2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
United States
Electricians
United States. Estimated employment 757,220, with pages for 93 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$42,640 10th
$49,430 25th
$63,190 50th
$83,940 75th
$108,510 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Electricians page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
Kankakee, IL $105,500 140 Mount Vernon, WA $104,510 740 Chicago, IL $102,350 17,720 Seattle, WA $101,780 9,750 Champaign, IL $100,320 410 Kennewick, WA $99,850 1,050 Bellingham, WA $97,590 560 Longview, WA $96,860 300 Olympia, WA $96,600 530 Wenatchee, WA $93,560 370 Rockford, IL $93,280 370 San Francisco, CA $92,830 9,060 San Jose, CA $91,030 5,480 Hanford, CA $86,040 220 Springfield, IL $84,780 330 Walla Walla, WA $82,910 100 Detroit, MI $81,990 11,210 Ann Arbor, MI $81,450 610 Decatur, IL $81,020 400 Monroe, MI $80,620 150 Lansing, MI $80,480 1,140 Peoria, IL $80,460 880 Bay City, MI $80,450 210 Boston, MA $79,910 13,410 Saginaw, MI $79,860 300 Vallejo, CA $79,490 720 Bloomington, IL $79,430 330 New York, NY $79,020 36,550 Salinas, CA $78,780 530 Barnstable Town, MA $78,570 470 Watertown, NY $78,550 110 Flint, MI $78,270 790 Napa, CA $78,080 240 Buffalo, NY $77,930 2,340 Glens Falls, NY $77,660 230 Springfield, MA $77,420 860 Santa Rosa, CA $77,380 1,080 Rochester, NY $77,310 2,540 Syracuse, NY $77,110 1,160 Muskegon, MI $77,100 340 Amherst Town, MA $76,980 240 Modesto, CA $76,710 770 Binghamton, NY $76,670 390 Washington, DC $75,930 16,580 Worcester, MA $75,510 1,580 Reading, PA $75,070 820 Albany, NY $74,890 1,820 Pittsfield, MA $74,780 320 Philadelphia, PA $74,590 10,090 Los Angeles, CA $73,810 20,610 Harrisburg, PA $71,820 1,050 Scranton, PA $69,540 1,050 Pittsburgh, PA $69,340 5,210 Allentown, PA $66,500 1,100 Erie, PA $65,820 420 York, PA $65,370 770 Boulder, CO $64,120 420 Greeley, CO $63,290 1,240 Denver, CO $63,150 10,450 Warner Robins, GA $63,110 160 Fort Collins, CO $61,410 830 Beaumont, TX $61,380 2,000 Flagstaff, AZ $61,330 250 Phoenix, AZ $61,210 17,240 Austin, TX $60,390 7,340 Prescott Valley, AZ $60,380 330 Pueblo, CO $60,200 360 Naples, FL $60,020 1,110 Augusta, GA $59,660 860 Midland, TX $59,530 980 Tucson, AZ $59,480 1,340 Corpus Christi, TX $59,410 1,080 Colorado Springs, CO $59,210 1,290 Houston, TX $59,180 19,730 Dallas, TX $59,010 20,930 Brunswick, GA $58,880 140 Yuma, AZ $58,830 340 Atlanta, GA $58,650 13,430 Miami, FL $58,630 12,990 Port St. Lucie, FL $58,540 1,100 Palm Bay, FL $58,450 1,220 Savannah, GA $58,430 650 Gainesville, GA $58,330 310 Jacksonville, FL $58,280 4,990 Texarkana, TX $58,140 390 Sherman, TX $58,080 270 Sierra Vista, AZ $57,960 150 Cape Coral, FL $57,930 2,140 Punta Gorda, FL $57,860 260 Tampa, FL $57,450 7,170 Dalton, GA $56,860 180 Grand Junction, CO $56,550 430 Lake Havasu City, AZ $54,220 390
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 757,220 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 47-2111, Electricians. Mapped to our taxonomy as electricians .
Percentiles are reported exactly as released and are never interpolated between published values. We take no payment from employers, recruiters or anyone else for how any figure is presented.