SOC 49-9043 · Colorado Springs, CO metro

Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Colorado Springs, CO

The average salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Colorado Springs, Colorado is $59,150 a year ($28.44 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,150: half of the 50 people in this job in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

$59,150average per year

$28.44 / hourMedian $60,150Take-home ≈ $47,813

  • $41K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
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101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay range in Colorado Springs

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,770 or more. The middle half of maintenance workers, machinery in Colorado Springs earn between $50,710 and $64,140.

  • $41K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $60KMedian
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  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,150$4,929$28.44
Median$60,150$5,012$28.92
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,710$4,226$24.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,140$5,345$30.84

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay in Colorado Springs vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Maintenance workers, machinery in Colorado Springs earn 10% less than the Colorado average ($65,930) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($64,610). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $60,850.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Colorado Springs$59,150$60,150$41,420$78,77050
Colorado$65,930$64,010$47,880$85,980740
United States$64,610$60,850$42,000$88,55060,020

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary after taxes in Colorado Springs

On the average salary of $59,150, a single filer in Colorado Springs takes home about $47,813 a year, or $3,984 a month and $1,839 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Colorado Springs a good place for maintenance workers, machinery? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Colorado Springs area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.7), so the average $59,150 buys what about $58,735 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Colorado Springs ($52,710). A typical home costs $457,300, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in other Colorado cities

Colorado Springs ranks 3rd of 3 Colorado metro areas for this job; Pueblo pays the most ($66,190).

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Highest-paying cities for maintenance workers, machinery

Louisville, KY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($111,740).

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary by city

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Colorado Springs: questions

How much do maintenance workers, machinery make an hour in Colorado Springs?

$28.44 an hour on average, and $28.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance workers, machinery salary in Colorado Springs?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance workers, machinery take-home pay in Colorado Springs?

About $47,813 a year ($3,984 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,150. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do maintenance workers, machinery earn more in Colorado Springs than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9043; area Colorado Springs, CO (17820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.39, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.39).

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