The highest-paying states for electricians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of electricians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,320, Hawaii is the highest paying state for electricians. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $96,870). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of electricians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $98,320 |
$56,680 | 3,480 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $96,870 |
$49,030 | 2,030 |
| 3 | Illinois | $88,870 |
$46,950 | 19,910 |
| 4 | Oregon | $83,820 |
$48,680 | 9,020 |
| 5 | Washington | $80,650 |
$47,880 | 19,120 |
| 6 | Alaska | $80,500 |
$47,420 | 1,630 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $79,750 |
$46,290 | 17,840 |
| 8 | New York | $75,390 |
$43,600 | 39,000 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $72,060 |
$46,150 | 11,850 |
| 10 | California | $71,030 |
$43,680 | 73,300 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $70,410 |
$45,210 | 15,820 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $70,350 |
$39,050 | 11,060 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $64,690 |
$38,200 | 7,160 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $64,170 |
$40,500 | 21,210 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $63,840 |
$38,520 | 2,970 |
| 16 | Nevada | $63,820 |
$38,830 | 6,590 |
| 17 | Indiana | $63,090 |
$38,670 | 14,260 |
| 18 | Montana | $62,610 |
$37,390 | 2,750 |
| 19 | Michigan | $62,460 |
$36,560 | 25,440 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $62,420 |
$39,480 | 2,330 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $62,010 |
$37,770 | 2,350 |
| 22 | West Virginia | $61,990 |
$36,400 | 3,500 |
| 23 | Maryland | $61,850 |
$37,060 | 11,770 |
| 24 | Missouri | $61,080 |
$37,610 | 11,620 |
| 25 | Iowa | $60,490 |
$37,510 | 7,990 |
| 26 | Ohio | $60,180 |
$37,500 | 24,770 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $59,600 |
$37,070 | 3,020 |
| 28 | Virginia | $59,380 |
$38,340 | 21,590 |
| 29 | Maine | $59,010 |
$39,210 | 3,310 |
| 30 | Colorado | $58,990 |
$37,150 | 16,500 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $58,960 |
$36,780 | 4,770 |
| 32 | Kansas | $58,290 |
$37,000 | 5,890 |
| 33 | Delaware | $58,230 |
$36,240 | 2,120 |
| 34 | Texas | $54,770 |
$36,080 | 64,360 |
| 35 | Utah | $54,690 |
$36,970 | 10,700 |
| 36 | Mississippi | $54,640 |
$35,780 | 5,020 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $53,130 |
$36,270 | 15,010 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $52,810 |
$31,810 | 7,910 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $52,590 |
$35,300 | 9,210 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $52,000 |
$34,320 | 11,440 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $51,430 |
$38,010 | 2,230 |
| 42 | Georgia | $51,120 |
$35,690 | 20,260 |
| 43 | Vermont | $50,470 |
$36,980 | 1,210 |
| 44 | Virgin Islands | $50,390 |
$44,520 | 160 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $49,890 |
$35,980 | 5,650 |
| 46 | Idaho | $49,230 |
$35,320 | 4,820 |
| 47 | North Carolina | $49,020 |
$36,260 | 22,640 |
| 48 | Arizona | $48,860 |
$35,710 | 15,980 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $48,850 |
$35,210 | 7,870 |
| 50 | Florida | $48,630 |
$36,660 | 42,250 |
| 51 | Alabama | $48,170 |
$31,360 | 10,070 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $46,600 |
$29,690 | 7,450 |
| 53 | Guam | $40,290 |
$31,240 | 590 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $29,230 |
$20,380 | 1,500 |