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Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary in Colorado

The median slaughterers and meat packers in Colorado earns $50,480 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,377 a month.

10th percentile
$38,910
25th percentile
$45,270
Median percentile
$50,480
75th percentile
$57,950
90th percentile
$59,520

Based on 1,590 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

$40,520 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,480
Federal income tax−$3,878
Social Security + Medicare−$3,862
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,221
Monthly take-home$3,377
Every two weeks$1,558

Does it go far here?

$48,985Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
52%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 slaughterers and meat packers salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado