Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Colorado

Median $29.92 an hour for 17,010 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.92/hrMedian hourly wageColorado, May data
$62,230/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.88 – $45.2710th to 90th percentilehourly range
17,010Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Colorado: the full range

Wage percentiles, ColoradoMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrColorado: 10th $21.88 · 25th $23.50 · median $29.92 · 75th $37.73 · 90th $45.27Colorado$29.92$21.88$45.27United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Colorado vs United States, May 2025.

Colorado ranks 33rd of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 46th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.02). 17,010 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.88 – $23.50$45,520 – $48,880roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.50 – $37.73$48,880 – $78,470the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$37.73 – $45.27$78,470 – $94,160the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Colorado

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrBoulder: $30.83Boulder$30.83Greeley: $30.43Greeley$30.43Denver: $30.36Denver$30.36Fort Collins: $29.52Fort Collins$29.52Pueblo: $28.94Pueblo$28.94Colorado Springs: $28.47Colorado Springs$28.47Grand Junction: $27.19Grand Junction$27.19
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Colorado, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Boulder$22.65$30.83$29.31$45.624203% above
Greeley$20.68$30.43$30.37$45.451,2402% above
Denver$22.15$30.36$28.70$45.2710,4501% above
Fort Collins$21.50$29.52$29.20$44.188301% below
Pueblo$18.64$28.94$31.53$45.633603% below
Colorado Springs$19.43$28.47$28.27$39.251,2905% below
Grand Junction$18.82$27.19$28.47$38.564309% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Electrician wages in Colorado over time

Colorado, 1999-2025ColoradoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.38United States$29.92Colorado
Median hourly wage for electricians, Colorado vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearColorado $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$21.22$41.01$19.1311,170
2000$21.04$39.34$19.2912,540
2001$21.52$39.12$19.6011,140
2002$22.53$40.32$19.9010,280
2003$22.41$39.21$20.0410,300
2004$21.39$36.46$20.3311,710
2005$20.87$34.40$20.5711,710
2006$21.04$33.60$20.9713,180
2007$21.56$33.48$21.5313,240
2008$21.88$32.72$22.3214,180
2009$22.05$33.09$22.6813,330
2010$22.68$33.49$23.2011,720
2011$23.63$33.82$23.7111,450
2012$23.61$33.11$23.9611,930
2013$23.10$31.92$24.2813,180
2014$22.52$30.63$24.5713,880
2015$22.22$30.18$24.9415,730
2016$23.75$31.86$25.3516,170
2017$25.16$33.05$26.0115,070
2018$26.43$33.89$26.5314,850
2019$26.08$32.84$27.0116,160
2020$26.34$32.77$27.3617,930
2021$28.55$33.92$28.8717,430
2022$28.36$31.20$28.9616,500
2023$29.25$30.91$29.6116,110
2024$29.85$30.64$29.9817,140
2025$29.92$29.92$30.3817,010

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Colorado changed by -0.9% over the last ten years of data and by -8.9% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Colorado?

+5.3%Jobs since 201916,160 then, 17,010 in 2025
+8.1%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
5.9Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.2× the US share, 10th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Colorado has changed by +52.3%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +5.3%.

Electricians in Colorado vs United States, 1999 = 100ColoradoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages75100125150175200020052010201520202025152Colorado124United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Colorado vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearColorado jobsColorado indexUS index
199911,170100100
200012,540112105
200111,140100102
200210,2809297
200310,3009295
200411,71010595
200511,71010599
200613,180118101
200713,240118102
200814,180127103
200913,33011995
201011,72010584
201111,45010284
201211,93010785
201313,18011889
201413,88012493
201515,73014197
201616,17014599
201715,070135103
201814,850133107
201916,160145112
202017,930160107
202117,430156106
202216,500148113
202316,110144116
202417,140153121
202517,010152124

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for electricians in Colorado

+31.0%Projected growth in Colorado2024–2034, state agency
2,340Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
18,050Jobs in 202423,640 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Colorado's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +31.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 18,050 to 23,640, with about 2,340 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 17,010 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Colorado labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Colorado

