Electrician · Boulder, CO
Electrician in Boulder: $876/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Boulder at $64,120 a year. About 420 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $47,110 and the 90th is $94,890. Pay ranks 170th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $876 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, at $2,041 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$876
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,120
$47,110 to $94,890
Rent (1 bd)
$1,647
$1,961 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
170th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $64,120.
- Taxes$1,067
- Rent$1,647
- Other living costs$1,753
- Left over$876
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,120
- Federal income tax
- −$5,720
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,905
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,179
- Take-home pay
- $51,316
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,647
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $342
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,400
Left over each month
$5,343 gross, minus $1,067 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.
$876
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $2,041/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Boulder?
$64,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Boulder?
$876 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, leaves $2,041 a month, more than Boulder.