Psychiatrist Salary 2026 in Colorado
BLS estimates the median psychiatrist wage in Colorado at $266,370 a year, about $128.06 an hour over a full-time year. BLS estimates 270 jobs in the state. The state median estimate is 5.5% below the national median of $281,870.
Estimated take home in Colorado, a year
$181,636
On the state median of $266,370, after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Colorado income tax and Colorado payroll contributions. A single filer with a blank Form W-4: $6,986.00 a fortnight, an effective rate of 31.8%.
The spread in Colorado
BLS publishes selected percentile estimates for the state, not only the median. The take home column applies the current Colorado model to published numeric estimates; lower-bound rows stay uncalculated.
| Percentile | A year | An hour | Estimated take home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest tenth | $134,050 | $64.45 | $96,647 |
| Lower quarter | $228,210 | $109.72 | $158,270 |
| Median | $266,370 | $128.06 | $181,636 |
| Upper quarter | $313,920 | $150.92 | $209,512 |
| Highest tenth | $353,330 | $169.87 | $232,471 |
Colorado against the states next door
The wage estimates are BLS’s. Take home is modeled only where BLS publishes a numeric median estimate; # lower bounds remain labelled and uncalculated.
Relative to the state’s all-occupations estimate
BLS estimates the all-occupations median in Colorado at $59,800. The published psychiatrist median estimate is 4.45times that benchmark; nationally the corresponding ratio is 5.53. This ratio is a wage comparison only and does not adjust for cost of living or individual experience.
Modeled gross pay for selected take home targets in Colorado
These are illustrative reverse calculations for a single filer using the deductions currently represented for Colorado. An actual payroll result may differ.
| Target take home | Estimated gross needed | An hour |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $63,010 | $30.29 |
| $60,000 | $77,740 | $37.38 |
| $75,000 | $100,640 | $48.38 |
| $100,000 | $139,330 | $66.99 |
The same rate at different hours
BLS converts the annual estimate using a 2,080-hour year. This table shows illustrative weekly-hour scenarios using the same hourly estimate and theColorado deductions currently represented by the model.
| Hours a week | Gross a year | Estimated take home | A fortnight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $133,182 | $96,092 | $3,695.85 |
| 24 | $159,819 | $113,009 | $4,346.49 |
| 30 | $199,774 | $139,398 | $5,361.48 |
| 36 | $239,728 | $165,321 | $6,358.49 |
| 40 | $266,365 | $181,636 | $6,986.00 |
| 48 | $319,638 | $212,846 | $8,186.39 |
Put in your own hours
Seeded with the Colorado median. Change the hours, your Form W-4 answers or the state.
Estimated average take home pay, biweekly
$6,986.00
$266,364.80 a year gross; the model estimates $181,635.64 after the deductions shown. That is 68.2% of gross under these assumptions.
Worked out from: single filer · a blank Form W-4 · 40 hours a week.
- Colorado withholds against its own allowance of $5,500 rather than the deduction on the return; this is the employer-method estimate represented by the model, not a promise of what a payslip will show. The model's return-based tax estimate is $11,011.65 for the year against $11,478.05 of modeled withholding, a difference of about $466.40 that may increase a refund or reduce a balance due when you file.
- Social Security withholding generally stops after wages from one employer reach $184,500 for the year, so later take home pay may be higher than this annual average.
- Additional Medicare withholding starts in the pay period when wages from one employer exceed $200,000 for the year. No pay date or year-to-date wages were entered, so the biweekly Medicare and take home figures are annual-average estimates that spread the year's Additional Medicare across 26 paychecks; actual earlier take home pay may be higher and later take home pay lower.
About this calculator. It is general guidance, not a payslip. The figures are estimates based on selected 2026 federal and state publications and modeled assumptions. Sources, interpretations and code may be incomplete or wrong, and the result should not be relied on as an exact calculation of tax, payroll or anything else. Your employer knows things this page cannot: a mid-year rate change, a benefit deduction, a garnishment, a local tax, or what it has already withheld this year. Nothing here is tax, legal or financial advice, and using it creates no professional relationship. For anything that turns on the exact number, ask an accountant or a qualified adviser. Methodology and sources.
Pay history
There are fewer than two exact numeric medians to chart. These points are left uncharted rather than treated as zero or replaced with an estimate.
Questions people ask
What is the median psychiatrist salary in Colorado?+
BLS estimates the median at $266,370 a year, about $128.06 an hour over a full-time year. The published mean estimate is $258,210. In the cited data, that median estimate is 5.5% below the national estimate of $281,870.
What is a psychiatrist salary in Colorado after taxes?+
Using the state median estimate and the page's default filing assumptions, the model estimates $181,636 a year after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Colorado income tax and the state payroll contributions represented here. The corresponding modeled biweekly amount is $6,986.00.
What is the salary range for a psychiatrist in Colorado?+
The BLS lowest-tenth estimate is $134,050, and the highest-tenth estimate is $353,330. “At least” preserves the Bureau's # lower-bound marker; the figures are wage estimates rather than career stages.
Does a psychiatrist earn more in Colorado or nearby?+
Against the states it borders, Colorado's median of $266,370 is below the highest neighboring median, Utah at $299,670. The table also shows modeled take home estimates under the same assumptions; it is not a comparison of actual payslips.
Psychiatrist pay in other states
Or see psychiatrist pay nationally and how Colorado taxes any wage.
Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 29-1223. OEWS surveys wages in May and publishes about a year later, so this release appeared in May 2026 and is the most recent. Annual figures convert at 2,080 hours a year, as BLS states them. Tax is worked out here from the 2026 federal and Colorado tables.