The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,690 | 4.42% | 22.99% |
| 2021 | $61,830 | 9.07% | - |
| 2020 | $56,220 | 10.26% | - |
| 2019 | $50,450 | -2.34% | - |
| 2018 | $51,630 | -1.82% | - |
| 2017 | $52,570 | -1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $53,580 | -0.86% | - |
| 2015 | $54,040 | 6.11% | - |
| 2014 | $50,740 | -5.38% | - |
| 2013 | $53,470 | 6.83% | - |
| 2012 | $49,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,690, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is the second highest paying city for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Boulder (median annual salary of $76,190). Compared with Boulder, the median annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greeley | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area |