High school teacher · Denver, CO
High school teacher in Denver: $1,580/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Denver at $79,230 a year. About 9,070 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $51,860 and the 90th is $102,070. Pay ranks 73rd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× 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 $1,580 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 53 miles away, at $1,866 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,580
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,230
$51,860 to $102,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
9,070
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
73rd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $79,230.
- Taxes$1,459
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$1,580
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,230
- Federal income tax
- −$8,601
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,061
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,844
- Take-home pay
- $61,725
- Effective tax rate
- 22.1%
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
$1,580 left/mo
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $1,866/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Denver?
$79,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 9,070 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Denver?
$1,580 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Boulder, about 53 miles away, leaves $1,866 a month, more than Denver.