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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Colorado Springs, CO

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Colorado Springs, CO earns $61,660 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,084 a month.

10th percentile
$49,390
25th percentile
$52,800
Median percentile
$61,660
75th percentile
$72,190
90th percentile
$77,740

Based on 1,030 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

$49,011 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,660
Federal income tax−$5,219
Social Security + Medicare−$4,717
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,713
Monthly take-home$4,084
Every two weeks$1,885

Does it go far here?

$61,227Median pay in Colorado Springs, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,699 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$192,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$183,400
Sales Managers$177,780
Financial Managers$172,680
Aerospace Engineers$151,980
Managers, All Other$149,120
Software Developers$134,280
Computer Network Architects$130,980

All operating engineers and other construction equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado