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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Pueblo, CO

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pueblo, CO earns $48,640 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,260 a month.

10th percentile
$39,360
25th percentile
$48,640
Median percentile
$48,640
75th percentile
$58,330
90th percentile
$58,330

Based on 50 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

$39,122 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,640
Federal income tax−$3,657
Social Security + Medicare−$3,721
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,140
Monthly take-home$3,260
Every two weeks$1,505

Does it go far here?

$53,007Median pay in Pueblo, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,111 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pueblo, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$114,360
Registered Nurses$95,720
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,700
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,000
Correctional Officers and Jailers$59,600
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,380
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,530
Office Clerks, General$50,670

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado