SALARY · PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS AND TENDERS · COLORADO

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Colorado

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Colorado, the middle of the field earned $46,010 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$46,010

$22 per hour at the median · That is $2,790 (6.5 percent) above the national median of $43,220 for this occupation.

$48,180Mean annual salary
$23Mean hourly wage
$4,760People employed in this job in Colorado

Salary range

25th: $38,630Median: $46,01075th: $50,300
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$38,630
Median (50th percentile)$46,010
75th percentile$50,300
Mean$48,180

The middle half of workers earned from $38,630 to $50,300 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$37,833 a year
$3,153 a month
Federal tax $3,341 · FICA $3,520 · State tax $1,316

Caveat: the Colorado worksheet was retrieved via a reproduction, not a direct tax.colorado.gov page, and TABOR refunds are excluded.

The Denver occupational privilege tax is a flat dollar charge and is not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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