Median pay for electricians runs from $33,630 in Aguadilla to $105,500 in Kankakee — a 3.14× range across 525 metropolitan areas. The national median of $63,190 sits inside that range but describes no particular market.
Ten per cent of electricians earn below $42,640 and ten per cent above $108,510 — a 2.54× band. The upside from median to 90th percentile is 72%, which is a normal amount of room for experience and specialisation to matter. An offer below the 25th percentile is worth questioning; one above the 75th is worth taking seriously.
Kankakee (IL) leads and Aguadilla (PR) trails, but the gap is modest. For a role like this the more useful comparison is not between cities but between the 10th and 90th percentile within one — see the band above.
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee IL | $105,500 | $50.72 | 0.66 | 140 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro OR-WA | $105,090 | $50.53 | 1.25 | 7,340 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes WA | $104,510 | $50.24 | 2.89 | 740 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN | $102,350 | $49.21 | 0.81 | 17,720 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $101,780 | $48.93 | 0.96 | 9,750 |
| Champaign-Urbana IL | $100,320 | $48.23 | 0.8 | 410 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | $100,270 | $48.21 | 1.05 | 2,290 |
| Albany OR | $100,230 | $48.19 | 1.89 | 440 |
| Corvallis OR | $99,880 | $48.02 | 0.4 | 80 |
| Kennewick-Richland WA | $99,850 | $48.00 | 1.66 | 1,050 |
| Bend OR | $99,200 | $47.69 | 1.16 | 610 |
| Salem OR | $98,850 | $47.53 | 1.09 | 1,000 |
| Kahului-Wailuku HI | $98,480 | $47.34 | 0.87 | 310 |
| Trenton-Princeton NJ | $98,210 | $47.21 | 0.51 | 600 |
| Fairbanks-College AK | $97,860 | $47.05 | 1.48 | 260 |
| Bellingham WA | $97,590 | $46.92 | 1.26 | 560 |
| St. Joseph MO-KS | $97,350 | $46.80 | 1.34 | 350 |
| Longview-Kelso WA | $96,860 | $46.57 | 1.48 | 300 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater WA | $96,600 | $46.44 | 0.84 | 530 |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $95,290 | $45.81 | 1.21 | 440 |
| Eugene-Springfield OR | $94,680 | $45.52 | 0.97 | 750 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee WA | $93,560 | $44.98 | 1.48 | 370 |
| Rockford IL | $93,280 | $44.85 | 0.55 | 370 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $92,830 | $44.63 | 0.78 | 9,060 |
| Medford OR | $92,410 | $44.43 | 1.15 | 500 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguadilla PR | $33,630 | $16.17 | 0.39 | 90 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas PR | $35,470 | $17.05 | 0.39 | 1,320 |
| Ponce PR | $37,440 | $18.00 | 0.45 | 140 |
| Mayaguez PR | $37,800 | $18.17 | 0.33 | 80 |
| Arecibo PR | $37,840 | $18.19 | 0.33 | 60 |
| Gadsden AL | $44,490 | $21.39 | 0.89 | 140 |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $45,160 | $21.71 | 1.46 | 480 |
| Wichita Falls TX | $45,570 | $21.91 | 0.69 | 190 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines NC | $45,650 | $21.95 | 1 | 210 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen TX | $46,080 | $22.15 | 0.59 | 450 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokomo IN | $91,290 | $43.89 | 4.2 | 730 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes WA | $104,510 | $50.24 | 2.89 | 740 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $75,920 | $36.50 | 2.68 | 1,140 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi MS | $62,440 | $30.02 | 2.61 | 2,010 |
| Odessa TX | $57,110 | $27.46 | 2.61 | 1,030 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur TX | $61,380 | $29.51 | 2.52 | 2,000 |
| Cedar Rapids IA | $50,230 | $24.15 | 2.5 | 1,690 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard WA | $80,990 | $38.94 | 2.41 | 1,100 |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,960 | $23.06 | 2.35 | 780 |
| Casper WY | $69,640 | $33.48 | 2.31 | 450 |
| Cheyenne WY | $74,590 | $35.86 | 2.26 | 530 |
| Greeley CO | $63,290 | $30.43 | 2.13 | 1,240 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $79,020 | $37.99 | 0.79 | 36,550 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX | $59,010 | $28.37 | 1.06 | 20,930 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA | $73,810 | $35.49 | 0.67 | 20,610 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands TX | $59,180 | $28.45 | 1.23 | 19,730 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN | $102,350 | $49.21 | 0.81 | 17,720 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler AZ | $61,210 | $29.43 | 1.49 | 17,240 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | $75,930 | $36.50 | 1.09 | 16,580 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell GA | $58,650 | $28.20 | 0.95 | 13,430 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH | $79,910 | $38.42 | 1.02 | 13,410 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach FL | $58,630 | $28.19 | 0.95 | 12,990 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn MI | $81,990 | $39.42 | 1.21 | 11,210 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial CO | $63,150 | $30.36 | 1.33 | 10,450 |
Figures come from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics programme, May 2025 release, SOC code 47-2111. OEWS surveys employers, so it reports what is actually paid rather than what job advertisements claim, and it excludes the self-employed. Estimates cover 525 of 528 metropolitan areas — near-complete coverage, which means the ranges above are reliable rather than drawn from a handful of markets. Read the methodology.