SOC 17-3023 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Boulder, CO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Boulder, CO is $77,210. The 10th percentile is $59,320 and the 90th percentile is $101,400. Employment is 280.
Median annual wage
$77,210
- 10th percentile
- $59,320
- 25th percentile
- $63,750
- Median
- $77,210
- 75th percentile
- $80,840
- 90th percentile
- $101,400
- Mean
- $77,410
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $59,320 and the 90th percentile is $101,400. The difference is $42,080, which is 54.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,750 to the 75th at $80,840, covers $17,090.
The mean annual wage is $77,410, which sits above the median of $77,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Boulder, CO median is 1.3% lower than the national median of $78,190 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,392, which is 6.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.3% lower than the Colorado median of $77,440.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $73,392 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Boulder, CO ranks 4th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $90,660 and employment of 70. That median is 17.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,649, against $73,392 here.
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $78,330 and employment of 750. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,049, against $73,392 here.
- Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $71,830 and employment of 40. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,704, against $73,392 here.
Employment share
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (280 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (95,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.38 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
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Questions this page answers
How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Boulder, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Boulder, CO is $77,210. The 10th percentile is $59,320 and the 90th percentile is $101,400. Employment is 280.
How does that compare with the national median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?
The local median is 1.3% lower than the national median of $78,190.
What is Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay in Boulder, CO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $77,210 is $73,392. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $90,660. Boulder, CO ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.