How much does a an Electrician make a year?

The U.S. median annual wage is $63,190: half of the people in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less. Source: BLS OES May 2025.

What do the highest- and lowest-paid Electricians earn?

Nationally, the top 10% earn more than $108,510 a year, and the bottom 10% earn less than $42,640. The middle half sit between $49,430 and $83,940.

Which state has the highest median wage for Electricians?

Oregon (OR) has the highest published median, $101,310 — about 60% above the national median. 54 of the 54 areas in the survey publish a figure for this occupation.

How many Electricians work in the United States?

757,220 people worked in this occupation in the May 2025 BLS OES survey.

What education do Electricians need?

O*NET rates the education this occupation requires as: Vocational certificate. That is a rating of the job, not a survey of what the people doing it studied. O*NET also places the occupation in Job Zone 3 (Some preparation).

What is the hourly pay for Electricians?

The national median is $30.38 an hour, or $63,190 a year. That is the national figure — we have not loaded BLS's state-level hourly wages.

Electrician Salary by State

How much does a an Electrician make?

U.S. median, per year: $63,190
Middle 50% of workers: $49,430 to $83,940
Employed in the U.S.: 757,220 people
Hourly median: $30.38 an hour
Range of state medians: $37,440 to $101,310

Source: BLS OES May 2025 · retrieved 2026-09-15

The full pay ladder

Percentiles split the people doing this job into ten equal groups. P10 is the point that the lowest-paid 10% fall below; P90 is the point only the top 10% rise above. These are national figures, published by BLS.

	Annual	Hourly
P10 — bottom 10%	$42,640	$20.50
P25 — bottom quarter	$49,430	$23.76
Median (P50)	$63,190	$30.38
P75 — top quarter	$83,940	$40.36
P90 — top 10%	$108,510	$52.17
Average (mean)	$71,490	$34.37

P90 is about 2.5 times P10. That is a ratio between two points on the distribution, not between two groups of people.

The state table below is annual: we downloaded only the annual figures for the states. BLS also publishes state hourly wages, and we have not loaded those yet.

Electrician pay across the 54 areas in the BLS survey

All 54 areas in the BLS survey, ranked by median annual wage. 54 publish a figure for this occupation.

Oregon (OR)$101,310
+60%#1Employed: 10,590
Illinois (IL)$99,560
+58%#2Employed: 23,120
Hawaii (HI)$96,460
+53%#3Employed: 3,070
Washington (WA)$95,220
+51%#4Employed: 19,380
Alaska (AK)$89,440
+42%#5Employed: 1,870
Massachusetts (MA)$79,420
+26%#6Employed: 17,810
District of Columbia (DC)$78,970
+25%#7Employed: 2,440
New York (NY)$78,750
+25%#8Employed: 40,130
Minnesota (MN)$78,160
+24%#9Employed: 14,350
Connecticut (CT)$77,540
+23%#10Employed: 7,710
New Jersey (NJ)$77,250
+22%#11Employed: 13,520
Montana (MT)$76,760
+21%#12Employed: 2,750
Wisconsin (WI)$76,540
+21%#13Employed: 14,310
Michigan (MI)$76,270
+21%#14Employed: 23,530
California (CA)$76,160
+21%#15Employed: 73,310
Wyoming (WY)$76,120
+20%#16Employed: 2,960
Maine (ME)$75,380
+19%#17Employed: 3,780
Rhode Island (RI)$74,090
+17%#18Employed: 2,420
Nevada (NV)$73,570
+16%#19Employed: 8,350
Maryland (MD)$73,490
+16%#20Employed: 13,690
Indiana (IN)$68,490
+8%#21Employed: 19,020
Pennsylvania (PA)$67,600
+7%#22Employed: 22,730
Kansas (KS)$65,860
+4%#23Employed: 6,350
North Dakota (ND)$65,710
+4%#24Employed: 3,570
Missouri (MO)$65,410
+4%#25Employed: 12,780
West Virginia (WV)$64,810
+3%#26Employed: 4,290
Ohio (OH)$64,700
+2%#27Employed: 28,950
Delaware (DE)$63,700
+1%#28Employed: 2,260
Vermont (VT)$63,430
level with the U.S.#29Employed: 1,270
Idaho (ID)$63,000
level with the U.S.#30Employed: 5,690
Virginia (VA)$62,900
level with the U.S.#31Employed: 23,630
New Hampshire (NH)$62,840
−1%#32Employed: 3,330
Colorado (CO)$62,230
−2%#33Employed: 17,010
Utah (UT)$62,000
−2%#34Employed: 11,450
Louisiana (LA)$61,540
−3%#35Employed: 10,550
South Dakota (SD)$61,390
−3%#36Employed: 2,980
Tennessee (TN)$61,090
−3%#37Employed: 17,070
Arizona (AZ)$61,060
−3%#38Employed: 21,140
Oklahoma (OK)$61,010
−3%#39Employed: 8,500
Iowa (IA)$60,860
−4%#40Employed: 10,310
Mississippi (MS)$60,860
−4%#41Employed: 6,610
Nebraska (NE)$60,820
−4%#42Employed: 6,440
Kentucky (KY)$59,720
−5%#43Employed: 11,030
South Carolina (SC)$58,740
−7%#44Employed: 8,010
Texas (TX)$58,570
−7%#45Employed: 76,770
New Mexico (NM)$58,390
−8%#46Employed: 5,020
Georgia (GA)$58,320
−8%#47Employed: 21,650
Florida (FL)$57,250
−9%#48Employed: 49,700
North Carolina (NC)$56,800
−10%#49Employed: 21,640
Alabama (AL)$55,690
−12%#50Employed: 10,900
Virgin Islands (VI)$51,790
−18%#51Employed: 140
Arkansas (AR)$49,070
−22%#52Employed: 7,500
Guam (GU)$43,020
−32%#53Employed: 890
Puerto Rico (PR)$37,440
−41%#54Employed: 1,740

State or territory	Median annual wage	vs U.S. median	Employed	Rank
Oregon (OR)	$101,310	+60%	10,590	1
Illinois (IL)	$99,560	+58%	23,120	2
Hawaii (HI)	$96,460	+53%	3,070	3
Washington (WA)	$95,220	+51%	19,380	4
Alaska (AK)	$89,440	+42%	1,870	5
Massachusetts (MA)	$79,420	+26%	17,810	6
District of Columbia (DC)	$78,970	+25%	2,440	7
New York (NY)	$78,750	+25%	40,130	8
Minnesota (MN)	$78,160	+24%	14,350	9
Connecticut (CT)	$77,540	+23%	7,710	10
New Jersey (NJ)	$77,250	+22%	13,520	11
Montana (MT)	$76,760	+21%	2,750	12
Wisconsin (WI)	$76,540	+21%	14,310	13
Michigan (MI)	$76,270	+21%	23,530	14
California (CA)	$76,160	+21%	73,310	15
Wyoming (WY)	$76,120	+20%	2,960	16
Maine (ME)	$75,380	+19%	3,780	17
Rhode Island (RI)	$74,090	+17%	2,420	18
Nevada (NV)	$73,570	+16%	8,350	19
Maryland (MD)	$73,490	+16%	13,690	20
Indiana (IN)	$68,490	+8%	19,020	21
Pennsylvania (PA)	$67,600	+7%	22,730	22
Kansas (KS)	$65,860	+4%	6,350	23
North Dakota (ND)	$65,710	+4%	3,570	24
Missouri (MO)	$65,410	+4%	12,780	25
West Virginia (WV)	$64,810	+3%	4,290	26
Ohio (OH)	$64,700	+2%	28,950	27
Delaware (DE)	$63,700	+1%	2,260	28
Vermont (VT)	$63,430	level with the U.S.	1,270	29
Idaho (ID)	$63,000	level with the U.S.	5,690	30
Virginia (VA)	$62,900	level with the U.S.	23,630	31
New Hampshire (NH)	$62,840	−1%	3,330	32
Colorado (CO)	$62,230	−2%	17,010	33
Utah (UT)	$62,000	−2%	11,450	34
Louisiana (LA)	$61,540	−3%	10,550	35
South Dakota (SD)	$61,390	−3%	2,980	36
Tennessee (TN)	$61,090	−3%	17,070	37
Arizona (AZ)	$61,060	−3%	21,140	38
Oklahoma (OK)	$61,010	−3%	8,500	39
Iowa (IA)	$60,860	−4%	10,310	40
Mississippi (MS)	$60,860	−4%	6,610	41
Nebraska (NE)	$60,820	−4%	6,440	42
Kentucky (KY)	$59,720	−5%	11,030	43
South Carolina (SC)	$58,740	−7%	8,010	44
Texas (TX)	$58,570	−7%	76,770	45
New Mexico (NM)	$58,390	−8%	5,020	46
Georgia (GA)	$58,320	−8%	21,650	47
Florida (FL)	$57,250	−9%	49,700	48
North Carolina (NC)	$56,800	−10%	21,640	49
Alabama (AL)	$55,690	−12%	10,900	50
Virgin Islands (VI)	$51,790	−18%	140	51
Arkansas (AR)	$49,070	−22%	7,500	52
Guam (GU)	$43,020	−32%	890	53
Puerto Rico (PR)	$37,440	−41%	1,740	54

Highest: Oregon (OR) at $101,310. Lowest: Puerto Rico (PR) at $37,440.

These are survey estimates, not counts: two neighbouring ranks are not necessarily a real difference. No median or percentile figure on this page carries a relative standard error — the OES data we download has no such field for them — and the state-level relative standard errors are not downloaded either. BLS measures the reliability of an estimate with the relative standard error; its own definition: “The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.”

Nominal wages, with no adjustment for cost of living. A higher state median does not mean a higher standard of living, and it is not a forecast of what any one person would earn.

What the job usually takes

O*NET's preparation level for this occupation, its rated education requirement, and what the people in the occupation reported. These describe the typical route in — they are not requirements you have to meet.

Preparation level (O*NET Job Zone): Zone 3 — Some preparation
A vocational certificate or associate's degree, or equivalent experience (electricians, accounting).
Rated education requirement: Vocational certificate

31.0 · rated by people doing the job · 20 respondents · collected 08/2022

What people in this occupation reported

Vocational certificate — 61.7%
High school / GED — 30.6%

Its Holland code is RC

O*NET gives every occupation an interest code: the RIASEC directions its work draws on most. This one is RC — Realistic · Conventional.

RRealistic
CConventional

An occupation's code and a person's code are not the same measurement. The questionnaire asks how much you like an activity; the occupation profile describes how much of that interest area the work contains. No equivalence study links the two, so a match is a starting point for research, not a verdict that this job suits you.

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O*NET's own relatedness ranking for this occupation: the occupations it judges similar in what workers do, know and are called. It is not a record of who moved where.

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Names are O*NET's official occupation titles — the ones used in U.S. labour-market data.

Common questions

How much does a an Electrician make a year?: The U.S. median annual wage is $63,190: half of the people in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less. Source: BLS OES May 2025.
What do the highest- and lowest-paid Electricians earn?: Nationally, the top 10% earn more than $108,510 a year, and the bottom 10% earn less than $42,640. The middle half sit between $49,430 and $83,940.
Which state has the highest median wage for Electricians?: Oregon (OR) has the highest published median, $101,310 — about 60% above the national median. 54 of the 54 areas in the survey publish a figure for this occupation.
How many Electricians work in the United States?: 757,220 people worked in this occupation in the May 2025 BLS OES survey.
What education do Electricians need?: O*NET rates the education this occupation requires as: Vocational certificate. That is a rating of the job, not a survey of what the people doing it studied. O*NET also places the occupation in Job Zone 3 (Some preparation).
What is the hourly pay for Electricians?: The national median is $30.38 an hour, or $63,190 a year. That is the national figure — we have not loaded BLS's state-level hourly wages.

Where these numbers come from

O*NET Database 31.0 (CC BY 4.0) — occupation names, interest (Holland) codes, Job Zone and the rated education requirement. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), May 2025 release — every wage and employment figure on this page. Retrieved 2026-09-15. Public domain. OES does not include self-employed workers, and annual figures are hourly figures multiplied by 2,080 hours where hourly ones are published.
For these figures, BLS publishes a relative standard error:
- U.S. employment: 757,220 — BLS relative standard error 0.8%
- National average annual wage (mean): $71,490 — BLS relative standard error 0.4%
This is BLS's own definition: “The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.”A relative standard error belongs to the figure it is listed against, and to that figure only. The median and the percentile figures on this page have none — the OES data we download carries no relative standard error for them — and the state-level relative standard errors are not downloaded, so no state figure carries one.
O*NET and BLS both use the same SOC occupation code, so the join here is exact: BLS publishes this occupation's wages under 47-2111.

How to cite this page

Electricians salary data, Career Interest Test, from O*NET 31.0 and BLS OES May 2025, exported 2026-09-16.

We are not licensed career counselors. The figures on this page are occupation-level statistics published by the U.S. government: they describe what people in this job earn, not what any one person would earn.

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