Skilled Wages

Boilermaker salary in Colorado

Median $42.96 an hour for 40 boilermakers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 2000 and the state's own outlook.

$42.96/hrMedian hourly wageColorado, May data
$89,350/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$39.13 – $46.2310th to 90th percentilehourly range
40Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Boilermaker pay in Colorado: the full range

Wage percentiles, ColoradoMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$30$40$50$60/hrColorado: 10th $39.13 · 25th $41.52 · median $42.96 · 75th $45.64 · 90th $46.23Colorado$42.96$39.13$46.23United States: 10th $24.28 · 25th $31.13 · median $36.74 · 75th $45.88 · 90th $53.06United States$36.74
Hourly wage percentiles for boilermakers: Colorado vs United States, May 2025.

Colorado ranks 10th of 37 states for median boilermaker pay, and 16th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $41.67). 40 boilermakers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.2× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$39.13 – $41.52$81,390 – $86,360roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$41.52 – $45.64$86,360 – $94,930the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$45.64 – $46.23$94,930 – $96,150the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Boilermaker wages in Colorado over time

Colorado, 2000-2025ColoradoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$42.96Colorado$36.74United States
Median hourly wage for boilermakers, Colorado vs United States, 2000–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearColorado $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
2000$16.00$29.91$17.80—
2001$16.42$29.85$19.0660
2002$16.96$30.35$20.1770
2004$15.44$26.31$21.68—
2005$18.22$30.03$23.10—
2007$22.54$35.00$24.38140
2008$23.54$35.20$25.13260
2009$25.53$38.31$26.97120
2010$30.29$44.72$26.2780
2011$31.02$44.40$27.36150
2012$30.01$42.08$27.19120
2013$29.75$41.11$27.74130
2014$33.48$45.53$28.78150
2015$33.00$44.82$28.9090
2016$31.39$42.11$29.8470
2018$34.74$44.54$29.8860
2019$35.80$45.08$30.3460
2020$36.69$45.64$31.42—
2021$38.92$46.24$30.91—
2023$37.53$39.65$34.20—
2024$41.82$42.92$35.26—
2025$42.96$42.96$36.7440

In today's dollars, the median boilermaker wage in Colorado changed by -4.2% over the last ten years of data and by -4.7% since 2019.

Are there more boilermaker jobs in Colorado?

0.0Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.2× the US share, 32nd of 33 states

BLS counted 40 boilermakers in Colorado in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 42%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for boilermakers in Colorado

No state projection is published for boilermakers in Colorado. Nationally, BLS projects -1.8% growth over 2025-35 with about 700 openings a year; the national page has the openings breakdown and every state that does publish a figure.

Is construction work growing in Colorado?

193.6kConstruction jobsColorado, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k250k19901995200020052010201520202025194kSep 2026
Construction employment in Colorado (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at specialty trade contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just boilermakers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 48 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 96,806 in 2015 to 118,768 in 2025, +22.7%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Denver County1,21413,814$88,160$1,695
Jefferson County1,48012,463$84,364$1,622
Adams County1,52619,605$83,598$1,608
Arapahoe County1,45314,058$82,624$1,589
Douglas County7356,506$80,059$1,540
Eagle County4272,741$77,396$1,488
Boulder County4593,183$75,142$1,445
Broomfield County132826$73,547$1,414
Summit County209938$73,255$1,409
Grand County114541$72,999$1,404
Weld County9497,458$72,660$1,397
Larimer County9327,322$72,635$1,397

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Questions this page answers

How much do boilermakers make in Colorado?

The median boilermaker in Colorado earned $42.96 an hour ($89,350 a year) in May 2025, 17% above the national median of $36.74. The middle half earn $41.52–$45.64; the top 10% earn more than $46.23.

Where does Colorado rank for boilermaker pay?

Colorado ranks 10th of 37 states for boilermaker pay, with a median of $42.96 an hour, and 16th after adjusting for Colorado's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.1, US = 100).

What is the union boilermaker rate in Colorado?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a boilermaker classification for most Colorado counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many boilermakers work in Colorado?

BLS counted 40 boilermakers in Colorado in May 2025, 0.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.20; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Colorado and metro areas, SOC 47-2011. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.