Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Pueblo, CO
The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Pueblo, CO earns $63,600 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,207 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $47,310
- 25th percentile
- $63,510
- Median percentile
- $63,600
- 75th percentile
- $79,110
- 90th percentile
- $79,110
Based on 40 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
$50,484 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $63,600 |
| Federal income tax | −$5,452 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,865 |
| Colorado income tax (approx.) | −$2,798 |
| Monthly take-home | $4,207 |
| Every two weeks | $1,942 |
Does it go far here?
$69,310Median pay in Pueblo, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,111 a month, Census ACS).
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