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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Denver, CO

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $45,650 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,071 a month.

10th percentile
$34,790
25th percentile
$36,590
Median percentile
$45,650
75th percentile
$55,600
90th percentile
$60,810

Based on 190 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

$36,851 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,650
Federal income tax−$3,298
Social Security + Medicare−$3,492
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,009
Monthly take-home$3,071
Every two weeks$1,417

Does it go far here?

$43,155Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,874 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Denver, CO

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,600
Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Financial Managers$193,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Marketing Managers$182,470
Sales Managers$181,580

All woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado