How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $30,800 and the 90th percentile is $139,900. The difference is $109,100, which is 132.5% 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 $46,920 to the 75th at $120,980, covers $74,060.

The mean annual wage is $88,050, which sits above the median of $82,350. 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 15.1% lower than the national median of $96,980 for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,849, which is 19.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the Colorado median of $80,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $77,849 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $80,100 and employment of 130. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,538, against $77,849 here.
• Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $79,060 and employment of 190. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,151, against $77,849 here.
• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 90 miles away, with a median of $107,930 and employment of 70. That median is 31.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,726, against $77,849 here.

Employment share

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (390 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.