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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Fort Collins, CO

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO earns $30,800 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,131 a month.

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$30,800
Median percentile
$30,800
75th percentile
$30,800
90th percentile
$37,470

Based on 1,170 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

$25,573 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,800
Federal income tax−$1,516
Social Security + Medicare−$2,356
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$1,355
Monthly take-home$2,131
Every two weeks$984

Does it go far here?

$30,456Median pay in Fort Collins, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
81%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,716 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fort Collins, CO

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$166,610
Software Developers$133,990
Industrial Engineers$131,870
Lawyers$131,380
Construction Managers$105,990
General and Operations Managers$105,770
Project Management Specialists$101,310
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$96,740

All teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado