Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Colorado
The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Colorado earns $58,300 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,872 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $45,780
- 25th percentile
- $48,860
- Median percentile
- $58,300
- 75th percentile
- $66,790
- 90th percentile
- $80,280
Based on 100 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
$46,459 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $58,300 |
| Federal income tax | −$4,816 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,460 |
| Colorado income tax (approx.) | −$2,565 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,872 |
| Every two weeks | $1,787 |
Does it go far here?
$56,573Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Colorado
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Radiologists | $344,270 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $307,490 |
| Physicians, All Other | $298,320 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $265,560 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $199,420 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $198,790 |
| Pediatricians, General | $196,440 |
All heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado