Services indexed
6
Hourly range, avg
$55–$92/hr
Denver median
$74/hr
Most affordable: Painter · Premium: Electrician
Denver indexes 6 services across 2 categories, with hourly rates spanning $40/hr (Painter) to $124/hr (Electrician). The city median of $74/hr runs 14% below the national average across all indexed cities. Home Repair & Maintenance is the largest service block here (3 of 6 services).
Source: BLS OEWS May 2024 wage data adjusted for Denver cost of living. Read the methodology.
Denver electrician rates $75-$124/hr (avg $99). Neighborhood breakdown, DORA licensing, Xcel permits, knob-and-tube and aluminum wiring remediation.
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Read articleDenver plumber rates run $51-$85/hr (avg $68). Neighborhood breakdown, DORA + Denver licensing, and how hard water + altitude change pricing.
Read articleDenver flooring rates $60-$99/hr (avg $80). Neighborhood breakdown, EPA RRP rules, dry-air hardwood acclimation, and altitude UV bleaching impacts.
Read articleDenver painter rates $40-$66/hr (avg $53). Neighborhood breakdown, EPA RRP rules, altitude UV impact on paint life, and historic district approvals.
Read articleDenver roofer rates $42-$70/hr (avg $56). Neighborhood breakdown, Denver registration + HB23-1101, hail-alley insurance reality, storm-chaser warning.
Read articleAcross the 6 home and professional services we index in Denver, the median consumer rate is $74/hr. Hourly rates span $55/hr at the affordable end to $92/hr at the premium end, depending on service type and contractor.
Electrician carries the highest typical rate in Denver at $74.55–$124.25/hr. Premium professional and licensed services consistently command the highest rates across our index.
Painter sits at the lower end of the Denver index at $39.71–$66.18/hr. Routine maintenance and cleaning categories typically cluster at the bottom of any city's price spread.
Denver is 14% below the national average of $86/hr across our 49-city corpus. Local wage data and cost of living drive most of this difference — see the geographic precision note for the underlying data.
Home Repair & Maintenance has the most indexed services in Denver (3 guides), reflecting both local demand and the breadth of BLS wage data available for that segment.
Consumer-facing rates. We apply industry-standard 1.5–2.5× multipliers to BLS hourly wages to account for business overhead, insurance, licensing, employer costs, and profit margin. The full calculation is documented in the methodology.
Pricing reflects the BLS OEWS May 2024 release. The next refresh lands when May 2025 data is published in April 2026. Cadence is documented in the update schedule.
Data: BLS OEWS May 2024 · Methodology · Last refreshed January 2026