Electricians salary

The median pay for electricians in the United States is $63,190 a year. About 757,220 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $42,640
25th percentile: $49,430
Median percentile: $63,190
75th percentile: $83,940
90th percentile: $108,510

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Oregon $101,310
Illinois $99,560
Hawaii $96,460
Washington $95,220
Alaska $89,440
Massachusetts $79,420
District of Columbia $78,970
New York $78,750
Minnesota $78,160
Connecticut $77,540
New Jersey $77,250
Montana $76,760
Wisconsin $76,540
Michigan $76,270
California $76,160
Wyoming $76,120
Maine $75,380
Rhode Island $74,090
Nevada $73,570
Maryland $73,490
Indiana $68,490
Pennsylvania $67,600
Kansas $65,860
North Dakota $65,710
Missouri $65,410
West Virginia $64,810
Ohio $64,700
Delaware $63,700
Vermont $63,430
Idaho $63,000
Virginia $62,900
New Hampshire $62,840
Colorado $62,230
Utah $62,000
Louisiana $61,540
South Dakota $61,390
Tennessee $61,090
Arizona $61,060
Oklahoma $61,010
Iowa $60,860
Mississippi $60,860
Nebraska $60,820
Kentucky $59,720
South Carolina $58,740
Texas $58,570
New Mexico $58,390
Georgia $58,320
Florida $57,250
North Carolina $56,800
Alabama $55,690
Arkansas $49,070

By metro area

Kankakee, IL $105,500
Portland, OR $105,090
Mount Vernon, WA $104,510
Chicago, IL $102,350
Seattle, WA $101,780
Champaign, IL $100,320
Urban Honolulu, HI $100,270
Albany, OR $100,230
Corvallis, OR $99,880
Kennewick, WA $99,850
Bend, OR $99,200
Salem, OR $98,850
Kahului, HI $98,480
Trenton, NJ $98,210
Fairbanks, AK $97,860
Bellingham, WA $97,590
St. Joseph, MO $97,350
Longview, WA $96,860
Olympia, WA $96,600
Eugene, OR $94,680
Wenatchee, WA $93,560
Rockford, IL $93,280
San Francisco, CA $92,830
Medford, OR $92,410
Kokomo, IN $91,290
San Jose, CA $91,030
Grants Pass, OR $88,140
Hanford, CA $86,040
Springfield, IL $84,780
Mankato, MN $83,120
Walla Walla, WA $82,910
Duluth, MN $82,700
Racine, WI $82,510
Anchorage, AK $82,440
Janesville, WI $82,170
Detroit, MI $81,990
Minneapolis, MN $81,890
St. Cloud, MN $81,890
Carson City, NV $81,880
Ann Arbor, MI $81,450
Decatur, IL $81,020
Bremerton, WA $80,990
Billings, MT $80,980
Monroe, MI $80,620
Lansing, MI $80,480
Peoria, IL $80,460
Bay City, MI $80,450
Boston, MA $79,910
Saginaw, MI $79,860
Spokane, WA $79,830
Columbus, IN $79,670
Rochester, MN $79,650
Bridgeport, CT $79,560
Vallejo, CA $79,490
Bloomington, IL $79,430
Missoula, MT $79,250
Evansville, IN $79,240
New York, NY $79,020
Sheboygan, WI $78,880
Salinas, CA $78,780
Helena, MT $78,760
La Crosse, WI $78,760
Wausau, WI $78,680
Yakima, WA $78,630
Barnstable Town, MA $78,570
Watertown, NY $78,550
Lafayette, IN $78,540
Lewiston, ME $78,430
Madison, WI $78,430
Flint, MI $78,270
Bozeman, MT $78,230
Napa, CA $78,080
Buffalo, NY $77,930
Milwaukee, WI $77,800
Hartford, CT $77,680
Glens Falls, NY $77,660
Terre Haute, IN $77,650
Springfield, MA $77,420
New Haven, CT $77,410
Santa Rosa, CA $77,380
Akron, OH $77,360
Rochester, NY $77,310
Green Bay, WI $77,260
St. Louis, MO $77,170
Lewiston, ID $77,130
Syracuse, NY $77,110
Muskegon, MI $77,100
Oshkosh, WI $77,080
Fond du Lac, WI $77,060
Amherst Town, MA $76,980
Great Falls, MT $76,960
Davenport, IA $76,950
Fargo, ND $76,950
Vineland, NJ $76,920
Kansas City, MO $76,860
Modesto, CA $76,710
Binghamton, NY $76,670
Battle Creek, MI $76,630
Santa Cruz, CA $76,610
San Luis Obispo, CA $76,540
Stockton, CA $76,410
San Diego, CA $76,160
Merced, CA $76,120
Washington, DC $75,930
Bakersfield, CA $75,860
Waterbury, CT $75,850
Lima, OH $75,600
Worcester, MA $75,510
Eau Claire, WI $75,380
Santa Maria, CA $75,290
Reading, PA $75,070
Kenosha, WI $74,970
Albany, NY $74,890
Sacramento, CA $74,830
Pittsfield, MA $74,780
Toledo, OH $74,710
Cheyenne, WY $74,590
Philadelphia, PA $74,590
El Centro, CA $74,450
South Bend, IN $74,150