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Product / project manager · Denver, CO

Product / project manager in Denver: $3,641/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median product / project manager wage in Denver at $116,740 a year. About 20,710 product / project manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.88). The 10th percentile is $71,600 and the 90th is $172,060. Pay ranks 14th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,641 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 53 miles away, at $4,096 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

After tax and rent

$3,641

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$116,740

$71,600 to $172,060

Rent (1 bd)

$1,489

$1,773 (2 bd)

Employment

20,710

Location quotient 1.88

Pay rank

14th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, product / project manager pay of $116,740.

  • Taxes$2,523
  • Rent$1,489
  • Other$2,075
  • Left$3,641

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$116,740
Federal income tax
−$16,853
Social Security and Medicare
−$8,931
State income tax (CO)
−$4,494
Take-home pay
$86,462
Effective tax rate
25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,489
Groceries
$420
Getting around
$551
Healthcare
$473
Utilities and internet
$263
Everything else
$368
Total spending
$3,564

After tax and rent

$3,641 left/mo

Rank every metro for a product / project manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $4,096/mo.

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Questions

What does a product / project manager make in Denver?

$116,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 20,710 product / project manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a product / project manager in Denver?

$3,641 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a product / project manager keep more?

Boulder, about 53 miles away, leaves $4,096 a month, more than Denver.

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