Electrician · Pueblo, CO
Electrician in Pueblo: $1,043/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Pueblo at $60,200 a year. About 360 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $38,770 and the 90th is $94,900. Pay ranks 243rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,043 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 216 miles away, at $2,041 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,043
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,200
$38,770 to $94,900
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,165 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
243rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $60,200.
- Taxes$983
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$1,043
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,200
- Federal income tax
- −$5,186
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,605
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,006
- Take-home pay
- $48,403
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$5,017 gross, minus $983 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$1,043
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 Pueblo?
$60,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Pueblo?
$1,043 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Cheyenne, about 216 miles away, leaves $2,041 a month, more than Pueblo.