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Mechanical Engineers salary in Colorado

The median mechanical engineers in Colorado earns $124,430 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,570 a month.

10th percentile
$75,100
25th percentile
$95,710
Median percentile
$124,430
75th percentile
$149,790
90th percentile
$170,810

Based on 7,190 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

$90,839 take-home a year
Gross pay$124,430
Federal income tax−$18,597
Social Security + Medicare−$9,519
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$5,475
Monthly take-home$7,570
Every two weeks$3,494

Does it go far here?

$120,745Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
23%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 engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado