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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Grand Junction, CO earns $51,580 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,446 a month.

10th percentile
$40,800
25th percentile
$47,660
Median percentile
$51,580
75th percentile
$62,670
90th percentile
$74,620

Based on 170 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

$41,355 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,580
Federal income tax−$4,010
Social Security + Medicare−$3,946
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,270
Monthly take-home$3,446
Every two weeks$1,591

Does it go far here?

$54,024Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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