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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Colorado Springs, CO

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Colorado Springs, CO earns $47,890 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,213 a month.

10th percentile
$42,090
25th percentile
$43,360
Median percentile
$47,890
75th percentile
$56,060
90th percentile
$59,590

Based on 160 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

$38,552 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,890
Federal income tax−$3,567
Social Security + Medicare−$3,664
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,107
Monthly take-home$3,213
Every two weeks$1,483

Does it go far here?

$47,554Median pay in Colorado Springs, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,699 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$192,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$183,400
Sales Managers$177,780
Financial Managers$172,680
Aerospace Engineers$151,980
Managers, All Other$149,120
Software Developers$134,280
Computer Network Architects$130,980

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado