Electrician · Colorado Springs, CO

Electrician in Colorado Springs: $667/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Colorado Springs at $59,210 a year. About 1,290 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $40,410 and the 90th is $81,630. Pay ranks 261st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $667 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 169 miles away, at $2,041 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$667

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,210

$40,410 to $81,630

Rent (1 bd)

$1,298

$1,545 (2 bd)

Employment

1,290

Location quotient 0.84

Pay rank

261st of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,210.

Taxes$963
Rent$1,298
Other living costs$2,006
Left over$667

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,210
Federal income tax: −$5,067
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,530
State income tax (CO): −$1,963
Take-home pay: $47,651
Effective tax rate: 19.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,298
Groceries: $396
Getting around: $571
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,304

Left over each month

$4,934 gross, minus $963 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.

$667

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 Colorado Springs?

$59,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,290 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Colorado Springs?

$667 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Cheyenne, about 169 miles away, leaves $2,041 a month, more than Colorado Springs.