Electrician · Denver, CO
Electrician in Denver: $668/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Denver at $63,150 a year. About 10,450 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $46,070 and the 90th is $94,160. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $668 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, at $2,078 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$668
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,150
$46,070 to $94,160
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
10,450
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
186th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $63,150.
- Taxes$1,030
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$668
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,150
- Federal income tax
- −$5,398
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,831
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,136
- Take-home pay
- $50,785
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$668 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $2,078/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Denver?
$63,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,450 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Denver?
$668 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, leaves $2,078 a month, more than Denver.