Denver accountant salary: rankings and context
Monthly take-home on that median is roughly US$7,200; local prices sit at COL 100, so its buying power is about US$100,000.
Accountant pay in Denver: national and in-state ranking
San Jose leads at US$121,700, 22% above Denver, while San Antonio sits at US$78,650. The neighbours in the ranking are Boston and Seattle.
Denver is the only observed CO metro for this role, so there is no in-state average to compare; the national and metro ranking above is the better reference.
Is US$100,020 a good salary in Denver?
With a COL index of 100, there is little difference between headline pay and price-adjusted pay (US$100,000).
Adjusting for prices does not move Denver in the ranking: it is 6th of 21 on both cash and buying power.
Run the median through our simplified tax model (13% effective) and about US$7,200 lands each month. Budget US$1,650 for a modeled 1-bedroom — 23% of pay — and other modeled costs, and roughly US$3,730 remains.
If you compared Denver with similarly priced cities
New York (similar cost level, COL 100) pays US$105,650, 6% more than Denver; modeled monthly leftover is US$370 higher.
Los Angeles (similar cost level, COL 100) pays US$94,360, 6% less than Denver; modeled monthly leftover is US$360 lower.
A accountant moving from Denver to Chicago (similar cost level, COL 100) would see the median fall 18% to US$82,360, with US$1,140 less left over monthly in our model.
Other Denver jobs compared with accountant
Of the 9 roles we track in Denver, Accountant is 8th by median; the highest is Lawyer (US$177,380).
Closest neighbours in the Denver list: Registered Nurse at US$101,130 (+1%) and Frontend Developer at US$92,060 (-8%).
How Denver ranks at the low and high end
Senior pay is the relative strength in Denver: US$165,010 at the 90th percentile ranks 5th of 21, while US$63,550 at the 10th ranks 8th.
For the top 10% of earners, San Jose leads with US$196,890 at the 90th percentile, +19% against Denver.
Spread between low and high accountant pay in Denver
Pay is spread out: US$63,550 at the 10th percentile to US$165,010 at the 90th (2.6×). Level and setting matter more than the city average here.