How much does an Electrician make in Colorado?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $62,090 for Electricians in Colorado as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $48,350 and the 75th-percentile is $77,440.

How many Electricians does Colorado employ?

BLS OES counts 17,140 Electricians employed in Colorado in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.

Why is the BEA RPP for Colorado different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Colorado's overall index of 101.9 reflects rents 130.5, services 86.8, and goods 99.2.

Where does Colorado rank for Electrician pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Colorado ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

What are the limits of these Electrician salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Union vs non-union electrician pay in Colorado?

BLS does not split union from non-union pay. In {state}, IBEW-represented electricians typically earn 15-30% above the non-union median once benefits and pension contributions are included. The premium is concentrated in commercial and industrial work; residential is more often non-union.

2026 Electrician Salary — Colorado ($62K BLS, RPP-Adjusted Real Wage)

TL;DR

BLS reports Colorado Electrician median pay at $62,090. Adjusted for state cost of living, real purchasing power equals $60,959.
Electrician ranking: #29 on the BLS table, #43 once cost of living is in.
Cost adjustment is small — neither an arbitrage state nor a high-cost penalty.
Bottom quartile $48,350, top quartile $77,440. The P90 ($90,120) is roughly 2.1× the P10 ($42,360).

Wage breakdown — Colorado

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$42,360	$41,588
P25 (lower quartile)	$48,350	$47,469
P50 (median)	$62,090	$60,959
P75 (upper quartile)	$77,440	$76,029
P90 (top tier)	$90,120	$88,478
Mean	$64,620	$63,443
Employment	17,140 Electricians in Colorado

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Colorado index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	101.9
Goods	99.2
Services	86.8
Rents	130.5

Colorado's overall RPP (101.9) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Colorado (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Electrician)	$62,090	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$5,313	8.6% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$2,039	4.4% flat (2026)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$4,750	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$49,988	80.5% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$49,077	÷ (101.9 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Colorado state-tax burden means for Electrician take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 3.3% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $49,988 (80.5% of gross). After the 101.9 RPP, real take-home is $49,077.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $62,350 for Electricians with mean pay of $69,630 and total employment of 742,580. Colorado sits at #29 on nominal pay and #43 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Colorado falls 14 positions — the cost premium eats into the headline wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does an Electrician make in Colorado?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $62,090 for Electricians in Colorado as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $48,350 and the 75th-percentile is $77,440.
How many Electricians does Colorado employ?: BLS OES counts 17,140 Electricians employed in Colorado in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.
Why is the BEA RPP for Colorado different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Colorado's overall index of 101.9 reflects rents 130.5, services 86.8, and goods 99.2.
Where does Colorado rank for Electrician pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Colorado ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
What are the limits of these Electrician salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
Union vs non-union electrician pay in Colorado?: BLS does not split union from non-union pay. In {state}, IBEW-represented electricians typically earn 15-30% above the non-union median once benefits and pension contributions are included. The premium is concentrated in commercial and industrial work; residential is more often non-union.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 47-2111, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

Cross-comparison: see how Colorado Electrician pay ranks against the other 254 state × occupation pages on the Real Wage Atlas → — four-way ranking by real wage, after-tax take-home, state-tax savings, and cost-of-living arbitrage.