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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Pueblo, CO

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Pueblo, CO earns $61,130 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,051 a month.

10th percentile
$47,380
25th percentile
$54,170
Median percentile
$61,130
75th percentile
$74,820
90th percentile
$74,820

Based on 310 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

$48,608 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,130
Federal income tax−$5,156
Social Security + Medicare−$4,676
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,690
Monthly take-home$4,051
Every two weeks$1,870

Does it go far here?

$66,618Median pay in Pueblo, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,111 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pueblo, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$114,360
Registered Nurses$95,720
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,700
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,000
Correctional Officers and Jailers$59,600
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,380
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,530
Office Clerks, General$50,670

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