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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in Colorado

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Colorado earns $71,830 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,683 a month.

10th percentile
$49,960
25th percentile
$60,490
Median percentile
$71,830
75th percentile
$86,270
90th percentile
$98,850

Based on 4,060 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

$56,202 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,830
Federal income tax−$6,973
Social Security + Medicare−$5,495
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,161
Monthly take-home$4,683
Every two weeks$2,162

Does it go far here?

$69,703Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
38%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 mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado