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Colorado electrician prevailing wage, county by county

An electrician's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Colorado runs from $35.14 an hour in Mesa County to $67.83 in City of Denver schedules. The median county is $51.46.

Main electrician classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Conejos County electrician: $51.46 per hourJackson County electrician: $66.33 per hourArchuleta County electrician: $51.46 per hourWashington County electrician: $66.33 per hourGarfield County electrician: $45.00 per hourRio Grande County electrician: $51.46 per hourMorgan County electrician: $66.33 per hourElbert County electrician: $66.33 per hourMontrose County electrician: $45.00 per hourOtero County electrician: $51.46 per hourTeller County electrician: $59.17 per hourPhillips County electrician: $66.33 per hourYuma County electrician: $66.33 per hourPueblo County electrician: $51.46 per hourAlamosa County electrician: $51.46 per hourBaca County electrician: $51.46 per hourMontezuma County electrician: $51.36 per hourArapahoe County electrician: $66.33 per hourMineral County electrician: $51.46 per hourDolores County electrician: $51.36 per hourJefferson County electrician: $66.33 per hourDelta County electrician: $45.00 per hourGrand County electrician: $66.33 per hourSaguache County electrician: $51.46 per hourSummit County electrician: $66.33 per hourGunnison County electrician: $51.36 per hourCostilla County electrician: $51.46 per hourWeld County electrician: $66.33 per hourLas Animas County electrician: $51.46 per hourRoutt County electrician: $51.36 per hourDouglas County electrician: $66.33 per hourRio Blanco County electrician: $45.00 per hourBroomfield County electrician: $66.33 per hourDenver County electrician: $66.33 per hourBoulder County electrician: $66.33 per hourLarimer County electrician: $66.33 per hourCrowley County electrician: $51.46 per hourCuster County electrician: $51.46 per hourEl Paso County electrician: $59.17 per hourGilpin County electrician: $66.33 per hourHuerfano County electrician: $51.46 per hourOuray County electrician: $51.36 per hourCheyenne County electrician: $36.82 per hourMoffat County electrician: $51.36 per hourPitkin County electrician: $51.36 per hourProwers County electrician: $51.46 per hourSan Juan County electrician: $51.36 per hourLa Plata County electrician: $51.36 per hourHinsdale County electrician: $51.36 per hourKit Carson County electrician: $36.82 per hourSan Miguel County electrician: $51.36 per hourClear Creek County electrician: $66.33 per hourKiowa County electrician: $51.46 per hourPark County electrician: $66.33 per hourLake County electrician: $66.33 per hourLincoln County electrician: $36.82 per hourAdams County electrician: $66.33 per hourEagle County electrician: $66.33 per hourLogan County electrician: $66.33 per hourSedgwick County electrician: $66.33 per hourChaffee County electrician: $51.46 per hourFremont County electrician: $51.46 per hourMesa County electrician: $35.14 per hourBent County electrician: $51.46 per hour
$35$51$51$59$66$66Electrician, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Colorado?

9 groups of counties with identical rates and 21 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. City of Denver schedules1 county$67.83
  2. Morgan County group6 counties$66.33
  3. Eagle County group3 counties$66.33
  4. Adams County1 county$66.33
  5. Arapahoe County1 county$66.33
  6. Boulder County1 county$66.33
  7. Broomfield County1 county$66.33
  8. Clear Creek County1 county$66.33
  9. Denver County1 county$66.33
  10. Douglas County1 county$66.33
  11. Elbert County1 county$66.33
  12. Gilpin County1 county$66.33
  13. Grand County1 county$66.33
  14. Jefferson County1 county$66.33
  15. Larimer County1 county$66.33
  16. Park County1 county$66.33
  17. Summit County1 county$66.33
  18. Weld County1 county$66.33
  19. El Paso County1 county$59.17
  20. Teller County1 county$59.17
  21. Fremont County group9 counties$51.46
  22. Otero County group9 counties$51.46
  23. Pueblo County1 county$51.46
  24. La Plata County group8 counties$51.36
  25. Routt County group2 counties$51.36
  26. Moffat County1 county$51.36
  27. Garfield County group2 counties$45.00
  28. Montrose County group2 counties$45.00
  29. Kit Carson County group3 counties$36.82
  30. Mesa County1 county$35.14

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
City of Denver schedulesELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$67.83 $48.30 
Morgan County group, 6 localities: Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, YumaELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS (EAGLE, GRAND, JACKSON, LAKE, LOGAN, MORGAN, PHILLIPS, SEDGWICK, SUMMIT, WASHINGTON AND YUMA COUNTIES)$66.33 $46.80 
Eagle County group, 3 localities: Eagle, Jackson, LakeELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS (EAGLE, GRAND, JACKSON, LAKE, LOGAN, MORGAN, PHILLIPS, SEDGWICK, SUMMIT, WASHINGTON AND YUMA COUNTIES)$66.33 $46.80 
Adams CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Arapahoe CountyELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Boulder CountyELECTRICIAN$66.33 $46.80 
Broomfield CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Clear Creek CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Denver CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Douglas CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Elbert CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Gilpin CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Grand CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS (EAGLE, GRAND, JACKSON, LAKE, LOGAN, MORGAN, PHILLIPS, SEDGWICK, SUMMIT, WASHINGTON AND YUMA COUNTIES)$66.33 $46.80 
Jefferson CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Larimer CountyELECTRICIAN$66.33 $46.80 
Park CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$66.33 $46.80 
Summit CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS (EAGLE, GRAND, JACKSON, LAKE, LOGAN, MORGAN, PHILLIPS, SEDGWICK, SUMMIT, WASHINGTON AND YUMA COUNTIES)$66.33 $46.80 
Weld CountyELECTRICIAN$66.33 $46.80 
El Paso CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$59.17 $40.70 
Teller CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$59.17 $40.70 
Fremont County group, 9 localities: Alamosa, Archuleta, Chaffee, Conejos, Custer, Fremont, Mineral, Rio Grande, SaguacheELECTRICIANS: (ALAMOSA, ARCHULETA, BACA, BENT, CHAFFEE, CONEJOS, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, CUSTER, FREMONT, HUERFANO, KIOWA, LAS ANIMAS, MINERAL, OTERO, PROWERS, RIO GRANDE AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES)$51.46 $35.40 
Otero County group, 9 localities: Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, ProwersELECTRICIANS: (ALAMOSA, ARCHULETA, BACA, BENT, CHAFFEE, CONEJOS, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, CUSTER, FREMONT, HUERFANO, KIOWA, LAS ANIMAS, MINERAL, OTERO, PROWERS, RIO GRANDE AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES)$51.46 $35.40 
Pueblo CountyELECTRICIAN$51.46 $35.40 
La Plata County group, 8 localities: Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, Ouray, San Juan, San MiguelELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS) (DOLORES, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, LA PLATA, MOFFAT, MONTEZUMA, OURAY, PITKIN, ROUTT, SAN JUAN AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES IN COLORADO.)$51.36 $36.95 
Routt County group, 2 localities: Pitkin, RouttELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS) (DOLORES, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, LA PLATA, MOFFAT, MONTEZUMA, OURAY, PITKIN, ROUTT, SAN JUAN AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES IN COLORADO.)$51.36 $36.95 
Moffat CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS) (DOLORES, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, LA PLATA, MOFFAT, MONTEZUMA, OURAY, PITKIN, ROUTT, SAN JUAN AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES IN COLORADO.)$51.36 $36.95 
Garfield County group, 2 localities: Garfield, Rio BlancoELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS) (DELTA,GARFIELD,MONTROSE,AND RIO BLANCO COUNTIES IN COLORADO.)$45.00 $31.75 
Montrose County group, 2 localities: Delta, MontroseELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS) (DELTA,GARFIELD,MONTROSE,AND RIO BLANCO COUNTIES IN COLORADO.)$45.00 $31.75 
Kit Carson County group, 3 localities: Cheyenne, Kit Carson, LincolnELECTRICIAN$36.82 $28.06 
Mesa CountyELECTRICIAN$35.14 $25.63 

9 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 21 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Colorado electrician pay

What is the electrician prevailing wage in El Paso County?

$59.17 an hour: a $40.70 base wage plus $18.47 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260022, modification 1. Overtime and every electrician classification in El Paso County.

Does electrician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In El Paso County the $59.17 total is a $40.70 base wage plus $18.47 in fringe benefits, about 31% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does electrician prevailing wage pay overtime in Colorado?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice electricians get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same electrician rate?

DOL often publishes the same electrician rates for several counties. Across Colorado, the 65 counties with an electrician rate fall into 30 distinct sets of rates, and 9 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the Fremont County group).