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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists salary in Colorado

The median zoologists and wildlife biologists in Colorado earns $83,300 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,314 a month.

10th percentile
$60,590
25th percentile
$69,620
Median percentile
$83,300
75th percentile
$99,850
90th percentile
$116,390

Based on 730 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

$63,766 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,300
Federal income tax−$9,496
Social Security + Medicare−$6,372
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,665
Monthly take-home$5,314
Every two weeks$2,453

Does it go far here?

$80,833Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
33%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 zoologists and wildlife biologists salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado