Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Colorado
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,648
after federal, FICA and Colorado tax
Tax takes
$17,882
22.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$61,794
Colorado costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Colorado — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$80,530
Kept after tax
$62,648
Worth in national money
$61,794
State rank
36
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Colorado. The middle earner gets $80,530. That is 36 of 48 states, and about 16.96% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Colorado reports figures for, this is number 142.
- No great distortion either way. Colorado costs about what the country costs, so from $80,530, take-home of $62,648 is worth roughly $61,794 in national money. The average comes to $89,810, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For computer science teachers, postsecondary, Colorado sits in the lower band at $80,530, ranking 36 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 16.96%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Colorado's occupational distribution, computer science teachers, postsecondary sits at 142 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Colorado is near the national base, so for computer science teachers, postsecondary, whose median is $80,530, the adjusted figure of $61,794 differs little from $62,648 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $89,810 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,800 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,530 |
| Top tenth earn over | $139,900 |
| This salary | $80,530 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Colorado | $62,648 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,483 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,593 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $76,500 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,725 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Colorado earn less than $80,530. The published range is $30,800 up to $139,900, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Colorado the take-home figure of $62,648, from $80,530, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 142 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $61,794, the adjusted value of that $80,530 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Colorado. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 142 of 491 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for computer science teachers, postsecondary in Colorado the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $30,800 to $139,900. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Colorado is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $62,648 from $80,530. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 142 of 491 locally.
- This $61,794 adjusted figure, worked from $80,530, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 142 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 142 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $89,810, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $30,800 at the bottom tenth to $139,900 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Colorado costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $61,794 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Colorado adds its own income tax on top — which is why $62,648 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Colorado is $89,810. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($30,800) and the ninetieth ($139,900) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Colorado's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $61,794 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $62,648 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Colorado income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.