High school teacher · Boulder, CO
High school teacher in Boulder: $1,829/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Boulder at $81,450 a year. About 1,280 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $62,360 and the 90th is $125,880. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 369 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 $1,829 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Fort Collins is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,739 left over a month), and Boulder still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,829
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,450
$62,360 to $125,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,647
$1,961 (2 bd)
Employment
1,280
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
52nd of 369
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, high school teacher pay of $81,450.
- Taxes$1,559
- Rent$1,647
- Other living costs$1,753
- Left over$1,829
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,450
- Federal income tax
- −$9,533
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,231
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,941
- Take-home pay
- $62,745
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
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
$6,788 gross, minus $1,559 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.
$1,829
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Collins, $1,739/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Boulder?
$81,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,280 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Boulder?
$1,829 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 high school teacher keep more?
Boulder leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Fort Collins at $1,739 a month.