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Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median special education teachers, middle school in Grand Junction, CO earns $63,480 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,199 a month.

10th percentile
$51,890
25th percentile
$51,890
Median percentile
$63,480
75th percentile
$63,480
90th percentile
$71,990

Based on 60 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

$50,393 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,480
Federal income tax−$5,438
Social Security + Medicare−$4,856
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,793
Monthly take-home$4,199
Every two weeks$1,938

Does it go far here?

$66,488Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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