Tellers in Colorado
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,871
after federal, FICA and Colorado tax
Tax takes
$8,189
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,355
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
$46,060
Kept after tax
$37,871
Worth in national money
$37,355
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Colorado pays tellers a middle wage of $46,060, ranking 7 of 51 states and sitting about 7.04% above the national middle.
- Within Colorado this is lower-paid work. Of 491 occupations the state publishes figures for, tellers ranks 411. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Colorado costs about what the country costs, so from $46,060, take-home of $37,871 is worth roughly $37,355 in national money. The average comes to $46,400, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Colorado's median for tellers is $46,060, about 7.04% above the national figure and 7 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Against every occupation Colorado reports, tellers ranks 411 of 491, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Colorado is near the national base, so for tellers, whose median is $46,060, the adjusted figure of $37,355 differs little from $37,871 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $46,400 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Tellers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $56,060 |
| This salary | $46,060 |
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 | $37,871 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,189 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,974 |
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 | $44,419 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,596 |
| 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 $46,060. The published range is $37,730 up to $56,060, 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 $37,871, worked from $46,060. 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 411 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,355 uses one figure for the whole of Colorado. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 411.
- Reported values are medians; for tellers in Colorado the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,730 to $56,060. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Colorado take-home of $37,871, on $46,060 for work ranking 411 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 411 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,355, worked from $46,060, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Colorado address, on work sitting at 411 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,730 at the bottom tenth to $56,060 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $37,355 rather than its face figure.
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 $37,871.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,730 to $56,060) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Colorado rather than a national figure.
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 $37,355 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 $37,871 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.