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Denver: $2,655/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
  • 245 sunny days
  • Real winters

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$229/mo versus Chicago.

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$2,655

Versus Chicago

+$229/mo

+$2,748 a year

Local pay

$99,438

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$8,287
Tax$2,069
Rent$1,489
Other bills$2,073
Left$2,655

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$2,655 / 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 monthChicagoDenver
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$2,069
  • Rent$1,489
  • Other living costs$2,073
  • Left over$2,655

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$99,438
Federal income tax
−$13,490
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,607
State income tax (CO)
−$3,733
Take-home pay
$74,608
Effective tax rate
25.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,489
Groceries
$420
Getting around
$551
Healthcare
$473
Utilities and internet
$263
Everything else
$368
Total spending
$3,562

Left over each month

$8,287 gross, minus $2,069 in tax and $3,562 in living costs.

$2,655

County by county

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

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Denver, CO
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Denver CountyCO714k24%$1,770$1,958$586,700$91,68125 min
Arapahoe CountyCO656k22%$1,812$1,880$526,000$97,21527 min
Jefferson CountyCO580k19%$1,792$1,783$604,400$107,80027 min
Adams CountyCO524k18%$1,713$1,722$458,400$91,38730 min
Douglas CountyCO368k12%$2,095$2,120$674,000$145,73727 min
Broomfield CountyCO75k3%$2,074$2,205$631,600$121,02526 min
Elbert CountyCO27k1%$1,436$1,313$664,600$129,47742 min
Park CountyCO18k1%$1,942$1,849$489,300$95,45040 min
Clear Creek CountyCO9,3580%$1,230$1,348$572,800$96,66727 min
Gilpin CountyCO5,8770%$1,340$1,650$512,600$88,65435 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 $3,783 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,489.

Work from home
22.6% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
82.7% 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

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

  • Behavioral Health Case Manager (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

    ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

    ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant, Team Lead (O-6 Billet) Supervisory

    ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Personnel Security Specialist

    Office of Justice Services, Internal Affairs Division (Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs) · $61,722–$116,362 a year

    Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Program Analyst

    Department of State Headquarters · $106,437–$172,980 a year

    Hot Springs, AR · Tucson, AZ · Los Angeles, CA · +10 more · Hot Springs, AR, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA +10 · Closes October 21, 2026

43 more on the full list.

All federal jobs that pay relocation

The place

245 sunny days. July high 90°F. January nights 18°F. 27 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
245 sunny days, 90°F in July, 18°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
27 minutes each way
Size
3.0M people
Buying instead
Median home $570,300. About $3,639/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Colorado income tax. Sales tax 7.8%, property tax 0.49%.

Fit

Money left over
69
Sun and mild weather
72
Being in a big city
76
Public school districts in Denver

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

Public school districts in Denver
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of CDenver90,47119815.1
Jefferson County School District No. R-1Golden73,53214416.7
Douglas County School District No. Re 1Castle Rock61,2438817.4
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahGreenwood Village51,9806916.2
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AAurora38,7025816.6
Adams 12 Five Star SchoolsThornton34,4665417.3
School District 27JBrighton24,0463319.5
State Charter School InstituteDenver19,9604617
Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of ArapahoeLittleton13,1092017.1
Westminster Public SchoolsWestminster7,7241818
Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & StDenver7,0952017.5
Byers School District No. 32JByers6,8531041.1

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How is take-home pay in Denver calculated?

Denver 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 Denver?

About $1,489 for a one-bedroom and $1,773 for a two-bedroom in Denver, CO.

How do I compare Denver with another city?

Put Denver next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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