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Waiters and Waitresses salary in Colorado

The median waiters and waitresses in Colorado earns $44,860 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,021 a month.

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$32,610
Median percentile
$44,860
75th percentile
$66,360
90th percentile
$78,160

Based on 40,680 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

$36,251 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,860
Federal income tax−$3,203
Social Security + Medicare−$3,432
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$1,974
Monthly take-home$3,021
Every two weeks$1,394

Does it go far here?

$43,531Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
58%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 waiters and waitresses salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado