SOC 25-1071 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Denver, CO

The average salary for health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Denver, Colorado is $200,930 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $168,720: half of the 6,710 people in this job in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 36% more than the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

$200,930average per year

Median $168,720Take-home ≈ $141,479

  • $81K10th
  • $130K25th
  • $169KMedian
  • $360K75th
  • $360K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

6,710people in this job
+36%vs U.S. average
#1 of 7Colorado metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Denver

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $360,240 or more. The middle half of health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Denver earn between $129,660 and $360,240.

  • $81K10th
  • $130K25th
  • $169KMedian
  • $360K75th
  • $360K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$200,930$16,744—
Median$168,720$14,060—
Entry level (25th percentile)$129,660$10,805—
Experienced (75th percentile)$360,240$30,020—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Denver vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Denver earn 8% more than the Colorado average ($186,460) and 36% more than the U.S. average ($147,570). At the median the gap is +57% against the U.S. median of $107,310.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Denver$200,930$168,720$80,780$360,2406,710
Colorado$186,460$136,930$69,890$360,2407,800
United States$147,570$107,310$59,270$322,020221,270

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Denver

On the average salary of $200,930, a single filer in Denver takes home about $141,479 a year, or $11,790 a month and $5,442 every two weeks. Taxes take 30% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Denver a good place for health specialties teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Denver area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.8), so the average $200,930 buys what about $189,947 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Denver ($62,320). A typical home costs $573,221, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Colorado cities

Denver ranks 1st of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for health specialties teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($260,720).

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Denver: questions

What is the entry-level health specialties teachers, postsecondary salary in Denver?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $129,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the health specialties teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Denver?

About $141,479 a year ($11,790 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $200,930. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn more in Denver than elsewhere?

The average here is 36% more than the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1071; area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (19740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.93, this job is 2.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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