Physician · Denver, CO

Physician take-home pay in Denver: $10,981 left over a month

A local physician wage of about $253,500 in Denver, CO, after Colorado tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,490. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$10,981

Local pay (annual)

$253,500

$14,544 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,490

$1,774 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a physician.

  • Taxes$6,581
  • Rent$1,490
  • Other living costs$2,073
  • Left over$10,981

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$253,500
Federal income tax
−$53,383
Social Security and Medicare
−$15,075
State income tax (CO)
−$10,512
Take-home pay
$174,530
Effective tax rate
31.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,490
Groceries
$420
Getting around
$551
Healthcare
$473
Utilities and internet
$263
Everything else
$368
Total spending
$3,563

Left over each month

$21,125 gross, minus $6,581 in tax and $3,563 in living costs.

$10,981

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Questions

What is physician take-home pay in Denver?

On a local physician wage of about $253,500, leftover after Colorado tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,490 is about $10,981 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Denver tax a physician paycheck?

Denver is in Colorado, which taxes wage income.

How does Denver compare for a physician?

Open the Denver paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same physician household.