Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Colorado
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,658
after federal, FICA and Colorado tax
Tax takes
$8,122
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,145
Colorado costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Colorado — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$45,780
Kept after tax
$37,658
Worth in national money
$37,145
State rank
14
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for print binding and finishing workers is strong here. Colorado's middle earner gets $45,780, putting the state 14 of 50 — about 8.25% ahead of the national figure.
- Measured against other jobs in Colorado, this one sits low: 414 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $45,780 the take-home is $37,658, which is worth about $37,145 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $46,990, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For print binding and finishing workers, Colorado sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $45,780, ranking 14 of 50 and running about 8.25% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Print binding and finishing workers occupies position 414 of 491 in Colorado's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Colorado's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for print binding and finishing workers on its $45,780 median: $37,658 retained after tax becomes $37,145 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $46,990 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Print Binding and Finishing Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,780 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,080 |
| This salary | $45,780 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Colorado | $37,658 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,964 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,952 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $44,155 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,570 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Colorado earn less than $45,780. The published range is $37,330 up to $63,080, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Colorado's $37,658, worked from $45,780. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 414 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Colorado, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,145, the adjusted value of that $45,780 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 414 of 491 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for print binding and finishing workers in Colorado the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,330 to $63,080. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Colorado take-home of $37,658, on $45,780 for work ranking 414 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 414 of 491 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Colorado, so $37,145 — the adjusted value of that $45,780 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 414 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $37,330 at the tenth percentile, $63,080 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $37,145 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Colorado adds its own income tax on top — which is why $37,658 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,330 to $63,080) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Colorado rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Colorado's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $37,145 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $37,658 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Colorado income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.