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Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters salary in Colorado

The median railroad conductors and yardmasters in Colorado earns $77,550 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,998 a month.

10th percentile
$59,020
25th percentile
$77,020
Median percentile
$77,550
75th percentile
$83,240
90th percentile
$123,860

Based on 490 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

$59,974 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,550
Federal income tax−$8,231
Social Security + Medicare−$5,933
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,412
Monthly take-home$4,998
Every two weeks$2,307

Does it go far here?

$75,253Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
35%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 railroad conductors and yardmasters salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado