Electrician · Greeley, CO

Electrician in Greeley: $1,015/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Greeley at $63,290 a year. About 1,240 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.13). The 10th percentile is $43,010 and the 90th is $94,540. Pay ranks 185th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,257/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,015 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 53 miles away, at $2,041 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,015

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$63,290

$43,010 to $94,540

Rent (1 bd)

$1,257

$1,496 (2 bd)

Employment

1,240

Location quotient 2.13

Pay rank

185th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $63,290.

Taxes$1,045
Rent$1,257
Other living costs$1,957
Left over$1,015

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $63,290
Federal income tax: −$5,556
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,842
State income tax (CO): −$2,142
Take-home pay: $50,750
Effective tax rate: 19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,257
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $546
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,214

Left over each month

$5,274 gross, minus $1,045 in tax and $3,214 in living costs.

$1,015

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 Greeley?

$63,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,240 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,015 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,257, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Cheyenne, about 53 miles away, leaves $2,041 a month, more than Greeley.