Elementary school teacher · Denver, CO
Elementary school teacher in Denver: $1,452/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Denver at $76,910 a year. About 12,030 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $50,460 and the 90th is $101,440. Pay ranks 81st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× 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 $1,452 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 53 miles away, at $1,821 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,452
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,910
$50,460 to $101,440
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
12,030
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
81st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $76,910.
- Taxes$1,393
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$1,452
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,910
- Federal income tax
- −$8,090
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,884
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,742
- Take-home pay
- $60,195
- Effective tax rate
- 21.7%
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
$1,452 left/mo
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $1,821/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Denver?
$76,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 12,030 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Denver?
$1,452 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Boulder, about 53 miles away, leaves $1,821 a month, more than Denver.