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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in Colorado

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Colorado earns $43,430 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,930 a month.

10th percentile
$32,120
25th percentile
$39,200
Median percentile
$43,430
75th percentile
$46,850
90th percentile
$58,240

Based on 880 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

$35,165 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,430
Federal income tax−$3,032
Social Security + Medicare−$3,322
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$1,911
Monthly take-home$2,930
Every two weeks$1,353

Does it go far here?

$42,144Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
60%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 mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado