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Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other salary in Colorado

The median social scientists and related workers, all other in Colorado earns $105,390 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,528 a month.

10th percentile
$66,010
25th percentile
$84,590
Median percentile
$105,390
75th percentile
$128,440
90th percentile
$152,730

Based on 790 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

$78,335 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,390
Federal income tax−$14,356
Social Security + Medicare−$8,062
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,637
Monthly take-home$6,528
Every two weeks$3,013

Does it go far here?

$102,269Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
27%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 social scientists and related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado