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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Denver, CO

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $54,950 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,660 a month.

10th percentile
$43,650
25th percentile
$49,610
Median percentile
$54,950
75th percentile
$59,140
90th percentile
$61,260

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

$43,915 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,950
Federal income tax−$4,414
Social Security + Medicare−$4,204
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,418
Monthly take-home$3,660
Every two weeks$1,689

Does it go far here?

$51,946Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,874 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Denver, CO

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,600
Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Financial Managers$193,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Marketing Managers$182,470
Sales Managers$181,580

All cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado