US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Electrician Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $63,190. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$63,190

Mean annual salary

$71,490

Employment estimate

757,220

National annual salary percentiles

Electrician national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$108,510
Electrician national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$42,640
P25$49,430
P50$63,190
P75$83,940
P90$108,510
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$42,640
25th percentile$49,430
50th percentile$63,190
75th percentile$83,940
90th percentile$108,510

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. Portland, OR$105,090
  2. 2. Chicago, IL$102,350
  3. 3. Seattle, WA$101,780
  4. 4. Urban Honolulu, HI$100,270
  5. 5. San Francisco, CA$92,830
  6. 6. San Jose, CA$91,030
  7. 7. Detroit, MI$81,990
  8. 8. Minneapolis, MN$81,890
  9. 9. Boston, MA$79,910
  10. 10. New York, NY$79,020

Largest employment markets