On federally funded construction in Colorado, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 63 of the 64 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $61.75 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $35.14). 1 of the 64 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Mesa County at $35.14). The market median for the state is $29.92.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, COAdams: $66.33 (union)Alamosa: $61.75 (union)Arapahoe: $66.33 (union)Archuleta: $61.75 (union)Baca: $61.75 (union)Bent: $61.75 (union)Boulder: $66.33 (union)Broomfield: $66.33 (union)Chaffee: $61.75 (union)Cheyenne: $61.75 (union)Clear Creek: $66.33 (union)Conejos: $61.75 (union)Costilla: $61.75 (union)Crowley: $61.75 (union)Custer: $61.75 (union)Delta: $61.75 (union)Denver: $66.33 (union)Dolores: $61.75 (union)Douglas: $66.33 (union)Eagle: $61.75 (union)Elbert: $66.33 (union)El Paso: $59.17 (union)Fremont: $61.75 (union)Garfield: $61.75 (union)Gilpin: $66.33 (union)Grand: $61.75 (union)Gunnison: $61.75 (union)Hinsdale: $61.75 (union)Huerfano: $61.75 (union)Jackson: $61.75 (union)Jefferson: $66.33 (union)Kiowa: $61.75 (union)Kit Carson: $61.75 (union)Lake: $61.75 (union)La Plata: $61.75 (union)Larimer: $66.33 (union)Las Animas: $61.75 (union)Lincoln: $61.75 (union)Logan: $61.75 (union)Mesa: $35.14 (survey)Mineral: $61.75 (union)Moffat: $61.75 (union)Montezuma: $61.75 (union)Montrose: $61.75 (union)Morgan: $61.75 (union)Otero: $61.75 (union)Ouray: $61.75 (union)Park: $66.33 (union)Phillips: $61.75 (union)Pitkin: $61.75 (union)Prowers: $61.75 (union)Pueblo: $51.46 (union)Rio Blanco: $61.75 (union)Rio Grande: $61.75 (union)Routt: $61.75 (union)Saguache: $61.75 (union)San Juan: $61.75 (union)San Miguel: $61.75 (union)Sedgwick: $61.75 (union)Summit: $61.75 (union)Teller: $59.17 (union)Washington: $61.75 (union)Weld: $66.33 (union)Yuma: $61.75 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$61.75$63.58survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for electricians by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$20$40$60$80/hrLarimer (Fort Collins): market median $29.52, prevailing (union) $66.33, gap +$36.81Larimer (Fort Collins)+$36.81Adams (Denver): market median $30.36, prevailing (union) $66.33, gap +$35.97Adams (Denver)+$35.97Weld (Greeley): market median $30.43, prevailing (union) $66.33, gap +$35.90Weld (Greeley)+$35.90Boulder (Boulder): market median $30.83, prevailing (union) $66.33, gap +$35.50Boulder (Boulder)+$35.50El Paso (Colorado Springs): market median $28.47, prevailing (union) $59.17, gap +$30.70El Paso (Colorado Springs)+$30.70Pueblo (Pueblo): market median $28.94, prevailing (union) $51.46, gap +$22.52Pueblo (Pueblo)+$22.52Mesa (Grand Junction): market median $27.19, prevailing (survey) $35.14, gap +$7.95Mesa (Grand Junction)+$7.95
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Colorado.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AdamsUnion ELEC0068-012 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260015
ArapahoeUnion ELEC0068-013 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260016
BoulderUnion ELEC0068-018 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260017
BroomfieldUnion ELEC0068-019 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260018
Clear CreekUnion ELEC0068-012 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260019
DenverUnion ELEC0068-012 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260020
DouglasUnion ELEC0068-012 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260021
ElbertUnion ELEC0068-012 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260030
GilpinUnion ELEC0068-012 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260030
JeffersonUnion ELEC0068-012 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260023
LarimerUnion ELEC0068-002 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260024
ParkUnion ELEC0068-012 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260026
WeldUnion ELEC0068-018 2025-06-01$46.80$19.53$66.33CO20260029
AlamosaUnion ELEC0113-003 2026-06-01$43.20$18.55$61.75CO20260001
ArchuletaUnion ELEC0113-003 2026-06-01$43.20$18.55$61.75CO20260001

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Colorado prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

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 electrical contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just electricians), 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
Adams County2194,112$96,420$1,854
Jefferson County3084,071$91,336$1,756
Pitkin County1399$90,516$1,741
Archuleta County842$86,192$1,658
Denver County2072,623$85,679$1,648
Broomfield County23238$85,533$1,645
Douglas County1281,329$83,921$1,614
Arapahoe County2723,946$82,641$1,589
Delta County22262$76,731$1,476
Weld County1681,611$75,617$1,454
Summit County28146$74,825$1,439
Eagle County62356$74,505$1,433

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Colorado?

The median electrician in Colorado earned $29.92 an hour ($62,230 a year) in May 2025, 2% below the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $23.50–$37.73; the top 10% earn more than $45.27.

Where does Colorado rank for electrician pay?

Colorado ranks 33rd of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $29.92 an hour, and 46th after adjusting for Colorado's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.1, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Colorado?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 63 counties, with a typical package of $61.75 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Colorado?

BLS counted 17,010 electricians in Colorado in May 2025, 5.9 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.22; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Colorado?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Colorado went from 15,730 in 2015 to 17,010 in 2025, +8.1%, and +5.3% since 2019. Colorado's labor market agency projects +31.0% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 18,050 to 23,640 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Colorado?

Colorado projects about 2,340 openings a year for electricians over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 72,700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Colorado and metro areas, SOC 47-2111. 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.
  • State projection: Colorado labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.