Pay by state · 54 states
Electrician Salary by State (2026)
Electricians earn the most in Oregon at $101,310 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $37,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $63,190. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $101,310Oregon
- National median
- $63,190BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,440Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Electrician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of electricians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OROregon | $101,310 | $79,110 | $121,680 | 10,590 | $98,016 |
| 2 | ILIllinois | $99,560 | $73,520 | $117,460 | 23,120 | $99,602 |
| 3 | HIHawaii | $96,460 | $70,460 | $120,740 | 3,070 | $87,730 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $95,220 | $66,630 | $121,530 | 19,380 | $88,980 |
| 5 | AKAlaska | $89,440 | $66,780 | $105,550 | 1,870 | $87,379 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $79,420 | $57,860 | $100,480 | 17,810 | $75,097 |
| 7 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $78,970 | $61,240 | $122,050 | 2,440 | $71,856 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $78,750 | $60,480 | $106,420 | 40,130 | $72,970 |
| 9 | MNMinnesota | $78,160 | $58,430 | $101,410 | 14,350 | $79,253 |
| 10 | CTConnecticut | $77,540 | $58,060 | $95,070 | 7,710 | $74,838 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $77,250 | $62,400 | $121,110 | 13,520 | $70,999 |
| 12 | MTMontana | $76,760 | $60,400 | $81,420 | 2,750 | $81,103 |
| 13 | WIWisconsin | $76,540 | $55,820 | $93,780 | 14,310 | $81,343 |
| 14 | MIMichigan | $76,270 | $50,360 | $92,300 | 23,530 | $79,269 |
| 15 | CACalifornia | $76,160 | $59,280 | $103,000 | 73,310 | $68,786 |
| 16 | WYWyoming | $76,120 | $59,670 | $85,960 | 2,960 | $82,122 |
| 17 | MEMaine | $75,380 | $62,930 | $84,390 | 3,780 | $77,671 |
| 18 | RIRhode Island | $74,090 | $58,410 | $95,700 | 2,420 | $72,438 |
| 19 | NVNevada | $73,570 | $48,920 | $96,550 | 8,350 | $73,585 |
| 20 | MDMaryland | $73,490 | $57,680 | $96,010 | 13,690 | $70,018 |
| 21 | INIndiana | $68,490 | $50,000 | $91,290 | 19,020 | $73,386 |
| 22 | PAPennsylvania | $67,600 | $55,140 | $95,500 | 22,730 | $69,282 |
| 23 | KSKansas | $65,860 | $51,320 | $80,560 | 6,350 | $73,123 |
| 24 | NDNorth Dakota | $65,710 | $56,920 | $80,510 | 3,570 | $73,865 |
| 25 | MOMissouri | $65,410 | $49,810 | $93,760 | 12,780 | $72,024 |
| 26 | WVWest Virginia | $64,810 | $48,610 | $83,920 | 4,290 | $72,416 |
| 27 | OHOhio | $64,700 | $50,120 | $80,500 | 28,950 | $69,739 |
| 28 | DEDelaware | $63,700 | $48,040 | $90,510 | 2,260 | $63,823 |
| 29 | VTVermont | $63,430 | $57,280 | $80,390 | 1,270 | $64,752 |
| 30 | IDIdaho | $63,000 | $48,380 | $82,040 | 5,690 | $65,973 |
| 31 | VAVirginia | $62,900 | $49,410 | $78,190 | 23,630 | $62,213 |
| 32 | NHNew Hampshire | $62,840 | $48,420 | $78,370 | 3,330 | $60,327 |
| 33 | COColorado | $62,230 | $48,880 | $78,470 | 17,010 | $60,387 |
| 34 | UTUtah | $62,000 | $48,360 | $79,310 | 11,450 | $62,712 |
| 35 | LALouisiana | $61,540 | $48,910 | $72,840 | 10,550 | $69,768 |
| 36 | SDSouth Dakota | $61,390 | $49,660 | $72,450 | 2,980 | $69,300 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $61,090 | $48,380 | $76,060 | 17,070 | $66,496 |
| 38 | AZArizona | $61,060 | $48,360 | $77,060 | 21,140 | $60,649 |
| 39 | OKOklahoma | $61,010 | $47,640 | $76,510 | 8,500 | $69,453 |
| 40 | IAIowa | $60,860 | $46,400 | $79,970 | 10,310 | $69,347 |
| 41 | MSMississippi | $60,860 | $47,350 | $63,740 | 6,610 | $69,992 |
| 42 | NENebraska | $60,820 | $48,140 | $79,130 | 6,440 | $67,501 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $59,720 | $46,540 | $77,920 | 11,030 | $66,239 |
| 44 | SCSouth Carolina | $58,740 | $47,910 | $66,190 | 8,010 | $62,657 |
| 45 | TXTexas | $58,570 | $46,670 | $71,130 | 76,770 | $60,346 |
| 46 | NMNew Mexico | $58,390 | $46,730 | $73,380 | 5,020 | $63,321 |
| 47 | GAGeorgia | $58,320 | $46,640 | $76,490 | 21,650 | $60,565 |
| 48 | FLFlorida | $57,250 | $47,660 | $61,900 | 49,700 | $55,360 |
| 49 | NCNorth Carolina | $56,800 | $47,070 | $61,920 | 21,640 | $60,217 |
| 50 | ALAlabama | $55,690 | $46,120 | $64,450 | 10,900 | $62,698 |
| 51 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $51,790 | $46,650 | $64,600 | 140 | N/A |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $49,070 | $38,550 | $62,380 | 7,500 | $56,443 |
| 53 | GUGuam | $43,020 | $39,780 | $46,060 | 890 | N/A |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $37,440 | $29,190 | $46,670 | 1,740 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Electricians, that changes the ranking: Oregon leads on raw pay at $101,310, while Illinois leads once prices are taken into account at $99,602.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Electrician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Electricians the most?
Oregon reports the highest median wage for Electricians at $101,310 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Illinois ($99,560) and Hawaii ($96,460).
Which state pays Electricians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Electricians at $37,440 a year, $63,870 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Electricians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Illinois first at $99,602 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $99,560. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.