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Materials Engineers salary in Denver, CO

The median materials engineers in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $125,750 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,640 a month.

10th percentile
$53,500
25th percentile
$82,100
Median percentile
$125,750
75th percentile
$164,630
90th percentile
$175,780

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

$91,683 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,750
Federal income tax−$18,914
Social Security + Medicare−$9,620
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$5,533
Monthly take-home$7,640
Every two weeks$3,526

Does it go far here?

$118,877Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,874 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Denver, CO

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,600
Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Financial Managers$193,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Marketing Managers$182,470
Sales Managers$181,580

All materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado