Electrician salary
What a electrician actually earns, from 690 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see electrician pay in the 4 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
Electrician pay is the strongest argument on this board against the assumption that a degree is the only road to a middle-class wage. The blended US median is about 69,000 dollars with an OEWS median of 62,350, unemployment runs 3.0 percent, and none of it required a four-year degree or its debt. The path is an apprenticeship that pays while you learn, followed by a state license, and the top of the band pushes past 90,000 for master electricians and those who run their own work. Pay rose 11 percent since 2019, tracking the construction and electrification demand that is not going remote and not being automated. The honest comparison is not electrician versus office job; it is a debt-free trade with a licensed floor against a degree that costs four years and often lands in a similar band. For the right person, the trade wins on the math.
Open electrician roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Electrician SupervisorVeterans Health Administration · Fayetteville, North Carolina$85k–$99kJul 21
- AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIANNaval Air Systems Command · Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington$58k–$87kJul 21
- Maintenance Artisan ElectricianContinental · Gqeberha, ZAJul 20
- High Voltage ElectricianNational Institutes of Health · Bethesda, Maryland$76k–$89kJul 20
- Electrician LeaderArchitect of the Capitol · Washington, District of Columbia$84k–$98kJul 16
- ELECTRICIANUnited States Fleet Forces Command · Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia$76k–$88kJul 15
By country
- United States$61,706 – $76,825 · median $67,953
- United Kingdom$50,476 – $63,856 · median $55,286
- Canada$55,449 – $66,000 · median $59,343
- Australia$69,117 – $83,624 · median $76,092
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Oregonmedian $97,320
- Washingtonmedian $96,530
- Hawaiimedian $83,200
- Minnesotamedian $81,430
- New Yorkmedian $77,460
- Californiamedian $76,540
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Quick answers
How much do electricians make?
The blended US median is about 69,000 dollars, with the official BLS OEWS median at 62,350. Master electricians and those who run their own work push past 90,000.
Is being an electrician worth it without a degree?
On the math, often yes: the path is a paid apprenticeship and a state license, no four-year degree or debt, landing in a band similar to many office jobs.
Is electrician a secure job?
Reasonably: unemployment is 3.0 percent, and the work is hands-on construction and electrification demand that is neither going remote nor being automated.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 47-2111. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Electricians.” Live corpus 690 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.