Electricians Salaries by State

Q: How much do electricians make in the U.S.?

The median electricians salary in the United States is $63,190 per year (mean $71,490), and about 80% earn between $42,640 and $108,510.

Q: How much do electricians make per hour?

Roughly $34 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $71,490 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Q: Which state pays electricians the most?

Oregon has the highest average pay for electricians at $99,750 per year (median $101,310).

Q: What is the job outlook for electricians?

Employment is projected to change +9.5% from 2024 to 2034 (Much faster than average), with about 81,000 openings per year.

Mean and median pay, wage percentiles, employment, and top-paying metro areas for electricianss across the U.S. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (data.bls.gov OEWS tool /OESServices/combo/table, all-occupation crawl by area).

National mean salary $71,490 ≈ $34/hr

National median salary $63,190

Total employment 757,220 nationwide

Job Outlook, 2024–2034

Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034.

Projected growth +9.5% Much faster than average

Annual openings 81,000 per year (avg)

Employment 2024→2034 818,700 → 896,100 (+77,400)

Typical entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Salary Map

Brighter tiles = higher average pay; dashed tiles have no data. Click a state for details.

AK ME WI VT NH WA ID MT ND MN IL MI NY MA OR NV WY SD IA IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA UT CO NE MO KY WV VA MD DE AZ NM KS AR TN NC SC DC OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL

Mean annual wage $53,000–$62,000 $62,000–$67,000 $67,000–$73,000 $73,000–$81,000 $81,000–$100,000 U.S. mean $71,490

💰 Top 5 Highest-Paying States

Oregon$99,750
Washington$94,470
Hawaii$92,870
Illinois$92,230
Alaska$90,040

📉 5 Lowest-Paying States

Arkansas$53,470
North Carolina$56,850
Alabama$57,510
Florida$57,660
Mississippi$58,000

State Rankings

⇄ Compare specific states

#	State	Mean	Median	Hourly	vs. U.S.	Employment
1	Oregon	$99,750	$101,310	$48	+39.5%	10,590
2	Washington	$94,470	$95,220	$45	+32.1%	19,380
3	Hawaii	$92,870	$96,460	$45	+29.9%	3,070
4	Illinois	$92,230	$99,560	$44	+29%	23,120
5	Alaska	$90,040	$89,440	$43	+25.9%	1,870
6	District of Columbia	$88,860	$78,970	$43	+24.3%	2,440
7	New Jersey	$86,700	$77,250	$42	+21.3%	13,520
8	California	$85,860	$76,160	$41	+20.1%	73,310
9	New York	$84,860	$78,750	$41	+18.7%	40,130
10	Massachusetts	$81,560	$79,420	$39	+14.1%	17,810
11	Minnesota	$80,830	$78,160	$39	+13.1%	14,350
12	Connecticut	$77,390	$77,540	$37	+8.3%	7,710
13	Maine	$77,250	$75,380	$37	+8.1%	3,780
14	Pennsylvania	$75,770	$67,600	$36	+6%	22,730
15	Nevada	$75,710	$73,570	$36	+5.9%	8,350
16	Maryland	$75,450	$73,490	$36	+5.5%	13,690
17	Wyoming	$74,860	$76,120	$36	+4.7%	2,960
18	Rhode Island	$74,150	$74,090	$36	+3.7%	2,420
19	Michigan	$73,840	$76,270	$36	+3.3%	23,530
20	Wisconsin	$73,810	$76,540	$35	+3.2%	14,310
21	Vermont	$73,360	$63,430	$35	+2.6%	1,270
22	Missouri	$72,310	$65,410	$35	+1.1%	12,780
23	Montana	$71,930	$76,760	$35	+0.6%	2,750
24	Indiana	$70,820	$68,490	$34	-0.9%	19,020
25	Delaware	$70,750	$63,700	$34	-1%	2,260
26	North Dakota	$70,460	$65,710	$34	-1.4%	3,570
27	Kansas	$69,200	$65,860	$33	-3.2%	6,350
28	Ohio	$68,840	$64,700	$33	-3.7%	28,950
29	Virginia	$67,850	$62,900	$33	-5.1%	23,630
30	West Virginia	$67,840	$64,810	$33	-5.1%	4,290
31	Idaho	$66,600	$63,000	$32	-6.8%	5,690
32	Colorado	$66,310	$62,230	$32	-7.2%	17,010
33	New Hampshire	$65,780	$62,840	$32	-8%	3,330
34	Utah	$65,290	$62,000	$31	-8.7%	11,450
35	Arizona	$64,220	$61,060	$31	-10.2%	21,140
36	Nebraska	$63,960	$60,820	$31	-10.5%	6,440
37	Tennessee	$63,540	$61,090	$31	-11.1%	17,070
38	Oklahoma	$63,410	$61,010	$30	-11.3%	8,500
39	Iowa	$63,190	$60,860	$30	-11.6%	10,310
40	Louisiana	$62,350	$61,540	$30	-12.8%	10,550
41	South Dakota	$61,980	$61,390	$30	-13.3%	2,980
42	Kentucky	$61,410	$59,720	$30	-14.1%	11,030
43	Georgia	$61,090	$58,320	$29	-14.5%	21,650
44	New Mexico	$59,620	$58,390	$29	-16.6%	5,020
45	Texas	$59,280	$58,570	$29	-17.1%	76,770
46	South Carolina	$59,030	$58,740	$28	-17.4%	8,010
47	Mississippi	$58,000	$60,860	$28	-18.9%	6,610
48	Florida	$57,660	$57,250	$28	-19.3%	49,700
49	Alabama	$57,510	$55,690	$28	-19.6%	10,900
50	North Carolina	$56,850	$56,800	$27	-20.5%	21,640
51	Arkansas	$53,470	$49,070	$26	-25.2%	7,500

Top-Paying Metro Areas

Highest median pay among 520 metro areas.

#	Metro area	Median	Mean	Employment
1	Kankakee, IL	$105,500	$90,850	140
2	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$105,090	$103,030	7,340
3	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$104,510	$103,040	740
4	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$102,350	$94,450	17,720
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$101,780	$99,720	9,750
6	Champaign-Urbana, IL	$100,320	$86,700	410
7	Urban Honolulu, HI	$100,270	$94,570	2,290
8	Albany, OR	$100,230	$100,180	440
9	Corvallis, OR	$99,880	$91,800	80
10	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$99,850	$94,100	1,050

Pay by Industry

Highest-paying industries employing electricianss (BLS OEWS, by median).

#	Industry	Median	Mean	Employment
1	Hydroelectric Power Generation	$134,180	$118,580	170
2	Natural Gas Distribution	$131,780	$120,620	740
3	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$113,090	$91,390	280
4	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$113,060	$110,240	30
5	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	$113,060	$110,240	30
6	Other Support Services	$111,410	$103,590	800
7	Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation	$110,490	$107,900	1,370
8	Other Pipeline Transportation	$109,710	$112,490	40
9	Nuclear Electric Power Generation	$108,510	$109,770	910
10	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$107,840	$106,080	1,190
11	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$107,840	$106,080	1,190
12	Utilities	$106,640	$102,840	8,980

Workforce Deep-Dive

Distribution and demographics from Census ACS (2023, self-reported). Wage figures here are ACS averages and run lower than the authoritative BLS wages above; use them for shape, not exact pay.

Annual wage distribution

< $10K

218,698

$10-20k

44,320

$20-30k

67,890

$30-40k

111,761

$40-50k

125,249

$50-60k

119,393

$60-70k

106,017

$70-80k

88,068

$80-90k

74,717

$90-100k

50,259

$100-110k

51,072

$110-120k

23,909

$120-130k

28,037

$130-140k

11,648

$140-150k

11,810

$150-160k

12,958

$160-170k

2,776

$170-180k

1,756

$180-190k

2,099

$190-200k

1,088

$200k+

9,990

Pay by age band

16-24

$33,919

25-34

$56,195

35-44

$65,611

45-54

$66,753

55-64

$55,976

65+

$24,235

Education level

Regular high school diploma

$51,019

1 or more years of college credit, no degree

$58,435

Associates Degree

$64,137

Some college, but less than 1 year

$55,927

Bachelors Degree

$62,507

GED or alternative credential

$49,340

12th grade - no diploma

$44,754

No schooling completed

$44,057

Grade 11

$35,864

Masters Degree

$57,400

Grade 10

$40,113

Grade 9

$40,343

Grade 8

$37,040

Grade 6

$35,805

Grade 3

$32,404

Grade 7

$42,422

Professional degree

$76,359

Grade 5

$45,097

Grade 4

$51,833

Doctorate degree

$43,552

Nursery school, preschool

$81,484

Kindergarten

$54,407

Grade 2

$19,404

Grade 1

$81,561

Full-time vs part-time

Full-time

881,817 · $68,248

Part-time

54,799 · $29,161

Race / ethnicity

White

$56,370

Two or More Races

$51,531

Other

$50,500

Black

$47,776

Asian

$57,561

American Indian

$52,457

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

$64,320

American Indian and Alaska Native tribes specified; or American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified and no other races

$59,849

Alaska Native

$32,271

Top fields of study

Electrical Engineering

$74,227

Business Management And Administration

$50,650

General Business

$59,819

Criminal Justice And Fire Protection

$63,762

General Engineering

$51,748

Psychology

$64,865

Accounting

$50,111

Mechanical Engineering

$52,349

Top Skills

Most important skills for this role (O*NET importance, 1–5 scale).

Troubleshooting

4.0

Repairing

3.5

Critical Thinking

3.4

Active Listening

3.4

Speaking

3.4

Quality Control Analysis

3.3

Installation

3.3

Active Learning

3.3

Judgment and Decision Making

3.3

Coordination

3.1

Monitoring

3.1

Reading Comprehension

3.1

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do electricians make in the U.S.?

The median electricians salary in the United States is $63,190 per year (mean $71,490), and about 80% earn between $42,640 and $108,510.

How much do electricians make per hour?

Roughly $34 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $71,490 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Which state pays electricians the most?

Oregon has the highest average pay for electricians at $99,750 per year (median $101,310).

What is the job outlook for electricians?

Employment is projected to change +9.5% from 2024 to 2034 (Much faster than average), with about 81,000 openings per year.