Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $102K, rent takes 29.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,832/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all others typically earn — is $66K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,319/month. At HUD’s $1,832/month FMR, rent would take 42% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 12% below the national median — $102K here vs. $115K nationally.

Colorado pays $102K median vs. the U.S. average of $115K — that’s -12%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 103.71), the purchasing-power equivalent is $98K — below the national median.

The median is $101,570 a year, that works out to about $49 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $65,880, and experienced healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all others can clear $159,570. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,281/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,832/month, which eats 29.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Colorado has a Regional Price Parity of 103.71 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other salary is worth about $97,937 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.