Colorado Teacher Salary
Rankings
Average Teacher Salary Rank: 24th
Starting Teacher Salary Rank: 12th
Salary raise last year: 1.1%
Salary raise over 10 years: 25.7%
Starting Teacher Salary Rank: 12th
Salary raise last year: 1.1%
Salary raise over 10 years: 25.7%
Colorado is twelfth on our comfort scale with starting salaries of $35,086 and average salaries of $44,439. If the great outdoors is your thing, this is a great place to be a teacher. The song America the Beautiful was inspired by the views from Pike's Peak in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
How do salaries grow in Colorado?
Starting Salary: $35,086
Average Salary: $44,439
Average Salary: $44,439
Student/Teacher Ratios in Colorado, 2006
Number of Teachers: 45,841
Number of Students: 779,297
Students per Teacher: 17.0
Number of Students: 779,297
Students per Teacher: 17.0
Colorado teacher salaries vs. total education expenditures
Total Expenditures: $6,905,350,717
Teacher Expenditures: $2,014,666,109
Percent Spent on Teachers: 29%
Teacher Expenditures: $2,014,666,109
Percent Spent on Teachers: 29%
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Top Online Schools
Liberty University Online Campus
- EdD in Teaching and Learning
- MA in Teaching - Elementary Education
- MA in Teaching - Secondary Education
- MEd in Administration and Supervision
- BS in Education
- EdD in Educational Leadership
- EdS in Educational Leadership
- MA in Teaching - Special Education
- MEd in School Counseling
- MEd in Teaching and Learning - Elementary Education
- MEd in Teaching and Learning - Special Education
- Master's in Religious Education
- MEd in Teaching and Learning - General Education
- MEd in Teaching and Learning - Secondary Education
- EdS in Teaching and Learning
- AA in Education
- MEd Program Specialist - Gifted Specialist
- MEd Program Specialist - Early Childhood Specialist
- MEd Program Specialist - Math Specialist
- MEd Program Specialist - Reading Specialist
Western Governors University Online Campus
- BA in Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
- MA in Teaching - Science (5-9 or 5-12)
- MA in Teaching - Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
- MA in Mathematics Education (K-6, 5-9, or 5-12)
- BA in Social Science (5-12)
- MA in Teaching - Social Science (5-12)
- MEd - Instructional Design
- MS in Special Education
- MS in Educational Leadership
- BA in Special Education
- BA in Interdisciplinary Studies (K-8)
- Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation (K-8)
- Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation - Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
- Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation - Science (5-9 or 5-12)
- Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation - Social Science (5-12)
- BA in Science (5-9)
- BA in Science (5-12 Biological Science)
- BA in Science (5-12 Chemistry)
- BA in Science (5-12 Geosciences)
- BA in Science (5-12 Physics)
- MA in Science Education (5-9)
- MA in Science Education (5-12 Biological Science)
- MA in Science Education (5-12 Chemistry)
- MA in Science Education (5-12 Geosciences)
- MA in Science Education (5-12 Physics)
- Endorsement Prep Program in ELL (PK-12)
- MA in English Language Learning (PK-12)
- MEd - Learning and Technology
- MEd - Measurement and Evaluation
- BA in Early Childhood Education (Birth through Grade 3)
- Endorsement Preparation Program in Educational Leadership
Grand Canyon University Online Campus
- BS in Secondary Education - English
- BS in Secondary Education - Math
- BS in Secondary Education - Social Studies
- MEd in Curriculum & Instruction - Reading
- MEd in Education Administration - Organizational Leadership
- MEd in Education Administration - School Leadership
- MEd in Elementary Education
- MEd in Elementary Education
- MEd in Secondary Education
- MEd in Secondary Education
- MEd in Special Education
- MEd in Special Education
- MEd in Special Education - Certified Special Educators
- MEd in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- BS in Elementary Education - English
- BS in Elementary Education - Science
- BS in Elementary Education - Math
- BS in Elementary Education / Special Education
- BS in Secondary Education - Business Education
- BS in Elementary Education - Early Childhood
- MEd in Curriculum & Instruction - Technology
- MA in Teaching
- MEd in Education Administration
- Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership
- EdD in Organizational Leadership - Behavioral Health
- EdD in Organizational Leadership - Effective Schools
- EdD in Organizational Leadership - Higher Education Leadership
- EdD in Organizational Leadership - Instructional Leadership
- BA in English Literature
- BA in Interdisciplinary Studies
- BA in History
- Continuing Teacher Education Courses
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This is an excellent list of salary information for Colorado - thanks!
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