Elementary school teacher · Fort Collins, CO
Elementary school teacher in Fort Collins: $864/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Fort Collins at $62,930 a year. About 1,370 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $52,710 and the 90th is $96,270. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $864 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 39 miles away, at $1,784 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$864
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,930
$52,710 to $96,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,473
$1,753 (2 bd)
Employment
1,370
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
165th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $62,930.
- Taxes$1,038
- Rent$1,473
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$864
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,930
- Federal income tax
- −$5,513
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,814
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,127
- Take-home pay
- $50,476
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,473
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$5,244 gross, minus $1,038 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$864
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $1,784/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Fort Collins?
$62,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,370 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Fort Collins?
$864 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Boulder, about 39 miles away, leaves $1,784 a month, more than Fort Collins.