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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Pueblo, CO

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pueblo, CO earns $45,100 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,036 a month.

10th percentile
$36,770
25th percentile
$40,560
Median percentile
$45,100
75th percentile
$48,320
90th percentile
$61,840

Based on 40 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

$36,433 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,100
Federal income tax−$3,232
Social Security + Medicare−$3,450
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$1,984
Monthly take-home$3,036
Every two weeks$1,401

Does it go far here?

$49,149Median pay in Pueblo, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
37%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 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado