The Essential Electrician Salary Guide for 2023

December 21, 2022 3 min. read

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If you’re looking to hire an electrician to join your team, you probably have some questions about what to pay them. To help you, we’ve put together the essential electrician salary guide with up-to-date, crowdsourced data courtesy of Payscale. Below, you will find electrician salary information based on national averages, years of experience, job title, and geographic location.

How much money do electricians make in the United States?

There are a few factors that will affect the salary you pay your electricians. Things to ask yourself include:

How much does an electrician earn on average in the U.S.?
How much do electricians make in the state where they live?
How much do electricians make an hour?
How much experience does the electrician you’re looking to hire have?
How much does an apprentice electrician make compared with a journeyman electrician or master electrician?

Electricians earn $53,136 per year on average
An electrician’s hourly rate is $23.00 on average
Apprentice electricians earn $35,851 per year on average
Journeyman electricians earn $58,180 per year on average

Average Electrician Salary in the U.S.

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To help you better understand how to determine what you pay your employees, we have provided a detailed breakdown of electrician salaries by state and by years of experience.

Use this information to ensure you are paying fair wages in your state to help attract and retain top performers.

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State-by-state average Electrician salaries

Where your electrician works will affect their average income. To illustrate, electricians working in California earn $67,826 on average, whereas electricians earn $49,758 in Texas and $45,264 in Florida.

Average Salary by State (USD)

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$64,000-$69,999
$58,000-$63,999
$53,000-$57,999
$46,000-$52,999
$40,000-$45,999

State	Average Salary (USD)
Alabama	$44,398
Alaska	$66,861
Arizona	$49,549
Arkansas	$44,187
California	$67,826
Colorado	$52,728
Connecticut	$58,849
Delaware	$48,112
District Of Columbia	$54,656
Florida	$45,265
Georgia	$45,992
Hawaii	$65,274
Idaho	$48,446
Illinois	$57,098
Indiana	$51,182
Iowa	$46,974
Kansas	$46,559
Kentucky	$46,241
Louisiana	$47,540
Maine	$50,545
Maryland	$47,611
Massachusetts	$57,401
Michigan	$50,615
Minnesota	$53,104
Mississippi	$42,934
Missouri	$47,329
Montana	$48,635
Nebraska	$47,189
Nevada	$53,042
New Hampshire	$53,867
New Jersey	$52,322
New Mexico	$51,047
New York	$56,620
North Carolina	$43,637
North Dakota	$48,311
Ohio	$48,434
Oklahoma	$46,996
Oregon	$59,753
Pennsylvania	$49,113
Rhode Island	$53,342
South Carolina	$44,537
South Dakota	$44,794
Tennessee	$45,401
Texas	$49,758
Utah	$50,048
Vermont	$50,486
Virginia	$48,008
Washington	$66,029
West Virginia	$44,057
Wisconsin	$52,087
Wyoming	$51,428

Electrician salaries by years of experience

You might be wondering what an electrician starting salary is compared to that of an experienced electrician. Electricians’ salaries increase as they earn experience. Here are national averages based on their levels of experience.

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National Average	<1 year	1-2 yrs	3-5 yrs	6-10 yrs	11+ yrs
Alabama	$31,965	$40,638	$45,919	$49,903	$53,563
Alaska	$48,190	$61,244	$69,177	$75,140	$80,555
Arizona	$35,550	$45,246	$51,189	$55,719	$60,043
Arkansas	$31,741	$40,383	$45,668	$49,682	$53,460
California	$48,867	$62,113	$70,169	$76,231	$81,750
Colorado	$37,815	$48,135	$54,465	$59,297	$63,930
Connecticut	$42,233	$53,747	$60,802	$66,174	$71,291
Delaware	$34,563	$43,972	$49,725	$54,093	$58,206
District Of Columbia	$39,249	$49,939	$56,480	$61,453	$66,159
Florida	$32,547	$41,395	$46,796	$50,886	$54,699
Georgia	$33,047	$42,040	$47,538	$51,709	$55,626
Hawaii	$47,052	$59,796	$67,538	$73,356	$78,629
Idaho	$34,779	$44,256	$50,060	$54,474	$58,659
Illinois	$40,961	$52,136	$58,987	$64,210	$69,196
Indiana	$37,041	$47,010	$53,019	$57,481	$61,357
Iowa	$33,624	$42,826	$48,491	$52,838	$57,088
Kansas	$33,413	$42,522	$48,104	$52,354	$56,401
Kentucky	$33,176	$42,225	$47,772	$52,000	$56,032
Louisiana	$34,276	$43,555	$49,191	$53,423	$57,255
Maine	$36,221	$46,117	$52,197	$56,847	$61,343
Maryland	$34,223	$43,530	$49,215	$53,524	$57,563
Massachusetts	$41,196	$52,427	$59,307	$64,545	$69,532
Michigan	$36,295	$46,203	$52,282	$56,922	$61,373
Minnesota	$38,021	$48,423	$54,824	$59,733	$64,520
Mississippi	$30,846	$39,242	$44,375	$48,272	$51,935
Missouri	$33,926	$43,192	$48,881	$53,228	$57,414
Montana	$34,919	$44,433	$50,257	$54,686	$58,881
Nebraska	$33,810	$43,051	$48,729	$53,074	$57,281
Nevada	$38,196	$48,556	$54,862	$59,616	$63,980
New Hampshire	$38,548	$49,103	$55,603	$60,595	$65,488
New Jersey	$37,659	$47,881	$54,110	$58,811	$63,148
New Mexico	$36,716	$46,693	$52,780	$57,384	$61,661
New York	$40,912	$51,952	$58,628	$63,607	$68,003
North Carolina	$31,307	$39,846	$45,081	$49,071	$52,882
North Dakota	$34,778	$44,214	$49,962	$54,300	$58,302
Ohio	$34,732	$44,212	$50,029	$54,468	$58,727
Oklahoma	$33,773	$42,962	$48,578	$52,837	$56,832
Oregon	$42,829	$54,528	$61,713	$67,203	$72,492
Pennsylvania	$35,246	$44,855	$50,742	$55,226	$59,496
Rhode Island	$38,233	$48,676	$55,089	$59,991	$64,720
South Carolina	$31,988	$40,699	$46,027	$50,076	$53,897
South Dakota	$32,113	$40,881	$46,263	$50,375	$54,338
Tennessee	$32,575	$41,460	$46,905	$51,055	$55,012
Texas	$35,807	$45,530	$51,456	$55,932	$60,066
United States	$38,244	$48,626	$54,951	$59,727	$64,130
Utah	$35,894	$45,690	$51,699	$56,283	$60,676
Vermont	$36,154	$46,041	$52,123	$56,785	$61,326
Virginia	$34,520	$43,904	$49,632	$53,969	$58,013
Washington	$47,368	$60,291	$68,214	$74,254	$80,018
West Virginia	$31,720	$40,327	$45,568	$49,520	$53,149
Wisconsin	$37,252	$47,460	$53,755	$58,597	$63,372
Wyoming	$37,018	$47,065	$53,186	$57,806	$62,065

Salaries for licensed and certified Electricians

Electricians are highly regulated in most of the U.S., so if you’re looking for information on a licensed electrician’s salary, keep in mind that a license and certification are likely required. Electricians will work as apprentices first on their way to becoming journeymen, then master electricians. Their salaries will increase as they reach each stage.

Use the below graph to get an idea of how an electrician apprentice’s salary compares to that of a journeyman electrician salary or a master electrician salary: