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Senior-Level Earnings for Electricians — 2026

San Francisco, California ranks first with an average Electrician salary of $103,690 per year ($49.85/hr). Full ranking of 100 cities below, updated August 2026.

Methodology: Wage figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release data vintage (survey reference period May 2025), mapped from SOC occupation 47-2111 Electricians to the job title "Electrician". Values are measured survey estimates for the metropolitan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) — not modeled or interpolated. Year-over-year comparisons use the May 2024 OEWS release. The year shown in page titles is the publication and update year, not the data vintage.

Ranked Cities

Senior-Level Earnings for Electricians (2026)
CityStateAverage Annual SalaryHourly RateEntry LevelSenior Level
San FranciscoCalifornia$103,690$49.85/hr$55,360$182,340
SeattleWashington$99,720$47.94/hr$55,690$151,290
RiversideCalifornia$80,090$38.51/hr$45,360$139,430
ModestoCalifornia$83,790$40.29/hr$48,220$137,600
StocktonCalifornia$82,840$39.83/hr$46,030$137,400
PortlandOregon$103,030$49.53/hr$60,360$134,380
LancasterPennsylvania$72,660$34.93/hr$41,000$133,150
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$81,720$39.29/hr$46,980$132,610
New YorkNew York$88,670$42.63/hr$46,170$132,170
Los AngelesCalifornia$82,300$39.57/hr$46,140$131,680
SacramentoCalifornia$79,870$38.40/hr$46,230$130,020
HarrisburgPennsylvania$75,300$36.20/hr$38,860$129,510
BostonMassachusetts$83,370$40.08/hr$47,240$129,320
San DiegoCalifornia$82,240$39.54/hr$47,890$126,260
BridgeportConnecticut$84,340$40.55/hr$50,040$124,510
ChicagoIllinois$94,450$45.41/hr$49,890$124,070
Urban HonoluluHawaii$94,570$45.47/hr$45,730$124,040
BakersfieldCalifornia$79,960$38.44/hr$46,770$123,940
MinneapolisMinnesota$83,850$40.31/hr$48,970$123,250
AnchorageAlaska$86,880$41.77/hr$58,550$123,200
AkronOhio$79,720$38.33/hr$46,360$123,170
SpokaneWashington$84,780$40.76/hr$47,310$122,610
AllentownPennsylvania$74,810$35.97/hr$48,290$122,400
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia$79,650$38.29/hr$44,690$121,570
Las VegasNevada$75,210$36.16/hr$45,810$121,200
FresnoCalifornia$76,150$36.61/hr$46,090$119,800
ScrantonPennsylvania$74,490$35.81/hr$42,210$118,180
SyracuseNew York$81,090$38.99/hr$46,080$117,310
BaltimoreMaryland$72,790$35.00/hr$45,390$113,090
Kansas CityMissouri$77,660$37.34/hr$46,280$110,170
YorkPennsylvania$73,060$35.13/hr$46,860$108,900
AugustaGeorgia$63,890$30.72/hr$37,930$108,510
RochesterNew York$76,630$36.84/hr$45,410$107,910
DetroitMichigan$79,240$38.10/hr$46,660$107,330
PittsburghPennsylvania$75,340$36.22/hr$45,780$106,840
St LouisMissouri$75,770$36.43/hr$46,890$104,800
BuffaloNew York$75,440$36.27/hr$37,820$104,710
MilwaukeeWisconsin$75,670$36.38/hr$45,170$103,850
MadisonWisconsin$75,920$36.50/hr$45,050$102,860
ProvidenceRhode Island$73,080$35.14/hr$42,760$102,840
ToledoOhio$73,290$35.24/hr$46,080$102,000
ClevelandOhio$71,210$34.24/hr$41,090$100,330
WorcesterMassachusetts$73,170$35.18/hr$46,380$100,240
HartfordConnecticut$75,810$36.45/hr$46,220$99,610
IndianapolisIndiana$69,210$33.28/hr$41,610$98,690
CincinnatiOhio$66,830$32.13/hr$38,530$98,260
DaytonOhio$65,360$31.42/hr$38,920$98,230
Grand RapidsMichigan$66,260$31.86/hr$38,490$97,760
WichitaKansas$68,250$32.81/hr$38,700$96,830
Fort WayneIndiana$69,510$33.42/hr$42,720$95,150
TulsaOklahoma$65,510$31.50/hr$38,820$94,890
OmahaNebraska$66,780$32.10/hr$44,120$94,690
ColumbusOhio$69,240$33.29/hr$46,090$94,410
DenverColorado$67,590$32.50/hr$46,070$94,160
NashvilleTennessee$66,710$32.07/hr$45,900$93,200
TucsonArizona$61,560$29.60/hr$45,260$92,930
Des MoinesIowa$65,060$31.28/hr$39,740$92,650
BoiseIdaho$65,870$31.67/hr$39,100$91,780
Oklahoma CityOklahoma$62,550$30.07/hr$37,130$91,070
Salt Lake CityUtah$66,610$32.03/hr$43,280$88,640
ProvoUtah$63,130$30.35/hr$38,020$88,320
PhoenixArizona$64,380$30.95/hr$46,920$86,800
OgdenUtah$65,110$31.30/hr$39,740$86,650
ChattanoogaTennessee$66,050$31.76/hr$38,030$85,830
LouisvilleKentucky$64,780$31.14/hr$37,700$85,260
MemphisTennessee$62,690$30.14/hr$38,670$84,890
HoustonTexas$61,470$29.55/hr$38,800$84,470
AtlantaGeorgia$62,020$29.82/hr$37,380$84,000
New OrleansLouisiana$63,190$30.38/hr$38,990$82,530
Baton RougeLouisiana$67,160$32.29/hr$48,760$81,810
DallasTexas$59,960$28.83/hr$38,740$81,660
Colorado SpringsColorado$61,310$29.48/hr$40,410$81,630
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico$58,420$28.09/hr$36,650$81,310
Virginia BeachVirginia$63,030$30.30/hr$43,970$81,280
MiamiFlorida$59,930$28.81/hr$38,360$80,840
RichmondVirginia$62,360$29.98/hr$39,070$80,740
KnoxvilleTennessee$59,430$28.57/hr$38,020$79,530
VictoriaTexas$55,460$26.67/hr$34,900$79,330
Palm BayFlorida$58,350$28.05/hr$37,330$78,980
AustinTexas$60,850$29.25/hr$39,260$78,820
BirminghamAlabama$57,450$27.62/hr$38,880$78,550
ColumbiaSouth Carolina$62,340$29.97/hr$45,330$78,310
GreenvilleSouth Carolina$61,220$29.43/hr$45,910$77,840
JacksonvilleFlorida$57,840$27.81/hr$38,080$77,200
JacksonMississippi$56,590$27.21/hr$37,490$76,750
TampaFlorida$58,020$27.89/hr$38,960$76,700
CharlotteNorth Carolina$59,100$28.41/hr$43,770$76,310
DurhamNorth Carolina$59,670$28.69/hr$46,160$75,800
LakelandFlorida$56,200$27.02/hr$37,240$75,750
San AntonioTexas$57,030$27.42/hr$37,460$75,670
CharlestonSouth Carolina$59,360$28.54/hr$45,560$75,660
Cape CoralFlorida$57,390$27.59/hr$38,230$75,510
MobileAlabama$58,930$28.33/hr$38,430$75,100
OrlandoFlorida$55,310$26.59/hr$37,820$74,540
PensacolaFlorida$54,740$26.32/hr$36,800$73,990
RaleighNorth Carolina$57,080$27.44/hr$45,700$73,760
GreensboroNorth Carolina$56,510$27.17/hr$43,430$73,090
McAllenTexas$49,690$23.89/hr$34,520$71,850
El PasoTexas$52,140$25.07/hr$34,710$71,530
Little RockArkansas$51,710$24.86/hr$34,740$70,720

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