Electricians
The national median wage for electricians is $61,590 across 739K jobs. After cost of living, San Francisco goes furthest at $96,374, and 38 of 78 metros beat the national median once prices are counted.
What the job pays, metro to metro
Each line runs from the lowest metro to the highest. The mark is the national median.
BLS OES, latest release
78 metro areas tracked
Best value: top metros by cost-adjusted wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. A longer blue bar means the salary goes further there.
All metro areas
Sorted by cost-adjusted wage. Tap a column head to re-sort; metro names link to the city page where we track one.
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| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | CA | $108,903 | $96,374 | 5,071 | 11.3 |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | NY | $103,496 | $95,830 | 16,190 | 12.9 |
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | IL | $76,906 | $77,683 | 14,255 | 17.8 |
| 4 | Anchorage, AK | AK | $78,621 | $77,079 | 853 | 17.1 |
| 5 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | VA | $75,000 | $74,257 | 8,054 | 13.4 |
| 6 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | CT | $76,258 | $73,325 | 1,134 | 15.1 |
| 7 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $78,008 | $71,567 | 7,645 | 19.1 |
| 8 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | CO | $71,019 | $70,316 | 3,210 | 10.7 |
| 9 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | TX | $68,178 | $70,287 | 3,212 | 12.8 |
| 10 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $67,335 | $69,418 | 13,387 | 19.1 |
| 11 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | MN | $67,954 | $69,341 | 3,798 | 10.8 |
| 12 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | MI | $64,643 | $68,769 | 4,785 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $66,864 | $68,229 | 9,776 | 17.8 |
| 14 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | TN | $62,913 | $67,648 | 2,868 | 14.3 |
| 15 | Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | MA | $72,133 | $66,790 | 9,243 | 18.5 |
| 16 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | TX | $64,729 | $66,731 | 6,978 | 10.7 |
| 17 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | IN | $61,321 | $66,653 | 2,319 | 11.6 |
| 18 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | DE | $65,899 | $66,565 | 618 | 12.4 |
| 19 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $61,782 | $66,432 | 2,855 | 19.0 |
| 20 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | GA | $63,444 | $65,406 | 5,725 | 10.4 |
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $60,104 | $65,330 | 3,197 | 12.8 |
| 22 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $60,032 | $65,252 | 3,313 | 16.6 |
| 23 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | IA | $57,913 | $65,071 | 825 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $65,332 | $64,685 | 2,002 | 13.3 |
| 25 | Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $59,235 | $64,386 | 2,337 | 11.7 |
| 26 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $60,507 | $64,369 | 3,784 | 15.1 |
| 27 | Columbus, OH | OH | $59,087 | $64,225 | 3,084 | 15.4 |
| 28 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | OH | $59,076 | $64,213 | 1,913 | 12.8 |
| 29 | Salt Lake City, UT | UT | $60,624 | $63,815 | 2,397 | 16.0 |
| 30 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $59,846 | $63,666 | 2,826 | 18.8 |
| 31 | Honolulu, HI | HI | $69,287 | $63,566 | 871 | 11.6 |
| 32 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $71,790 | $63,531 | 5,339 | 17.8 |
| 33 | Boise City, ID | ID | $57,078 | $62,723 | 1,174 | 15.7 |
| 34 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $64,947 | $62,449 | 4,483 | 17.9 |
| 35 | Madison, WI | WI | $58,046 | $62,415 | 1,210 | 16.1 |
| 36 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | OR | $65,494 | $62,375 | 3,853 | 15.4 |
| 37 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | AL | $56,057 | $62,286 | 1,623 | 16.2 |
| 38 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | CT | $64,549 | $62,066 | 1,315 | 13.2 |
