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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant take-home pay in Colorado

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Colorado earns $38,900. After taxes that leaves about $31,725 a year, or $2,644 a month. Your effective tax rate is about 18.4%.

$31,725 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,900
Federal income tax−$2,488
Social Security + Medicare−$2,976
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$1,712
Monthly take-home$2,644
Every two weeks$1,220

Estimate for a single filer taking the standard deduction, 2026 federal rules. State tax uses an approximate effective rate; local taxes and pre-tax deductions are not included.

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Colorado