How much do Mechanical Engineers make in Pueblo, CO?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $74,900 and the 90th percentile is $130,600. The difference is $55,700, which is 52.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $90,200 to the 75th at $124,660, covers $34,460.

The mean annual wage is $106,390, which sits above the median of $105,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pueblo, CO median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $104,110 for Mechanical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $115,059, which is 10.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.1% lower than the Colorado median of $124,430.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pueblo, CO is 91.762, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineers at $115,059 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Engineers. Pueblo, CO ranks 5th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Colorado Springs, CO is 48 miles away, with a median of $109,370 and employment of 500. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,602, against $115,059 here.
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 91 miles away, with a median of $128,180 and employment of 4,530. That median is 21.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,174, against $115,059 here.
• Boulder, CO is 142 miles away, with a median of $124,360 and employment of 1,130. That median is 17.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,211, against $115,059 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Pueblo, CO (70 of 61,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.19% of employment (296,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.