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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Colorado

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Colorado earns $77,090 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,973 a month.

10th percentile
$54,650
25th percentile
$60,270
Median percentile
$77,090
75th percentile
$85,810
90th percentile
$109,650

Based on 330 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

$59,671 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,090
Federal income tax−$8,130
Social Security + Medicare−$5,897
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,392
Monthly take-home$4,973
Every two weeks$2,295

Does it go far here?

$74,807Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
35%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 mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado