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Tax Preparers salary in Colorado

The median tax preparers in Colorado earns $62,620 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,145 a month.

10th percentile
$37,790
25th percentile
$43,380
Median percentile
$62,620
75th percentile
$75,260
90th percentile
$97,980

Based on 1,540 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

$49,740 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,620
Federal income tax−$5,334
Social Security + Medicare−$4,790
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,755
Monthly take-home$4,145
Every two weeks$1,913

Does it go far here?

$60,765Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
42%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 tax preparers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado