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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Colorado

The median sociology teachers, postsecondary in Colorado earns $78,630 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,057 a month.

10th percentile
$41,400
25th percentile
$58,860
Median percentile
$78,630
75th percentile
$101,590
90th percentile
$139,920

Based on 220 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

$60,686 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,630
Federal income tax−$8,469
Social Security + Medicare−$6,015
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,460
Monthly take-home$5,057
Every two weeks$2,334

Does it go far here?

$76,301Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
35%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 sociology teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado