United States
Electricians salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$62,350
Electricians in the United States earn a median of $62,350 a year, about $29.98 an hour.
Median
$62,350
per year
Hourly
$29.98
as published
Mean
$69,630
pulled up by top earners
Workers
742,580
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $76,540 | +23% |
| Texas | State | $56,920 | -9% |
| Florida | State | $53,100 | -15% |
| New York | State | $77,460 | +24% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $76,450 | +23% |
| Ohio | State | $63,560 | +2% |
| Michigan | State | $72,680 | +17% |
| Virginia | State | $61,610 | -1% |
| North Carolina | State | $54,070 | -13% |
| Illinois | State | $96,360 | +55% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $65,400 | +5% |
| Arizona | State | $59,480 | -5% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $76,120 | +22% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $57,760 | -7% |
| Georgia | State | $58,860 | -6% |
| Tennessee | State | $59,190 | -5% |
| Washington | State | $96,530 | +55% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $59,180 | -5% |
| Indiana | State | $65,480 | +5% |
| Colorado | State | $62,090 | -0% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $59,940 | -4% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $99,540 | +60% |
| Massachusetts | State | $82,120 | +32% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $75,460 | +21% |
| New Jersey | State | $73,090 | +17% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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