How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $50,460 and the 90th percentile is $101,440. The difference is $50,980, which is 66.3% 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 $61,220 to the 75th at $84,170, covers $22,950.

The mean annual wage is $74,950, which sits below the median of $76,910. 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 20.2% higher than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,706, which is 13.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.3% higher than the Colorado median of $63,410.

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 $76,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $72,706 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 8 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 $61,140 and employment of 3,640. That median is 20.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,711, against $72,706 here.
• Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $80,640 and employment of 1,630. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,653, against $72,706 here.
• Greeley, CO is 82 miles away, with a median of $60,160 and employment of 1,370. That median is 21.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,054, against $72,706 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.75% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (12,030 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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.