SOC 17-3012 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electrical and Electronics Drafters make in Colorado Springs, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronics Drafters in Colorado Springs, CO is $76,380. The 10th percentile is $58,760 and the 90th percentile is $117,720. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$76,380

10th percentile
$58,760
25th percentile
$62,260
Median
$76,380
75th percentile
$100,080
90th percentile
$117,720
Mean
$83,050

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Electrical and Electronics Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $58,760 and the 90th percentile is $117,720. The difference is $58,960, which is 77.2% 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 $62,260 to the 75th at $100,080, covers $37,820.

The mean annual wage is $83,050, which sits above the median of $76,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Colorado Springs, CO median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $76,870 for Electrical and Electronics Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,844, which is 1.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% lower than the Colorado median of $79,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronics Drafters at $75,844 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronics Drafters. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $79,530 and employment of 560. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,183, against $75,844 here.
  • Boulder, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $103,910 and employment of 40. That median is 36% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,772, against $75,844 here.
  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 133 miles away, with a median of $82,400. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,481, against $75,844 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Electrical and Electronics Drafters make in Colorado Springs, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronics Drafters in Colorado Springs, CO is $76,380. The 10th percentile is $58,760 and the 90th percentile is $117,720.

How does that compare with the national median for Electrical and Electronics Drafters?

The local median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $76,870.

What is Electrical and Electronics Drafters pay in Colorado Springs, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,380 is $75,844. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Colorado Springs, CO compare with nearby metros for Electrical and Electronics Drafters?

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $79,530. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.