Electrician · Grand Junction, CO

Electrician in Grand Junction: $620/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Grand Junction at $56,550 a year. About 430 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 $39,140 and the 90th is $80,190. Pay ranks 314th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $620 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 222 miles away, at $1,043 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$620

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,550

$39,140 to $80,190

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

430

Location quotient 1.33

Pay rank

314th 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 $56,550.

Taxes$910
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,931
Left over$620

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,550
Federal income tax: −$4,748
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,326
State income tax (CO): −$1,846
Take-home pay: $45,631
Effective tax rate: 19.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $520
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,183

Left over each month

$4,713 gross, minus $910 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.

$620

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $1,043/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Grand Junction?

$56,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Grand Junction?

$620 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Pueblo, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,043 a month, more than Grand Junction.