Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators Salary in Colorado

The median for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Colorado is $46,150 a year, somewhat above the national $44,650 (+3%); the state ranks 15th of 51 states by median. That is 23% less than the median across all occupations in Colorado ($59,800). Colorado pays more than every neighbouring state: Nebraska, Kansas, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma and New Mexico range from $39,340 in New Mexico to $45,470 in Nebraska. Colorado employs 9,180 miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators, 3.19 per 1,000 jobs, the 33rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.35 means it is less common in Colorado than nationally.

Colorado vs the United States, May 2025

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Colorado and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Colorado	Hourly	$17.96	$19.48	$22.19	$24.43	$29.41	$23.08	9,180	3.19	0.35
Colorado	Annual	$37,370	$40,520	$46,150	$50,810	$61,170	$48,000	9,180	3.19	0.35
United States	Hourly	$16.00	$17.97	$21.47	$24.61	$31.19	$22.43	1,405,030	–	–
United States	Annual	$33,280	$37,380	$44,650	$51,200	$64,880	$46,660	1,405,030	–	–

Colorado annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 15th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 33rd of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.35
Jobs per 1,000: 3.19

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Colorado's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Colorado

7 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Colorado publish a row for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Boulder, CO	$22.89	$47,610	$39,650	$62,840	1,350	7.00	0.77
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$22.55	$46,910	$38,880	$61,800	4,360	2.71	0.30
Pueblo, CO	$21.90	$45,560	$35,210	$54,360	**	**	**
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$21.83	$45,410	$37,370	$63,290	820	4.83	0.53
Colorado Springs, CO	$21.57	$44,860	$35,660	$54,650	900	2.84	0.31
Greeley, CO	$20.81	$43,280	$33,830	$60,760	540	4.56	0.50
Grand Junction, CO	$20.09	$41,790	$35,970	$50,910	220	3.29	0.36
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$22.23	$46,250	$35,480	$61,820	300	2.76	0.31
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$20.74	$43,130	$36,410	$61,680	170	1.27	0.14
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$20.36	$42,350	$31,480	$55,530	210	3.01	0.33

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Colorado	$22.19	$46,150	9,180	0.35
Arizona	$21.67	$45,080	23,540	0.80
Kansas	$21.74	$45,220	13,830	1.06
Nebraska	$21.86	$45,470	7,240	0.78
New Mexico	$18.91	$39,340	1,550	0.20
Oklahoma	$19.52	$40,600	11,920	0.77
Utah	$21.18	$44,040	19,110	1.22
Wyoming	$19.58	$40,720	1,200	0.47

See the national page for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (every state ranked) and the Colorado wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Colorado estimates.

**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.