Electrician salary in Colorado
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in Colorado earn a median of $62,230 a year, or $29.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $94,160 a year. Nationally the median is $63,190, so Colorado pays 2% less than the U.S. overall and ranks 33rd of 51.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $21.88/hr
- Jobs in Colorado
- 17,010
- After cost of living
- $60,390
- Median hourly pay
- $29.92/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −2%
- Rank among states
- 33rd of 51
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $45,520–$48,880$21.88–$23.50/hr | |
| Journeyman | $62,230$29.92/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $78,470–$94,160$37.73–$45.27/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Colorado compares
- Electricians are more concentrated in Colorado than nationally: 5.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $94,160, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,520: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
Rural Colorado
- Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$62,040
- Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$61,840
- Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$61,060
Other trades in Colorado
Questions
- How much do electricians make in Colorado?
- Electricians in Colorado earn a median of $62,230 a year, or $29.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $94,160 a year.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Colorado?
- The median hourly wage is $29.92. The middle half earn between $23.50 and $37.73 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Colorado?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.88 an hour ($45,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.50.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Colorado?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $62,230 a year ($29.92 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $78,470–$94,160.
- Where in Colorado do electricians earn the most?
- Among Colorado metro areas, Boulder has the highest median at $64,120 a year, and Grand Junction the lowest at $56,550.
- Do electricians in Colorado earn more than the national average?
- The Colorado median of $62,230 is 2% less than the U.S. median of $63,190. Prices in Colorado run 3% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $60,390 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2111 (Electricians), area code 08. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed electricians and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (103.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures