General Machinist Salary in Colorado

How much does a General Machinist make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Machinist in Colorado is $53,182 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, a General Machinist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,405
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,208 to $59,057
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,679

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General Machinist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,057	$4,921	$1,136	$28
Average	$53,182	$4,432	$1,023	$26
25th Percentile	$48,208	$4,017	$927	$23

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Key Factors That Influence General Machinist Salaries

A General Machinist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do General Machinist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract General Machinists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,712.
California: $57,493.
Massachusetts: $56,726.

District of Columbia $57,712 California $57,493 Massachusetts $56,726 Washington $56,518 New Jersey $56,497 Alaska $56,424 Connecticut $55,705 New York $55,413

Hawaii $54,480 Rhode Island $54,042 Maryland $53,745 Minnesota $53,338 Colorado $53,182 Illinois $53,130 Oregon $52,932 Delaware $52,786

New Hampshire $52,694 Virginia $52,489 Pennsylvania $51,889 Nevada $51,587 North Dakota $51,488 Michigan $51,332 Wisconsin $51,274 Vermont $51,160

Texas $50,842 Maine $50,821 Arizona $50,790 Ohio $50,753 Georgia $50,274 Indiana $50,034 Wyoming $49,987 Utah $49,914

Iowa $49,883 Kansas $49,632 Louisiana $49,559 North Carolina $49,533 Missouri $49,523 Florida $49,320 Montana $49,210 Nebraska $49,106

Kentucky $49,049 South Carolina $48,840 Tennessee $48,710 Idaho $48,658 New Mexico $48,277 Oklahoma $48,194 Alabama $47,886 South Dakota $47,370

Arkansas $47,089 West Virginia $46,938 Mississippi $46,484

Top Paying Cities for General Machinists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $52,141
Hygiene: $53,953
Johnstown: $52,257

Glen Haven, CO $52,141 Hygiene, CO $53,953 Johnstown, CO $52,257 Laporte, CO $51,678 Livermore, CO $51,510 Loveland, CO $52,094 Lyons, CO $53,858 Masonville, CO $51,711

Mead, CO $52,851 Milliken, CO $52,184 Niwot, CO $54,376 Red Feather Lakes, CO $51,652 Severance, CO $51,752 Timnath, CO $51,685 Wellington, CO $51,396 Windsor, CO $51,760

Brighton, CO $53,042 Ault, CO $51,661 Briggsdale, CO $51,675 Carr, CO $50,786 Eastlake, CO $53,180 Eaton, CO $51,824 Evans, CO $52,088 Fort Lupton, CO $52,891

Galeton, CO $51,829 Gilcrest, CO $52,373 Gill, CO $51,914 Greeley, CO $51,960 Henderson, CO $53,125 Hudson, CO $52,717 Keenesburg, CO $52,463 Kersey, CO $51,921

La Salle, CO $52,282 Lucerne, CO $51,904 Nunn, CO $51,497 Orchard, CO $51,669 Pierce, CO $51,694 Ohio City, CO $52,226 Parlin, CO $51,980 Penrose, CO $51,526

Pitkin, CO $52,161 Poncha Springs, CO $51,808 Powderhorn, CO $51,872 Rockvale, CO $51,292 Sargents, CO $51,720 Twin Lakes, CO $53,428 Westcliffe, CO $51,321 Wetmore, CO $50,991

Durango, CO $52,017 Cahone, CO $51,889 Cortez, CO $51,850 Dolores, CO $51,973 Dove Creek, CO $51,837 Egnar, CO $51,866 Hesperus, CO $51,563 Lewis, CO $51,981

Mancos, CO $51,849 Marvel, CO $51,561 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $51,580 Pleasant View, CO $51,740 Rico, CO $51,986 Towaoc, CO $51,633 Yellow Jacket, CO $51,919 Montrose, CO $52,180

Austin, CO $52,248 Bedrock, CO $51,853 Cedaredge, CO $52,301 Cory, CO $52,235 Crawford, CO $52,087 Delta, CO $52,179 Eckert, CO $52,261 Hotchkiss, CO $52,229

Lazear, CO $52,190 Naturita, CO $51,958 Norwood, CO $51,978 Nucla, CO $52,038 Olathe, CO $52,122 Ophir, CO $52,035 Ouray, CO $52,026 Paonia, CO $52,468

Paradox, CO $51,882 Placerville, CO $51,987 Redvale, CO $52,003 Ridgway, CO $52,019 Silverton, CO $51,932 Somerset, CO $52,627 Telluride, CO $52,045 Grand Junction, CO $52,501

Platteville, CO $52,489 Roggen, CO $51,947 Weldona, CO $51,546 Wiggins, CO $51,822 Fort Morgan, CO $51,567 Log Lane Village, CO $51,736 Akron, CO $51,193 Amherst, CO $51,029

Atwood, CO $51,373 Brush, CO $51,369 Crook, CO $51,227 Eckley, CO $51,065 Fleming, CO $51,325 Grover, CO $51,284 Haxtun, CO $51,314 Hereford, CO $50,957

Hillrose, CO $51,420 Holyoke, CO $51,159 Idalia, CO $50,903 Iliff, CO $51,361 Julesburg, CO $51,154 Lindon, CO $50,974 Merino, CO $51,418 New Raymer, CO $51,406

Otis, CO $51,239 Ovid, CO $51,172 Padroni, CO $51,231 Paoli, CO $51,315 Peetz, CO $51,217 Sedgwick, CO $51,191 Snyder, CO $51,379 Sterling, CO $51,461

Stoneham, CO $51,409 Vernon, CO $50,951 Woodrow, CO $51,080 Wray, CO $51,053 Yuma, CO $51,224 Anton, CO $50,987 Arapahoe, CO $50,585 Arriba, CO $50,769

Bethune, CO $50,844 Burlington, CO $50,796 Calhan, CO $51,600 Cascade, CO $52,024 Cheyenne Wells, CO $50,659 Cope, CO $50,963 Cripple Creek, CO $51,926 Divide, CO $51,954

Flagler, CO $50,821 Florissant, CO $51,912 Fountain, CO $51,595 Genoa, CO $50,803 Green Mountain Falls, CO $52,011 Guffey, CO $51,856 Hugo, CO $50,492 Joes, CO $51,014

Karval, CO $50,199 Kirk, CO $50,971 Kit Carson, CO $50,596 Limon, CO $51,110 Lake George, CO $51,990 Manitou Springs, CO $52,024 Matheson, CO $51,072 Peyton, CO $51,843

Ramah, CO $50,742 Rush, CO $50,863 Seibert, CO $50,799 Simla, CO $51,305 Stratton, CO $50,850 U S A F Academy, CO $52,021 Victor, CO $51,903 Vona, CO $50,829

Wild Horse, CO $50,498 Woodland Park, CO $51,982 Yoder, CO $51,059 Colorado Springs, CO $52,025 Clifton, CO $52,468 Fruita, CO $52,338 Gateway, CO $51,970 Glade Park, CO $52,149

Loma, CO $52,357 Mack, CO $52,218 Palisade, CO $52,374 Whitewater, CO $52,146 Glenwood Springs, CO $53,007 Dinosaur, CO $52,132 Aspen, CO $54,000 Snowmass Village, CO $53,998

Avon, CO $53,514 Basalt, CO $53,828 Carbondale, CO $53,628 Collbran, CO $52,322 Craig, CO $52,706 De Beque, CO $52,316 Eagle, CO $53,295 Edwards, CO $53,409

Parachute, CO $52,588 Battlement Mesa, CO $52,540 Gypsum, CO $53,029 Hamilton, CO $52,931 Hayden, CO $52,781 Maybell, CO $52,197 Meeker, CO $52,935 Meredith, CO $53,652

Mesa, CO $52,296 Minturn, CO $53,350 Molina, CO $52,265 New Castle, CO $52,824 Rangely, CO $52,344 Red Cliff, CO $53,344 Rifle, CO $52,694 Silt, CO $52,672

Slater, CO $52,455 Snowmass, CO $53,890 Wolcott, CO $53,326 Woody Creek, CO $53,997 Vail, CO $53,579 Pueblo, CO $50,446 Colorado City, CO $50,791 Aguilar, CO $51,012

Arlington, CO $50,114 Avondale, CO $50,581 Beulah, CO $50,794 Boncarbo, CO $51,037 Boone, CO $50,744 Branson, CO $50,620 Campo, CO $50,432 Cheraw, CO $50,529

Crowley, CO $50,637 Eads, CO $50,565 Fort Lyon, CO $50,509 Fowler, CO $50,654 Gardner, CO $51,150 Granada, CO $50,679 Hartman, CO $50,775 Hasty, CO $50,620

Haswell, CO $50,321 Hoehne, CO $50,955 Holly, CO $50,615 Kim, CO $50,567 La Junta, CO $50,600 Lamar, CO $50,755 Las Animas, CO $50,572 La Veta, CO $51,239

Mc Clave, CO $50,628 Manzanola, CO $50,561 Model, CO $50,638 Olney Springs, CO $50,475 Ordway, CO $50,223 Pritchett, CO $50,570 Rocky Ford, CO $50,488 Rye, CO $50,868

Sheridan Lake, CO $50,585 Springfield, CO $50,674 Sugar City, CO $50,089 Swink, CO $50,550 Trinchera, CO $50,736 Trinidad, CO $50,956 Two Buttes, CO $50,671 Vilas, CO $50,663

Walsenburg, CO $50,969 Walsh, CO $50,610 Weston, CO $51,134 Wiley, CO $50,582 Alamosa, CO $51,628 Antonito, CO $51,595 Arboles, CO $51,700 Arvada, CO $53,183

Aurora, CO $53,146 Bayfield, CO $51,845 Broomfield, CO $53,416 Commerce City, CO $53,057 Dupont, CO $53,159 Eldorado Springs, CO $54,425 Lafayette, CO $53,942 Louisville, CO $54,009

Westminster, CO $53,158 Wheat Ridge, CO $53,155 Agate, CO $51,272 Bennett, CO $52,605 Byers, CO $51,977 Castle Rock, CO $52,207 Deer Trail, CO $51,634 Elbert, CO $51,877

Elizabeth, CO $52,315 Englewood, CO $53,146 Franktown, CO $52,173 Kiowa, CO $51,938 Larkspur, CO $52,038 Littleton, CO $53,093 Lone Tree, CO $52,953 Louviers, CO $52,880

Monument, CO $51,987 Palmer Lake, CO $51,992 Parker, CO $52,759 Sedalia, CO $52,234 Strasburg, CO $52,438 Watkins, CO $52,831 Denver, CO $53,140 Thornton, CO $53,182

Boulder, CO $54,687 Golden, CO $53,151 Alma, CO $52,852 Bailey, CO $52,732 Black Hawk, CO $53,682 Bond, CO $53,321 Breckenridge, CO $52,965 Buffalo Creek, CO $52,550

Burns, CO $52,979 Central City, CO $53,381 Clark, CO $52,477 Climax, CO $53,026 Coalmont, CO $52,386 Como, CO $52,207 Conifer, CO $52,869 Cowdrey, CO $52,174

Dillon, CO $52,933 Dumont, CO $53,190 Evergreen, CO $53,059 Empire, CO $52,947 Fairplay, CO $52,256 Fraser, CO $53,007 Frisco, CO $53,260 Georgetown, CO $52,908

Granby, CO $52,866 Grand Lake, CO $52,837 Grant, CO $52,461 Hartsel, CO $51,977 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $52,795 Idaho Springs, CO $53,100 Idledale, CO $53,097 Indian Hills, CO $53,069

Jamestown, CO $54,599 Jefferson, CO $52,351 Kittredge, CO $53,075 Kremmling, CO $52,790 Leadville, CO $52,962 Mc Coy, CO $52,970 Morrison, CO $53,058 Nederland, CO $54,103

Oak Creek, CO $52,876 Parshall, CO $53,103 Phippsburg, CO $52,928 Pine, CO $52,613 Pinecliffe, CO $54,357 Rand, CO $52,390 Rollinsville, CO $53,850 Shawnee, CO $52,601

Silver Plume, CO $52,684 Steamboat Springs, CO $52,778 Tabernash, CO $53,131 Toponas, CO $52,908 Walden, CO $52,312 Ward, CO $53,960 Winter Park, CO $53,199 Yampa, CO $52,980

Silverthorne, CO $53,215 Longmont, CO $53,742 Allenspark, CO $53,498 Estes Park, CO $52,695 Bellvue, CO $52,021 Berthoud, CO $52,658 Dacono, CO $53,272 Drake, CO $52,039

Erie, CO $53,511 Firestone, CO $53,140 Fort Collins, CO $51,650 Frederick, CO $53,142 Blanca, CO $51,445 Capulin, CO $51,710 Center, CO $51,667 Chama, CO $51,269

Chimney Rock, CO $51,722 Chromo, CO $51,374 Conejos, CO $51,564 Creede, CO $51,834 Crestone, CO $51,469 Del Norte, CO $51,722 Fort Garland, CO $51,330 San Luis, CO $51,121

Homelake, CO $51,673 Hooper, CO $51,502 Ignacio, CO $51,622 Jaroso, CO $51,234 La Jara, CO $51,646 Manassa, CO $51,594 Moffat, CO $51,537 Monte Vista, CO $51,704

Mosca, CO $51,436 Pagosa Springs, CO $51,717 Romeo, CO $51,746 Saguache, CO $51,715 Sanford, CO $51,456 San Pablo, CO $51,192 South Fork, CO $51,773 Villa Grove, CO $51,606

Salida, CO $51,809 Almont, CO $53,143 Buena Vista, CO $53,062 Canon City, CO $51,578 Cimarron, CO $51,926 Coal Creek, CO $51,272 Coaldale, CO $51,682 Cotopaxi, CO $51,538

Crested Butte, CO $53,422 Florence, CO $51,191 Monarch, CO $51,917 Granite, CO $52,697 Gunnison, CO $51,966 Hillside, CO $51,518 Howard, CO $51,776 Lake City, CO $51,923

Nathrop, CO $51,965

General Machinist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For General Machinist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Durable and Retail & Wholesale sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, General Machinist positions in Software & Networking or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view General Machinist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a General Machinist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$79,773	$38.0	50%
Retail & Wholesale	$69,137	$33.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$63,818	$31.0	20%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$58,500	$28.0	10%

General Machinist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a General Machinist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$48,208

Average $53,182/year

$59,057

$4,017

Average $4,432/month

$4,921

$927

Average $1,023/week

$1,136

$23

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,057	$4,921	$1,136	$28
Average	$53,182	$4,432	$1,023	$26
25th Percentile	$48,208	$4,017	$927	$23

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