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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in Colorado

The median automotive service technicians and mechanics in Colorado earns $61,280 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,060 a month.

10th percentile
$39,550
25th percentile
$46,170
Median percentile
$61,280
75th percentile
$78,300
90th percentile
$93,830

Based on 12,300 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,722 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,280
Federal income tax−$5,174
Social Security + Medicare−$4,688
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,696
Monthly take-home$4,060
Every two weeks$1,874

Does it go far here?

$59,465Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

All automotive service technicians and mechanics salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado