Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Boulder, CO

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Boulder

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $128,020 or more. The middle half of philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary in Boulder earn between $78,310 and $99,830.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Boulder vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary in Boulder earn 14% more than the Colorado average ($76,880) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($92,040). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $80,260.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Boulder

On the average salary of $87,680, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $67,363 a year, or $5,614 a month and $2,591 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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.

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Is Boulder a good place for philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $87,680 buys what about $83,344 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Colorado cities

Boulder ranks 1st of 2 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($139,950).

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