Electrician · Fort Collins, CO

Electrician in Fort Collins: $768/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Fort Collins at $61,410 a year. About 830 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $44,720 and the 90th is $91,880. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $768 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 61 miles away, at $2,041 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$768

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,410

$44,720 to $91,880

Rent (1 bd)

$1,473

$1,753 (2 bd)

Employment

830

Location quotient 1.00

Pay rank

217th 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 $61,410.

Taxes$1,007
Rent$1,473
Other living costs$1,869
Left over$768

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,410
Federal income tax: −$5,331
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,698
State income tax (CO): −$2,060
Take-home pay: $49,322
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,473
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $459
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,342

Left over each month

$5,118 gross, minus $1,007 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.

$768

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 Fort Collins?

$61,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Fort Collins?

$768 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Cheyenne, about 61 miles away, leaves $2,041 a month, more than Fort Collins.