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Colorado Colleges Highest Instructor Salary

Highest Instructor Salary at Colorado Colleges

Colorado School of Mines has the highest instructor salary of $104,667 among Colorado colleges followed by University of Colorado Boulder ($79,661) and Red Rocks Community College ($77,367). The average instructor salary of the Colorado colleges is $73,341 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest instructor salary by contract length. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Instructor Salary At Colorado Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO$104,667
3.07%
$104,667
3.07%
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2University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO$79,661
7.95%
$79,661
7.95%
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3Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, CO$77,367
6.36%
$76,306
4.83%
$98,722
15.60%
-$102,383
7.13%
4University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO$73,598
5.91%
$73,765
4.18%
--$97,486
9.75%
5United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, CO$71,028
10.39%
---$94,704
10.39%
6Aims Community CollegeGreeley, CO$69,839
5.55%
$70,352
5.42%
$65,346
3.43%
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7Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO$68,063
1.35%
$68,443
0.92%
--$87,876
3.08%
8Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO$63,875
16.28%
$63,875
16.28%
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9Concorde Career College-AuroraAurora, CO$62,936
10.26%
---$83,915
10.25%
10University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO$62,376
2.65%
$62,824
3.12%
--$72,169
0.24%