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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Colorado

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Colorado earns $58,810 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,904 a month.

10th percentile
$43,610
25th percentile
$48,810
Median percentile
$58,810
75th percentile
$62,610
90th percentile
$72,650

Based on 920 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

$46,846 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,810
Federal income tax−$4,877
Social Security + Medicare−$4,499
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,588
Monthly take-home$3,904
Every two weeks$1,802

Does it go far here?

$57,068Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
45%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 paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado