Electricians Salary in Colorado

At $62,230 a year, the median for electricians in Colorado is close to the national median of $63,190 (−2%); Colorado ranks 33rd of 51 states by median. Electricians earn 4% more than the median across all occupations in Colorado ($59,800). Among neighbouring states, Wyoming and Kansas pay more (up to $76,120 in Wyoming) and Utah, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nebraska and New Mexico pay less (down to $58,390 in New Mexico). Colorado employs 17,010 electricians, 5.92 per 1,000 jobs, the 17th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.22 means the occupation is more concentrated in Colorado than nationally.

Colorado vs the United States, May 2025

Electricians: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Colorado and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
ColoradoHourly$21.88$23.50$29.92$37.73$45.27$31.8817,0105.921.22
Annual$45,520$48,880$62,230$78,470$94,160$66,310
United StatesHourly$20.50$23.76$30.38$40.36$52.17$34.37757,220––
Annual$42,640$49,430$63,190$83,940$108,510$71,490
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $45,520$45,52025th25th: $48,880$48,880MedianMedian: $62,230$62,23075th75th: $78,470$78,47090th90th: $94,160$94,160US median
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
33rd of 51 states
Rank by employment
17th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.22
Jobs per 1,000
5.92

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 electricians, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Boulder, CO$30.83$64,120$47,110$94,8904202.180.45
Greeley, CO$30.43$63,290$43,010$94,5401,24010.362.13
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$30.36$63,150$46,070$94,16010,4506.501.33
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$29.52$61,410$44,720$91,8808304.891.00
Pueblo, CO$28.94$60,200$38,770$94,9003605.761.18
Colorado Springs, CO$28.47$59,210$40,410$81,6301,2904.080.84
Grand Junction, CO$27.19$56,550$39,140$80,1904306.451.33
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$29.83$62,040$40,920$98,6902904.070.84
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$29.73$61,840$46,150$89,7609407.091.46
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$29.36$61,060$42,960$84,8307206.681.37

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Colorado$29.92$62,23017,0101.22
Arizona$29.36$61,06021,1401.34
Kansas$31.66$65,8606,3500.91
Nebraska$29.24$60,8206,4401.29
New Mexico$28.07$58,3905,0201.18
Oklahoma$29.33$61,0108,5001.02
Utah$29.81$62,00011,4501.36
Wyoming$36.59$76,1202,9602.16

See the national page for Electricians (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.

  • 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.