Teachers and Instructors, All Other in Colorado
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,911
after federal, FICA and Colorado tax
Tax takes
$16,469
21.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,094
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
$76,380
Kept after tax
$59,911
Worth in national money
$59,094
State rank
13
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for teachers and instructors, all other is strong here. Colorado's middle earner gets $76,380, putting the state 13 of 50 — about 15.48% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Teachers and instructors, all other ranks 168 among 491 occupations Colorado publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Colorado costs about what the country costs, so from $76,380, take-home of $59,911 is worth roughly $59,094 in national money. The average lands at $76,250, below the middle of the range.
- For teachers and instructors, all other, Colorado sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $76,380, ranking 13 of 50 and running about 15.48% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 168 of 491 in Colorado places teachers and instructors, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Colorado is near the national base, so for teachers and instructors, all other, whose median is $76,380, the adjusted figure of $59,094 differs little from $59,911 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $76,250 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Teachers and Instructors, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $112,710 |
| This salary | $76,380 |
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 | $59,911 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,563 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,288 |
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 | $72,610 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,304 |
| 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 $76,380. The published range is $38,570 up to $112,710, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Colorado the take-home figure of $59,911, from $76,380, 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 168 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Colorado, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $59,094, the adjusted value of that $76,380 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 168 of 491 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for teachers and instructors, all other in Colorado the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,570 to $112,710. 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 $59,911 from $76,380. 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 168 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Colorado, so $59,094 — the adjusted value of that $76,380 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 168 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $38,570 and the top tenth $112,710 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $59,094 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Colorado then takes its own share, leaving $59,911.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($38,570) and the ninetieth ($112,710) 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 $59,094 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 $59,911 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.