Salary for Colorado

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Average Salary: $61,380
Median Salary: $59,994
10th Percentile: $44,682
25th Percentile: $53,064
75th Percentile: $69,388
90th Percentile: $78,903

Data sourced from 12,040 total jobs

In the U.S.

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
U.S.	$65,362	$40,425	$48,202	$56,573	$75,163	$102,366

Colorado Metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Boulder, CO	$65,615	$47,047	$55,088	$66,198	$73,051	$87,175
Colorado Springs, CO	$58,949	$43,615	$52,206	$56,507	$66,396	$72,710
Fort Collins, CO	$62,700	$48,587	$54,912	$62,183	$70,246	$71,863
Grand Junction, CO	$54,076	$42,174	$49,830	$51,326	$60,104	$65,307
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$63,745	$49,137	$54,351	$65,725	$70,521	$80,806
Greeley, CO	$60,258	$45,166	$53,383	$56,782	$67,001	$71,236
Pueblo, CO	$60,071	$46,904	$51,755	$58,289	$70,411	$70,411

Colorado Non-metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Eastern and Southern Colorado	$51,744	$39,039	$41,877	$48,356	$59,323	$68,541
Southwest Colorado	$58,355	$44,165	$51,403	$54,912	$64,768	$76,032
Northwest Colorado	$61,270	$49,401	$53,328	$60,621	$66,352	$76,032

U.S Apprenticeships for this trade

Mortenson

Registered Date: 06-22-2023

Address

1621 18th St , Ste 400 - Denver, CO 80202

CarpentersConstruction LaborersOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsStructural Iron and Steel WorkersElectrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Registered Date: 10-18-2004

Address

1250 ACADEMY PARK LOOP - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910

Administrative Services ManagersFood Service ManagersComputer Network ArchitectsComputer Occupations, All OtherArchitectural and Civil DraftersElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSoil and Plant ScientistsBiological TechniciansGraphic DesignersCooks, Institution and CafeteriaCooks, RestaurantMaids and Housekeeping CleanersLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersAnimal TrainersHairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsAgricultural Equipment OperatorsFarmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural AnimalsCarpentersOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsElectriciansPainters, Construction and MaintenancePlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersAutomotive Body and Related RepairersIndustrial Machinery MechanicsMaintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralBakersMachinistsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersShoe and Leather Workers and RepairersTailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

TRI-STATE G&T JATC CRAIG

Registered Date: 09-22-2005

Address

P.O. BOX 1307 - CRAIG, CO 81626

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansChemical TechniciansOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsComputer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and RelayIndustrial Machinery MechanicsMachinistsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersPower Distributors and DispatchersPower Plant OperatorsSeparating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IHC

Registered Date: 10-05-2020

Address

7135 Tucson Way - Centennial, CO 80112

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

McCarthy Building Companies

Registered Date: 03-14-2023

Address

2401 15th St Ste 350 - Denver, CO 80202

Construction LaborersOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsElectricians

Spriggs Excavation, Inc

Registered Date: 09-21-2023

Address

380 Airport Rd, Building B - Durango, CO 81303

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Colorado Contractors Association, Inc.

Registered Date: 12-14-1989

Address

6880 S YOSEMITE CT STE 200 - CENTENNIAL, CO 80112

CarpentersCement Masons and Concrete FinishersOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

WESTERN COLORADO CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ATC

Registered Date: 12-04-2017

Address

2470 PATTERSON ROAD, SUITE 14 - GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81505

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

New Energy Structures Company (NESCO)

Registered Date: 01-25-2023

Address

5968 Esther Circle - Longmont, CO 80504

Construction LaborersOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsElectricians

IUOE Local No. 9 Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee

Registered Date: 09-17-1987

Address

41801 EAST QUINCY AVENUE - BENNETT, CO 80102

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

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