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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $58,240 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,868 a month.

10th percentile
$44,350
25th percentile
$49,960
Median percentile
$58,240
75th percentile
$66,450
90th percentile
$90,090

Based on 640 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

$46,413 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,240
Federal income tax−$4,809
Social Security + Medicare−$4,455
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,563
Monthly take-home$3,868
Every two weeks$1,785

Does it go far here?

$55,057Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
48%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, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado