Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Boulder, CO

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Boulder

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,770 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Boulder earn between $63,330 and $100,790.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Boulder vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Boulder earn 6% more than the Colorado average ($83,460) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Boulder

On the average salary of $88,520, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $67,917 a year, or $5,660 a month and $2,612 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Boulder a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $88,520 buys what about $84,143 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Colorado cities

Boulder ranks 1st of 4 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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