Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Colorado
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,804
after federal, FICA and Colorado tax
Tax takes
$17,446
22.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,961
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
$79,250
Kept after tax
$61,804
Worth in national money
$60,961
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Colorado is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $79,250, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 9.95% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Colorado reports figures for, this is number 148.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $79,250 the take-home is $61,804, which is worth about $60,961 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $91,500, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Colorado ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products, at $79,250 — about 9.95% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Colorado's occupational distribution, sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products sits at 148 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.
- Colorado's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products on its $79,250 median: $61,804 retained after tax becomes $60,961 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $91,500 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $149,890 |
| This salary | $79,250 |
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 | $61,804 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,582 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,499 |
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 | $75,300 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,595 |
| 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 $79,250. The published range is $47,620 up to $149,890, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Colorado's $61,804, worked from $79,250. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 148 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Colorado, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $60,961, the adjusted value of that $79,250 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 148 of 491 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products in Colorado the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,620 to $149,890. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Colorado take-home of $61,804, on $79,250 for work ranking 148 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 148 of 491 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Colorado, so $60,961 — the adjusted value of that $79,250 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 148 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $91,500, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $47,620 at the bottom tenth to $149,890 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Colorado run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $60,961 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $61,804 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $91,500. 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 ($47,620) and the ninetieth ($149,890) 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 $60,961 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 $61,804 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.