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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median zoologists and wildlife biologists in Grand Junction, CO earns $84,360 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,372 a month.

10th percentile
$63,130
25th percentile
$65,280
Median percentile
$84,360
75th percentile
$101,610
90th percentile
$112,010

Based on 30 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

$64,465 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,360
Federal income tax−$9,729
Social Security + Medicare−$6,454
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,712
Monthly take-home$5,372
Every two weeks$2,479

Does it go far here?

$88,357Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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