| 39 | Albuquerque, NM | NM | $55,169 | $61,299 | 1,752 | 17.5 |
| 40 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | $69,099 | $61,150 | 11,843 | 11.8 |
| 41 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | SC | $56,847 | $61,126 | 1,008 | 13.4 |
| 42 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | LA | $53,621 | $60,933 | 1,584 | 15.8 |
| 43 | Richmond, VA | VA | $61,508 | $60,899 | 2,725 | 18.2 |
| 44 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $53,499 | $60,794 | 2,014 | 13.4 |
| 45 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | NE | $54,490 | $60,544 | 1,486 | 14.9 |
| 46 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | MI | $56,855 | $60,484 | 1,269 | 12.7 |
| 47 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | FL | $62,295 | $60,481 | 6,985 | 12.7 |
| 48 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $54,224 | $60,249 | 2,366 | 15.8 |
| 49 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | VT | $58,318 | $60,122 | 301 | 12.0 |
| 50 | Tulsa, OK | OK | $52,597 | $59,769 | 1,397 | 14.0 |
| 51 | Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $52,507 | $59,667 | 1,117 | 14.9 |
| 52 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | NV | $57,664 | $59,447 | 3,131 | 15.7 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $58,201 | $59,389 | 2,977 | 14.9 |
| 54 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | NH | $62,076 | $59,120 | 874 | 17.5 |
| 55 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $66,438 | $58,795 | 3,458 | 17.3 |
| 56 | Fargo, ND-MN | ND | $52,173 | $58,621 | 489 | 12.2 |
| 57 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | VA | $59,144 | $58,558 | 2,566 | 17.1 |
| 58 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | AR | $50,913 | $58,521 | 1,148 | 15.3 |
| 59 | Columbia, SC | SC | $54,262 | $58,346 | 830 | 11.1 |
| 60 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $54,078 | $58,148 | 1,189 | 11.9 |
| 61 | Cheyenne, WY | WY | $52,715 | $57,929 | 169 | 11.3 |
| 62 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $57,718 | $57,147 | 5,929 | 13.2 |
| 63 | Billings, MT | MT | $51,374 | $57,082 | 270 | 10.8 |
| 64 | Sioux Falls, SD | SD | $49,106 | $55,802 | 566 | 14.2 |
| 65 | Portland-South Portland, ME | ME | $53,837 | $55,502 | 452 | 11.3 |
| 66 | Jacksonville, FL | FL | $56,868 | $55,212 | 2,373 | 15.8 |
| 67 | Jackson, MS | MS | $47,770 | $54,908 | 753 | 15.1 |
| 68 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $53,140 | $54,784 | 3,558 | 14.2 |
| 69 | Tucson, AZ | AZ | $55,323 | $54,775 | 1,277 | 12.8 |
| 70 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | NY | $59,058 | $54,683 | 1,528 | 15.3 |
| 71 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $55,923 | $54,294 | 4,098 | 16.4 |
| 72 | Wichita, KS | KS | $48,682 | $54,091 | 570 | 11.4 |
| 73 | Knoxville, TN | TN | $50,230 | $54,011 | 1,793 | 17.9 |
| 74 | Rochester, NY | NY | $58,098 | $53,794 | 1,830 | 18.3 |
| 75 | Charleston, WV | WV | $48,298 | $53,664 | 375 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $55,243 | $53,634 | 5,283 | 17.6 |
| 77 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | CA | $59,033 | $52,242 | 5,222 | 13.1 |
| 78 | El Paso, TX | TX | $47,461 | $48,929 | 1,120 | 14.9 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the median salary for Electricians?
The national median annual wage for electricians is $61,590, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) data.
Where do electricians earn the most after adjusting for cost of living?
After adjusting for local cost of living, the top-paying metro areas for electricians are San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA ($96,374), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($95,830), Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($77,683).
How many metro areas have data for electricians?
We show wage and employment estimates for electricians across 78 metro areas in the United States. The national median wage is the latest BLS OES figure; individual metro values are modeled from it using local cost of living and regional labor-market patterns rather than taken from the published metro-level OES tables.