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Electrician Salary by City

Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures in homes and commercial buildings.

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All Cities — Electrician Salaries

#CityMedian Salary
1BerkeleyCA$104,240
2OaklandCA$104,240
3San FranciscoCA$104,240
4TacomaWA$100,230
5BellevueWA$100,230
6SeattleWA$100,230
7ChicagoIL$92,320
8NapervilleIL$92,320
9ElginIL$92,320
10MinneapolisMN$86,730
11BloomingtonMN$86,730
12St. PaulMN$86,730
13New YorkNY$85,440
14Jersey CityNJ$85,440
15NewarkNJ$85,440
16NewtonMA$83,410
17CambridgeMA$83,410
18BostonMA$83,410
19San DiegoCA$82,400
20Chula VistaCA$82,400
21CarlsbadCA$82,400
22AnaheimCA$81,940
23Long BeachCA$81,940
24Los AngelesCA$81,940
25SacramentoCA$81,750
26FolsomCA$81,750
27RosevilleCA$81,750
28OntarioCA$80,130
29San BernardinoCA$80,130
30RiversideCA$80,130
31RockfordIL$80,040
32PhiladelphiaPA$79,320
33CamdenNJ$79,320
34WilmingtonDE$79,320
35Ann ArborMI$78,840
36ArlingtonVA$78,580
37AlexandriaVA$78,580
38WashingtonDC$78,580
39StocktonCA$78,240
40St. LouisMO$76,230
41Palm BayFL$76,110
42TitusvilleFL$76,110
43MelbourneFL$76,110
44DetroitMI$75,730
45DearbornMI$75,730
46WarrenMI$75,730
47GainesvilleFL$75,160
48BuffaloNY$75,000
49CheektowagaNY$75,000
50AlbanyNY$74,820
51TroyNY$74,820
52SchenectadyNY$74,820
53SyracuseNY$74,680
54MilwaukeeWI$74,520
55WaukeshaWI$74,520
56Kansas CityKS$74,310
57Kansas CityMO$74,310
58BethlehemPA$73,210
59EastonPA$73,210
60AllentownPA$73,210
61MidlandTX$72,610
62Las VegasNV$72,240
63ParadiseNV$72,240
64HendersonNV$72,240
65HillsboroOR$71,230
66VancouverWA$71,230
67PortlandOR$71,230
68PittsburghPA$71,150
69TowsonMD$69,850
70BaltimoreMD$69,850
71ColumbiaMD$69,850
72Baton RougeLA$68,780
73KilleenTX$68,400
74TempleTX$68,400
75CarmelIN$67,730
76IndianapolisIN$67,730
77AndersonIN$67,730
78SalisburyMD$67,650
79Des MoinesIA$67,140
80West Des MoinesIA$67,140
81ColumbusOH$66,040
82KentwoodMI$65,560
83Grand RapidsMI$65,560
84WichitaKS$65,530
85BoulderCO$65,120
86Thousand OaksCA$64,650
87OxnardCA$64,650
88Salt Lake CityUT$64,510
89Boise CityID$64,400
90AndersonSC$63,830
91GreenvilleSC$63,830
92AtlantaGA$63,680
93AlpharettaGA$63,680
94Sandy SpringsGA$63,680
95Oklahoma CityOK$63,380
96OgdenUT$63,130
97ClearfieldUT$63,130
98TucsonAZ$62,880
99FranklinTN$62,040
100MurfreesboroTN$62,040

Source: BLS OEWS · Metro-level data · Updated periodically

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which US city pays Electricians the most?

Berkeley, CA has the highest median electrician salary in our dataset at $104,240/year. Pay varies by metro — see the full ranking below.

What is the median electrician salary in the US?

Across the top-100 US cities for Electricians, the median salary is approximately $74,820/year (Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS).

How does cost of living affect electrician pay?

Nominal pay alone is misleading — a city paying $90k where rent runs $1,200 often beats a city paying $110k where rent runs $2,800. Click any city to see purchasing-power-adjusted salary.

Where does this salary data come from?

Salaries are pulled from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, the federal benchmark for US wage data. Cost-of-living adjustments use BEA Regional Price Parities.