Average Teacher Salary in Colorado

Colorado teacher salaries have increased steadily from the year 2007 through 2009. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average teacher salary in Colorado in 2009 was $48,020.00. This figure indicates an increase of 2.1 percent from the year 2008. The Colorado teaching salary schedule indicated an average salary of $47,030 in 2008, and $45,723 in 2007.

A comparison of national averages for 2009 shows that teaching salaries in Colorado are just below the national average of $49,720, with a 2.8 percent increase from 2008. There was, however, a slightly greater 2.9 percent increase between 2007 and 2008 for Colorado teacher salaries.

Teaching salaries in Colorado ranked 28th in the nation in 2009, declining from their rank during the previous two years. The average teacher salary in Colorado ranked 26th in both 2007 and 2008. The largest increase in Colorado teacher salaries occurred between 2007 and 2008, with an overall 5% increase from 2007 to 2009.

Teacher salaries in Colorado have been increasing steadily though the 2007 – 2009 period. The following Colorado teacher salary schedule provides this information:

Read our article on becoming a teacher in Colorado if you are interested in teaching in Colorado.