Training and Development Managers in Colorado
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$101,492
after federal, FICA and Colorado tax
Tax takes
$38,488
27.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$100,108
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
$139,980
Kept after tax
$101,492
Worth in national money
$100,108
State rank
9
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Colorado is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $139,980, which ranks 9 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 5.25% above the national middle.
- Within Colorado this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 24 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Colorado costs about what the country costs, so from $139,980, take-home of $101,492 is worth roughly $100,108 in national money. The average comes to $151,670, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Colorado ranks 9 of 48 states publishing a median for training and development managers, at $139,980 — about 5.25% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Colorado publishes a median for, training and development managers sits 24 of 491 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Colorado is near the national base, so for training and development managers, whose median is $139,980, the adjusted figure of $100,108 differs little from $101,492 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $151,670 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Training and Development Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $99,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $139,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $217,950 |
| This salary | $139,980 |
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 | $101,492 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $106,942 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,943 |
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 | $132,005 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$14,136 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $139,980 as a midpoint for Colorado, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $99,720 and the ninetieth is $217,950 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Colorado the take-home figure of $101,492, from $139,980, 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 24 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 $100,108, the adjusted value of that $139,980 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 24 of 491 in the state.
- The Colorado median of $139,980 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $99,720 to $217,950. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Colorado is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $101,492 from $139,980. 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 24 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Colorado, so $100,108 — the adjusted value of that $139,980 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 24 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 $151,670, 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?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $99,720 and the top tenth $217,950 — 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 $100,108 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 $101,492.
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 $151,670. 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 ($99,720) and the ninetieth ($217,950) 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 $100,108 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 $101,492 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.