,436
Social Security + Medicare−$2,943
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$1,693
Monthly take-home$2,616
Every two weeks$1,208

Does it go far here?

$36,367Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
72%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,874 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Denver, CO

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,600
Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Financial Managers$193,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Marketing Managers$182,470
Sales Managers$181,580

All retail salespersons salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado