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Power Plant Operators salary in Colorado

The median power plant operators in Colorado earns $102,780 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,384 a month.

10th percentile
$76,900
25th percentile
$90,210
Median percentile
$102,780
75th percentile
$133,020
90th percentile
$137,720

Based on 250 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

$76,613 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,780
Federal income tax−$13,782
Social Security + Medicare−$7,863
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,522
Monthly take-home$6,384
Every two weeks$2,947

Does it go far here?

$99,736Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
28%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 power plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado