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How to Become an Electrician: Pay and Training by State

Electricians in the US earned a median $30.38 an hour, or $63,190 a year, in May 2025.[1] Oregon has the highest state median, $48.71, and Arkansas the lowest, $23.59.[2]

Alabama: $26.78 an hourAlaska: $43.00 an hourArizona: $29.36 an hourColorado: $29.92 an hourFlorida: $27.52 an hourGeorgia: $28.04 an hourIndiana: $32.93 an hourKansas: $31.66 an hourMaine: $36.24 an hourMassachusetts: $38.18 an hourMinnesota: $37.58 an hourNew Jersey: $37.14 an hourNorth Carolina: $27.31 an hourNorth Dakota: $31.59 an hourOklahoma: $29.33 an hourPennsylvania: $32.50 an hourSouth Dakota: $29.51 an hourTexas: $28.16 an hourWyoming: $36.59 an hourConnecticut: $37.28 an hourMissouri: $31.45 an hourWest Virginia: $31.16 an hourIllinois: $47.87 an hourNew Mexico: $28.07 an hourArkansas: $23.59 an hourCalifornia: $36.62 an hourDelaware: $30.63 an hourDistrict of Columbia: $37.97 an hourHawaii: $46.38 an hourIowa: $29.26 an hourKentucky: $28.71 an hourMaryland: $35.33 an hourMichigan: $36.67 an hourMississippi: $29.26 an hourMontana: $36.90 an hourNew Hampshire: $30.21 an hourNew York: $37.86 an hourOhio: $31.11 an hourOregon: $48.71 an hourTennessee: $29.37 an hourUtah: $29.81 an hourVirginia: $30.24 an hourWashington: $45.78 an hourWisconsin: $36.80 an hourNebraska: $29.24 an hourSouth Carolina: $28.24 an hourIdaho: $30.29 an hourNevada: $35.37 an hourVermont: $30.49 an hourLouisiana: $29.59 an hourRhode Island: $35.62 an hour
under $29.26$29.26 to $30.24$30.24 to $32.93$32.93 to $37.28$37.28 and up

Median hourly pay by state. Select a state for its pay by percentile and city.

What is the pay range for electricians in the US?

The middle half of electricians earned $23.76 to $40.36 an hour; the top tenth earned $52.17 or more.[1]

10th
$20.50
25th
$23.76
Median
$30.38
75th
$40.36
90th
$52.17
10th
$42,640
25th
$49,430
Median
$63,190
75th
$83,940
90th
$108,510
Percentiles of electrician pay in the US, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the red mark is the median.

Are electricians in demand?

Projections Central expects US electrician jobs to grow 9.5% from 818,700 in 2024 to 896,100 in 2034, with about 81,000 openings a year.[3]

Electrician pay and training by state

Median pay (BLS, May 2025), registered apprenticeship sponsors (apprenticeship.gov) and schools with programs (College Scorecard).

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualJobsSponsorsSchools
Alabama$26.78$55,69010,9009210
Alaska$43.00$89,4401,870750
Arizona$29.36$61,06021,1408616
Arkansas$23.59$49,0707,500895
California$36.62$76,16073,3104963
Colorado$29.92$62,23017,010738
Connecticut$37.28$77,5407,7105477
Delaware$30.63$63,7002,2601111
District of Columbia$37.97$78,9702,44040
Florida$27.52$57,25049,70025149
Georgia$28.04$58,32021,6502726
Hawaii$46.38$96,4603,07053
Idaho$30.29$63,0005,690754
Illinois$47.87$99,56023,1207120
Indiana$32.93$68,49019,0201183
Iowa$29.26$60,86010,3103449
Kansas$31.66$65,8606,3504815
Kentucky$28.71$59,72011,0309016
Louisiana$29.59$61,54010,5503013
Maine$36.24$75,3803,780156
Maryland$35.33$73,49013,690672
Massachusetts$38.18$79,42017,8101454
Michigan$36.67$76,27023,53013314
Minnesota$37.58$78,16014,3504416
Mississippi$29.26$60,8606,6103015
Missouri$31.45$65,41012,780737
Montana$36.90$76,7602,7503282
Nebraska$29.24$60,8206,440346
Nevada$35.37$73,5708,35066
New Hampshire$30.21$62,8403,330371
New Jersey$37.14$77,25013,52058017
New Mexico$28.07$58,3905,02098
New York$37.86$78,75040,13010313
North Carolina$27.31$56,80021,6406841
North Dakota$31.59$65,7103,570343
Ohio$31.11$64,70028,9505722
Oklahoma$29.33$61,0108,5003521
Oregon$48.71$101,31010,5904810
Pennsylvania$32.50$67,60022,73018733
Rhode Island$35.62$74,0902,4202292
South Carolina$28.24$58,7408,010358
South Dakota$29.51$61,3902,980215
Tennessee$29.37$61,09017,0707216
Texas$28.16$58,57076,77011437
Utah$29.81$62,00011,450628
Vermont$30.49$63,4301,2701890
Virginia$30.24$62,90023,63032618
Washington$45.78$95,22019,380529
West Virginia$31.16$64,8104,290611
Wisconsin$36.80$76,54014,3104412
Wyoming$36.59$76,1202,960276
United States$30.38$63,190757,220

Which states license individual electricians?

Of the states with license steps on this site, these license electricians at the state level: Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS national estimates: Electricians (47-2111), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS state estimates, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)
  4. U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
  5. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (field of study and institution data) (collegescorecard.ed.gov)