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Chemical Plant and System Operators salary in Colorado

The median chemical plant and system operators in Colorado earns $62,870 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,161 a month.

10th percentile
$54,340
25th percentile
$59,560
Median percentile
$62,870
75th percentile
$75,680
90th percentile
$81,550

Based on 400 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

$49,930 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,870
Federal income tax−$5,364
Social Security + Medicare−$4,810
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,766
Monthly take-home$4,161
Every two weeks$1,920

Does it go far here?

$61,008Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
42%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 chemical plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado