SOC 17-2072 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electronics Engineers, Except Computer make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in Boulder, CO is $132,230. The 10th percentile is $99,240 and the 90th percentile is $197,660. Employment is 590.

Median annual wage

$132,230

10th percentile
$99,240
25th percentile
$109,990
Median
$132,230
75th percentile
$171,430
90th percentile
$197,660
Mean
$142,170

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $99,240 and the 90th percentile is $197,660. The difference is $98,420, which is 74.4% 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 $109,990 to the 75th at $171,430, covers $61,440.

The mean annual wage is $142,170, which sits above the median of $132,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 1.5% higher than the national median of $130,220 for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $125,692, which is 3.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% higher than the Colorado median of $127,010.

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 $132,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electronics Engineers, Except Computer at $125,692 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 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. Boulder, CO ranks 1st 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 $130,530 and employment of 310. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,074, against $125,692 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $127,260 and employment of 3,810. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,304, against $125,692 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $117,050 and employment of 90. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,844, against $125,692 here.

Employment share

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (590 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (96,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.92 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 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in Boulder, CO is $132,230. The 10th percentile is $99,240 and the 90th percentile is $197,660. Employment is 590.

How does that compare with the national median for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer?

The local median is 1.5% higher than the national median of $130,220.

What is Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 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 $132,230 is $125,692. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer?

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $130,530. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.