Elementary school teacher · Boulder, CO
Elementary school teacher in Boulder: $1,784/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Boulder at $80,640 a year. About 1,630 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $60,420 and the 90th is $125,420. Pay ranks 44th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,784 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Denver is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,417 left over a month), and Boulder still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,784
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,640
$60,420 to $125,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,647
$1,961 (2 bd)
Employment
1,630
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
44th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $80,640.
- Taxes$1,536
- Rent$1,647
- Other living costs$1,753
- Left over$1,784
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,640
- Federal income tax
- −$9,355
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,169
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,906
- Take-home pay
- $62,210
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,647
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $342
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,400
Left over each month
$6,720 gross, minus $1,536 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.
$1,784
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Denver, $1,417/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Boulder?
$80,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,630 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Boulder?
$1,784 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Boulder leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Denver at $1,417 a month.