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Electricians Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of electricians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electricians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electricians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,340
25th Percentile Wage
$49,390
50th Percentile Wage
$66,750
75th Percentile Wage
$89,290
90th Percentile Wage
$103,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,340.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electricians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$66,750
-6.26% 4.46%
2016
$70,930
1.58% -
2015
$69,810
6.59% -
2014
$65,210
1.58% -
2013
$64,180
0.64% -
2012
$63,770
- -

Table 2. Compare Electricians Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,750 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for electricians in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of electricians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$79,830
Barnstable Town
$79,030
Springfield
$78,560
Worcester
$77,710
Pittsfield
$73,800
New Bedford
$73,560
Peabody
$72,220
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$69,930
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$66,750
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$66,070
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$62,390
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$58,880
Framingham
$57,620
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$57,410
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$55,600
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$54,580
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$53,230