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Locomotive Engineers salary in Colorado

The median locomotive engineers in Colorado earns $89,360 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,647 a month.

10th percentile
$57,730
25th percentile
$76,670
Median percentile
$89,360
75th percentile
$99,800
90th percentile
$125,830

Based on 480 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

$67,763 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,360
Federal income tax−$10,829
Social Security + Medicare−$6,836
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,932
Monthly take-home$5,647
Every two weeks$2,606

Does it go far here?

$86,714Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian 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 locomotive engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado