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Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Colorado

The median special education teachers, middle school in Colorado earns $66,130 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,367 a month.

10th percentile
$50,750
25th percentile
$60,870
Median percentile
$66,130
75th percentile
$80,530
90th percentile
$98,620

Based on 2,020 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

$52,406 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,130
Federal income tax−$5,756
Social Security + Medicare−$5,059
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,910
Monthly take-home$4,367
Every two weeks$2,016

Does it go far here?

$64,171Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
40%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 special education teachers, middle school salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado