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Technical Writers salary in Colorado

The median technical writers in Colorado earns $100,610 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,265 a month.

10th percentile
$69,730
25th percentile
$82,060
Median percentile
$100,610
75th percentile
$123,490
90th percentile
$160,950

Based on 1,320 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

$75,182 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,610
Federal income tax−$13,304
Social Security + Medicare−$7,697
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,427
Monthly take-home$6,265
Every two weeks$2,892

Does it go far here?

$97,630Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
28%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 technical writers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado