Sensor Operator Salary in Colorado

How much does a Sensor Operator make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sensor Operator in Colorado is $56,694 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,363
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,230 to $64,372
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,436

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Sensor Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,372	$5,364	$1,238	$31
Average	$56,694	$4,724	$1,090	$27
25th Percentile	$49,230	$4,103	$947	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Sensor Operator Salaries

A Sensor Operator'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 Sensor Operator 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 Sensor Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,522.
California: $61,289.
Massachusetts: $60,472.

District of Columbia $61,522 California $61,289 Massachusetts $60,472 Washington $60,250 New Jersey $60,228 Alaska $60,150 Connecticut $59,383 New York $59,072

Hawaii $58,077 Rhode Island $57,611 Maryland $57,294 Minnesota $56,860 Colorado $56,694 Illinois $56,638 Oregon $56,427 Delaware $56,271

New Hampshire $56,174 Virginia $55,955 Pennsylvania $55,316 Nevada $54,993 North Dakota $54,888 Michigan $54,721 Wisconsin $54,660 Vermont $54,538

Texas $54,199 Maine $54,177 Arizona $54,143 Ohio $54,104 Georgia $53,593 Indiana $53,338 Wyoming $53,288 Utah $53,210

Iowa $53,176 Kansas $52,910 Louisiana $52,832 North Carolina $52,804 Missouri $52,793 Florida $52,576 Montana $52,460 Nebraska $52,349

Kentucky $52,287 South Carolina $52,065 Tennessee $51,926 Idaho $51,871 New Mexico $51,465 Oklahoma $51,376 Alabama $51,048 South Dakota $50,498

Arkansas $50,198 West Virginia $50,037 Mississippi $49,554

Top Paying Cities for Sensor Operators

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: $55,584
Hygiene: $57,516
Johnstown: $55,707

Glen Haven, CO $55,584 Hygiene, CO $57,516 Johnstown, CO $55,707 Laporte, CO $55,090 Livermore, CO $54,911 Loveland, CO $55,534 Lyons, CO $57,414 Masonville, CO $55,125

Mead, CO $56,340 Milliken, CO $55,630 Niwot, CO $57,967 Red Feather Lakes, CO $55,062 Severance, CO $55,169 Timnath, CO $55,098 Wellington, CO $54,790 Windsor, CO $55,177

Brighton, CO $56,545 Ault, CO $55,072 Briggsdale, CO $55,087 Carr, CO $54,140 Eastlake, CO $56,692 Eaton, CO $55,246 Evans, CO $55,527 Fort Lupton, CO $56,384

Galeton, CO $55,252 Gilcrest, CO $55,831 Gill, CO $55,342 Greeley, CO $55,391 Henderson, CO $56,633 Hudson, CO $56,198 Keenesburg, CO $55,927 Kersey, CO $55,349

La Salle, CO $55,735 Lucerne, CO $55,331 Nunn, CO $54,897 Orchard, CO $55,081 Pierce, CO $55,107 Ohio City, CO $55,674 Parlin, CO $55,412 Penrose, CO $54,928

Pitkin, CO $55,605 Poncha Springs, CO $55,229 Powderhorn, CO $55,297 Rockvale, CO $54,679 Sargents, CO $55,135 Twin Lakes, CO $56,956 Westcliffe, CO $54,710 Wetmore, CO $54,358

Durango, CO $55,452 Cahone, CO $55,315 Cortez, CO $55,274 Dolores, CO $55,405 Dove Creek, CO $55,260 Egnar, CO $55,291 Hesperus, CO $54,967 Lewis, CO $55,413

Mancos, CO $55,272 Marvel, CO $54,966 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $54,986 Pleasant View, CO $55,156 Rico, CO $55,419 Towaoc, CO $55,043 Yellow Jacket, CO $55,347 Montrose, CO $55,626

Austin, CO $55,698 Bedrock, CO $55,277 Cedaredge, CO $55,755 Cory, CO $55,685 Crawford, CO $55,527 Delta, CO $55,625 Eckert, CO $55,712 Hotchkiss, CO $55,677

Lazear, CO $55,636 Naturita, CO $55,389 Norwood, CO $55,411 Nucla, CO $55,474 Olathe, CO $55,564 Ophir, CO $55,471 Ouray, CO $55,462 Paonia, CO $55,933

Paradox, CO $55,307 Placerville, CO $55,420 Redvale, CO $55,437 Ridgway, CO $55,454 Silverton, CO $55,361 Somerset, CO $56,103 Telluride, CO $55,481 Grand Junction, CO $55,968

Platteville, CO $55,955 Roggen, CO $55,377 Weldona, CO $54,950 Wiggins, CO $55,244 Fort Morgan, CO $54,972 Log Lane Village, CO $55,152 Akron, CO $54,574 Amherst, CO $54,399

Atwood, CO $54,765 Brush, CO $54,761 Crook, CO $54,610 Eckley, CO $54,437 Fleming, CO $54,714 Grover, CO $54,671 Haxtun, CO $54,703 Hereford, CO $54,322

Hillrose, CO $54,815 Holyoke, CO $54,537 Idalia, CO $54,264 Iliff, CO $54,753 Julesburg, CO $54,532 Lindon, CO $54,340 Merino, CO $54,813 New Raymer, CO $54,801

Otis, CO $54,623 Ovid, CO $54,551 Padroni, CO $54,614 Paoli, CO $54,703 Peetz, CO $54,599 Sedgwick, CO $54,571 Snyder, CO $54,772 Sterling, CO $54,859

Stoneham, CO $54,803 Vernon, CO $54,316 Woodrow, CO $54,453 Wray, CO $54,424 Yuma, CO $54,606 Anton, CO $54,354 Arapahoe, CO $53,925 Arriba, CO $54,121

Bethune, CO $54,201 Burlington, CO $54,151 Calhan, CO $55,007 Cascade, CO $55,460 Cheyenne Wells, CO $54,004 Cope, CO $54,328 Cripple Creek, CO $55,355 Divide, CO $55,385

Flagler, CO $54,177 Florissant, CO $55,340 Fountain, CO $55,002 Genoa, CO $54,158 Green Mountain Falls, CO $55,446 Guffey, CO $55,280 Hugo, CO $53,826 Joes, CO $54,382

Karval, CO $53,514 Kirk, CO $54,337 Kit Carson, CO $53,937 Limon, CO $54,484 Lake George, CO $55,423 Manitou Springs, CO $55,460 Matheson, CO $54,444 Peyton, CO $55,267

Ramah, CO $54,093 Rush, CO $54,222 Seibert, CO $54,154 Simla, CO $54,692 Stratton, CO $54,208 U S A F Academy, CO $55,456 Victor, CO $55,330 Vona, CO $54,186

Wild Horse, CO $53,833 Woodland Park, CO $55,414 Yoder, CO $54,431 Colorado Springs, CO $55,460 Clifton, CO $55,933 Fruita, CO $55,794 Gateway, CO $55,401 Glade Park, CO $55,593

Loma, CO $55,814 Mack, CO $55,666 Palisade, CO $55,832 Whitewater, CO $55,589 Glenwood Springs, CO $56,508 Dinosaur, CO $55,574 Aspen, CO $57,566 Snowmass Village, CO $57,564

Avon, CO $57,047 Basalt, CO $57,383 Carbondale, CO $57,169 Collbran, CO $55,777 Craig, CO $56,186 De Beque, CO $55,770 Eagle, CO $56,814 Edwards, CO $56,935

Parachute, CO $56,061 Battlement Mesa, CO $56,009 Gypsum, CO $56,531 Hamilton, CO $56,426 Hayden, CO $56,266 Maybell, CO $55,644 Meeker, CO $56,431 Meredith, CO $57,194

Mesa, CO $55,750 Minturn, CO $56,873 Molina, CO $55,716 New Castle, CO $56,313 Rangely, CO $55,800 Red Cliff, CO $56,866 Rifle, CO $56,173 Silt, CO $56,150

Slater, CO $55,919 Snowmass, CO $57,448 Wolcott, CO $56,848 Woody Creek, CO $57,562 Vail, CO $57,117 Pueblo, CO $53,777 Colorado City, CO $54,144 Aguilar, CO $54,381

Arlington, CO $53,423 Avondale, CO $53,920 Beulah, CO $54,148 Boncarbo, CO $54,407 Boone, CO $54,095 Branson, CO $53,962 Campo, CO $53,762 Cheraw, CO $53,865

Crowley, CO $53,981 Eads, CO $53,904 Fort Lyon, CO $53,844 Fowler, CO $53,999 Gardner, CO $54,527 Granada, CO $54,025 Hartman, CO $54,128 Hasty, CO $53,963

Haswell, CO $53,644 Hoehne, CO $54,319 Holly, CO $53,958 Kim, CO $53,907 La Junta, CO $53,942 Lamar, CO $54,106 Las Animas, CO $53,912 La Veta, CO $54,622

Mc Clave, CO $53,971 Manzanola, CO $53,900 Model, CO $53,982 Olney Springs, CO $53,808 Ordway, CO $53,540 Pritchett, CO $53,909 Rocky Ford, CO $53,822 Rye, CO $54,227

Sheridan Lake, CO $53,925 Springfield, CO $54,020 Sugar City, CO $53,397 Swink, CO $53,888 Trinchera, CO $54,087 Trinidad, CO $54,321 Two Buttes, CO $54,017 Vilas, CO $54,009

Walsenburg, CO $54,334 Walsh, CO $53,952 Weston, CO $54,510 Wiley, CO $53,922 Alamosa, CO $55,037 Antonito, CO $55,002 Arboles, CO $55,113 Arvada, CO $56,694

Aurora, CO $56,655 Bayfield, CO $55,269 Broomfield, CO $56,943 Commerce City, CO $56,561 Dupont, CO $56,669 Eldorado Springs, CO $58,018 Lafayette, CO $57,504 Louisville, CO $57,575

Westminster, CO $56,668 Wheat Ridge, CO $56,665 Agate, CO $54,658 Bennett, CO $56,079 Byers, CO $55,409 Castle Rock, CO $55,655 Deer Trail, CO $55,043 Elbert, CO $55,303

Elizabeth, CO $55,769 Englewood, CO $56,655 Franktown, CO $55,618 Kiowa, CO $55,368 Larkspur, CO $55,474 Littleton, CO $56,599 Lone Tree, CO $56,450 Louviers, CO $56,372

Monument, CO $55,420 Palmer Lake, CO $55,425 Parker, CO $56,243 Sedalia, CO $55,683 Strasburg, CO $55,900 Watkins, CO $56,320 Denver, CO $56,649 Thornton, CO $56,694

Boulder, CO $58,299 Golden, CO $56,661 Alma, CO $56,342 Bailey, CO $56,214 Black Hawk, CO $57,227 Bond, CO $56,842 Breckenridge, CO $56,463 Buffalo Creek, CO $56,020

Burns, CO $56,477 Central City, CO $56,905 Clark, CO $55,942 Climax, CO $56,528 Coalmont, CO $55,845 Como, CO $55,655 Conifer, CO $56,360 Cowdrey, CO $55,620

Dillon, CO $56,429 Dumont, CO $56,703 Evergreen, CO $56,563 Empire, CO $56,444 Fairplay, CO $55,706 Fraser, CO $56,508 Frisco, CO $56,777 Georgetown, CO $56,402

Granby, CO $56,357 Grand Lake, CO $56,326 Grant, CO $55,925 Hartsel, CO $55,410 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $56,281 Idaho Springs, CO $56,607 Idledale, CO $56,603 Indian Hills, CO $56,574

Jamestown, CO $58,205 Jefferson, CO $55,808 Kittredge, CO $56,579 Kremmling, CO $56,276 Leadville, CO $56,459 Mc Coy, CO $56,468 Morrison, CO $56,562 Nederland, CO $57,675

Oak Creek, CO $56,368 Parshall, CO $56,610 Phippsburg, CO $56,423 Pine, CO $56,088 Pinecliffe, CO $57,946 Rand, CO $55,849 Rollinsville, CO $57,406 Shawnee, CO $56,074

Silver Plume, CO $56,163 Steamboat Springs, CO $56,263 Tabernash, CO $56,639 Toponas, CO $56,402 Walden, CO $55,766 Ward, CO $57,523 Winter Park, CO $56,712 Yampa, CO $56,479

Silverthorne, CO $56,729 Longmont, CO $57,291 Allenspark, CO $57,031 Estes Park, CO $56,175 Bellvue, CO $55,456 Berthoud, CO $56,135 Dacono, CO $56,790 Drake, CO $55,476

Erie, CO $57,044 Firestone, CO $56,649 Fort Collins, CO $55,060 Frederick, CO $56,651 Blanca, CO $54,842 Capulin, CO $55,124 Center, CO $55,079 Chama, CO $54,655

Chimney Rock, CO $55,137 Chromo, CO $54,767 Conejos, CO $54,968 Creede, CO $55,257 Crestone, CO $54,868 Del Norte, CO $55,137 Fort Garland, CO $54,719 San Luis, CO $54,497

Homelake, CO $55,085 Hooper, CO $54,902 Ignacio, CO $55,031 Jaroso, CO $54,617 La Jara, CO $55,057 Manassa, CO $55,001 Moffat, CO $54,940 Monte Vista, CO $55,118

Mosca, CO $54,833 Pagosa Springs, CO $55,132 Romeo, CO $55,163 Saguache, CO $55,130 Sanford, CO $54,854 San Pablo, CO $54,572 South Fork, CO $55,192 Villa Grove, CO $55,014

Salida, CO $55,230 Almont, CO $56,652 Buena Vista, CO $56,565 Canon City, CO $54,984 Cimarron, CO $55,355 Coal Creek, CO $54,658 Coaldale, CO $55,095 Cotopaxi, CO $54,941

Crested Butte, CO $56,950 Florence, CO $54,572 Monarch, CO $55,346 Granite, CO $56,176 Gunnison, CO $55,398 Hillside, CO $54,920 Howard, CO $55,195 Lake City, CO $55,352

Nathrop, CO $55,396

Sensor Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Sensor Operator roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 0% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Sensor Operator positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Sensor Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Sensor Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$68,033	$33.0	20%

Sensor Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Sensor Operator'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

$49,230

Average $56,694/year

$64,372

$4,103

Average $4,724/month

$5,364

$947

Average $1,090/week

$1,238

$24

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,372	$5,364	$1,238	$31
Average	$56,694	$4,724	$1,090	$27
25th Percentile	$49,230	$4,103	$947	$24

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