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Colorado Springs: $2,346/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 243 sunny days
  • Real winters

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$2,346

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−$960 a year

Local pay

$89,119

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,427
Tax$1,776
Rent$1,298
Other bills$2,006
Left$2,346

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$2,346 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoColorado Springs
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,776
  • Rent$1,298
  • Other living costs$2,006
  • Left over$2,346

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$89,119
Federal income tax
−$11,220
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,818
State income tax (CO)
−$3,279
Take-home pay
$67,802
Effective tax rate
23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,298
Groceries
$396
Getting around
$571
Healthcare
$446
Utilities and internet
$248
Everything else
$347
Total spending
$3,304

Left over each month

$7,427 gross, minus $1,776 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.

$2,346

County by county

2 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Colorado Springs, CO
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
El Paso CountyCO736k97%$1,609$1,499$431,000$87,47024 min
Teller CountyCO25k3%$1,746$1,315$445,000$80,66632 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,041 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,298.

Work from home
15.4% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
81.8% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

31 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Aircraft Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic

    Army Reserve Aviation Command (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $36.17–$42.19 an hour

    Fort Carson, CO · Colorado Springs, CO · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Civil Engineer

    Southwestern Division (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $125,776–$197,200 a year

    Little Rock AFB, AR · Corona, CA · El Monte, CA · +24 more · Little Rock, AR, Los Angeles, CA, Bakersfield, CA +16 · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Interdisciplinary

    Omaha District - Transportation Systems Mandatory Center of Expertise (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $106,437–$154,682 a year

    Air Force Academy, CO · Buckley AFB, CO · Colorado Springs, CO · +17 more · Colorado Springs, CO, Denver, CO, Davenport, IA +10 · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Interdisciplinary

    Omaha District - Transportation Systems Mandatory Center of Expertise (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $89,508–$130,080 a year

    Air Force Academy, CO · Buckley AFB, CO · Colorado Springs, CO · +17 more · Colorado Springs, CO, Denver, CO, Davenport, IA +10 · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft)

    Army Reserve Aviation Command (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $36.17–$42.19 an hour

    Fort Carson, CO · Colorado Springs, CO · Closes October 22, 2026

26 more on the full list.

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The place

243 sunny days. July high 85°F. January nights 17°F. 24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
243 sunny days, 85°F in July, 17°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
24 minutes each way
Size
760k people
Buying instead
Median home $431,600. About $2,736/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Colorado income tax. Sales tax 7.8%, property tax 0.44%.

Fit

Money left over
58
Sun and mild weather
70
Being in a big city
54
Public school districts in Colorado Springs

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Colorado Springs
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
El Paso County Colorado School District 49Peyton25,6893118.6
Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso anColorado Springs25,6073916.3
Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of EColorado Springs22,2275914.9
Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso anColorado Springs11,9382814.4
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State ofColorado Springs9,2901816.1
Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso anFountain7,9551316.4
Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the coMonument6,3321017.1
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of EColorado Springs3,745915.1
Woodland Park School District No. Re-2Woodland Park1,744514.1
Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of ElManitou Springs1,147412.2
Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso aEllicott1,009314.2
Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso andPeyton596414.3

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Colorado Springs calculated?

Colorado Springs is in Colorado, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Colorado Springs?

About $1,298 for a one-bedroom and $1,545 for a two-bedroom in Colorado Springs, CO.

How do I compare Colorado Springs with another city?

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