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Electrical and Electronics Drafters salary in Colorado

The median electrical and electronics drafters in Colorado earns $79,300 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,094 a month.

10th percentile
$57,410
25th percentile
$63,350
Median percentile
$79,300
75th percentile
$101,980
90th percentile
$132,970

Based on 750 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,128 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,300
Federal income tax−$8,616
Social Security + Medicare−$6,066
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,489
Monthly take-home$5,094
Every two weeks$2,351

Does it go far here?

$76,951Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

All electrical and electronics drafters salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado