SOC 25-1121 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary make in Colorado Springs, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary in Colorado Springs, CO is $72,750. The 10th percentile is $30,800 and the 90th percentile is $133,260. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$72,750

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$39,240
Median
$72,750
75th percentile
$100,770
90th percentile
$133,260
Mean
$79,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

A public high school teacher standing in a classroom in the United States
A public high school classroom in the United States. Photograph by Harrison Keely. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $30,800 and the 90th percentile is $133,260. The difference is $102,460, which is 140.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $39,240 to the 75th at $100,770, covers $61,530.

The mean annual wage is $79,780, which sits above the median of $72,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Colorado Springs, CO median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $78,620 for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,239, which is 8.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% higher than the Colorado median of $70,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary at $72,239 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 2nd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $70,060 and employment of 840. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,231, against $72,239 here.
  • Pueblo, CO is 48 miles away, with a median of $75,730 and employment of 50. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,529, against $72,239 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 119 miles away, with a median of $64,220 and employment of 130. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,107, against $72,239 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary make in Colorado Springs, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary in Colorado Springs, CO is $72,750. The 10th percentile is $30,800 and the 90th percentile is $133,260.

How does that compare with the national median for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $78,620.

What is Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Colorado Springs, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $72,750 is $72,239. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Colorado Springs, CO compare with nearby metros for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary?

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $70,060. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.