Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Denver
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $108,280 or more. The middle half of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Denver earn between $49,140 and $84,820.
- $31K10th
- $49K25th
- $70KMedian
- $85K75th
- $108K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $72,130 | $6,011 | — |
| Median | $70,060 | $5,838 | — |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $49,140 | $4,095 | — |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $84,820 | $7,068 | — |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Denver vs. Colorado and the U.S.
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Denver earn 4% less than the Colorado average ($74,780) and 24% less than the U.S. average ($94,700). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $78,620.
| Area | Average | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | $72,130 | $70,060 | $30,800 | $108,280 | 840 |
| Colorado | $74,780 | $70,060 | $30,910 | $120,380 | 1,950 |
| United States | $94,700 | $78,620 | $47,570 | $163,350 | 93,560 |
State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Denver
On the average salary of $72,130, a single filer in Denver takes home about $57,108 a year, or $4,759 a month and $2,196 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
Is Denver a good place for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Denver area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.8), so the average $72,130 buys what about $68,187 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Denver ($62,320). A typical home costs $573,221, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Colorado cities
Denver ranks 3rd of 5 Colorado metro areas for this job; Pueblo pays the most ($82,000).
- Pueblo$82,000
- Colorado Springs$79,780
- Denver$72,130
- Fort Collins$69,410
- Greeley$68,190
All Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Colorado
Highest-paying cities for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($152,090).
- Riverside, CA$152,090
- Trenton, NJ$140,890
- San Francisco, CA$139,080
- New York, NY$135,980
- Fresno, CA$135,810
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city
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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Denver: questions
What is the entry-level art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salary in Denver?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,140, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Denver?
About $57,108 a year ($4,759 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,130. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
Do art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary earn more in Denver than elsewhere?
The average here is 24% less than the U.S. average for this job ($94,700).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1121; area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (19740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
- U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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