Electricians: Wages & Billed Rates by Metro (May 2024)

Across the 100 largest metros we cover, the median hourly wage for electricians is $30.13. Billed labor rates run higher once workers' compensation, overhead, and margin are added. Pick a metro for the full breakdown.

MetroMedian wageEst. billed rate
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$49.07$103.02–$133.81
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$48.85$105.17–$139.32
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47.86$101.88–$132.03
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$45.71$95.97–$126.30
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45.69$104.23–$143.22
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$45.07$98.00–$144.96
Urban Honolulu, HI$41.18$95.57–$134.33
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$40.12$94.95–$122.99
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$38.62$81.13–$103.87
St. Louis, MO-IL$38.11$92.72–$120.05
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$37.78$81.00–$104.66
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37.63$96.11–$114.30
Worcester, MA$37.63$92.40–$116.72
Madison, WI$37.29$92.17–$120.86
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$36.93$91.39–$118.29
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$36.92$96.33–$115.05
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$36.76$95.67–$137.10
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$36.60$80.92–$113.52
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$36.44$94.42–$124.43
New Haven, CT$36.40$84.07–$105.48
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$36.37$95.22–$124.34
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$36.28$80.41–$114.50
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36.21$93.94–$121.99
Stockton-Lodi, CA$35.96$91.17–$122.99
Rochester, NY$35.93$77.72–$101.50
Kansas City, MO-KS$35.85$79.13–$105.47
Akron, OH$35.80$77.00–$105.60
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$35.60$80.96–$110.21
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$35.56$77.17–$111.42
Toledo, OH$35.02$89.87–$109.59
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35.01$93.64–$120.49
Syracuse, NY$34.77$77.35–$107.22
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$34.72$94.14–$116.00
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$34.29$86.61–$114.27
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$33.96$76.94–$99.38
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$33.57$81.21–$106.22
Fresno, CA$32.89$75.92–$106.29
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$32.15$67.97–$93.31
Portland-South Portland, ME$31.56$95.93–$105.66
Cleveland, OH$31.55$74.91–$97.05
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$31.22$73.83–$104.51
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$31.08$74.74–$98.26
Baton Rouge, LA$30.97$82.13–$91.98
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30.83$74.62–$97.66
Pittsburgh, PA$30.71$75.58–$103.11
Reno, NV$30.63$73.85–$96.64
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$30.49$74.99–$96.04
Columbus, OH$30.36$86.52–$107.87
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$30.32$64.87–$87.59
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$30.29$74.51–$95.19
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$29.97$64.25–$86.45
Wichita, KS$29.89$65.30–$84.87
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$29.84$73.93–$94.89
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$29.75$64.72–$86.86
Omaha, NE-IA$29.59$64.77–$86.12
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$29.56$54.92–$66.61
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$29.51$73.14–$93.23
Columbia, SC$29.43$55.57–$74.38
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$29.39$55.35–$72.13
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$29.25$55.79–$70.76
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$29.23$54.64–$69.97
Oklahoma City, OK$29.08$64.56–$85.42
Ogden, UT$29.07$64.78–$84.36
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$29.04$64.54–$85.04
Tulsa, OK$29.03$55.18–$73.84
Boise City, ID$28.96$63.61–$84.52
Richmond, VA$28.94$63.75–$81.13
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$28.82$64.81–$81.54
Colorado Springs, CO$28.67$63.96–$82.31
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$28.45$53.31–$67.60
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$28.38$63.43–$79.55
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$28.33$62.45–$84.84
Chattanooga, TN-GA$28.25$54.19–$72.45
Lexington-Fayette, KY$28.14$62.76–$81.12
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$27.78$52.83–$69.24
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$27.77$63.93–$79.08
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$27.74$59.86–$67.80
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$27.51$65.46–$75.72
Albuquerque, NM$27.50$52.29–$73.92
Tucson, AZ$27.35$53.86–$70.75
Greensboro-High Point, NC$27.19$63.87–$73.39
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$26.96$64.65–$74.76
Jacksonville, FL$26.87$64.39–$74.79
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$26.82$64.81–$74.10
Raleigh-Cary, NC$26.36$64.25–$74.47
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$25.86$64.11–$73.96
Birmingham, AL$25.85$53.38–$65.03
Knoxville, TN$25.69$52.78–$64.99
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$25.31$52.18–$65.75
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$24.94$54.35–$64.10
Winston-Salem, NC$24.72$53.35–$63.96
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$24.54$48.77–$64.90
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$24.36$59.20–$73.57
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$24.21$54.16–$63.53
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$23.94$53.70–$63.13
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$23.59$48.65–$63.30
Jackson, MS$22.89$48.95–$62.35
El Paso, TX$22.40$47.10–$61.14
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$21.54$46.12–$59.05
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$15.64$40.25–$54.14

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2024 (SOC 47-2111). Billed rates are model estimates; see methodology.