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Electricians Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of electricians in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electricians in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,440
25th Percentile Wage
$49,000
50th Percentile Wage
$64,980
75th Percentile Wage
$83,950
90th Percentile Wage
$103,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,440.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electricians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$64,980
4.92% 27.29%
2021
$61,780
-1.55% -
2020
$62,740
3.95% -
2019
$60,260
9.53% -
2018
$54,520
-7.78% -
2017
$58,760
-7.22% -
2016
$63,000
-5.13% -
2015
$66,230
3.40% -
2014
$63,980
9.50% -
2013
$57,900
18.39% -
2012
$47,250
- -

Table 2. Compare Electricians Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,980 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for electricians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of electricians in Rochester is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Glens Falls and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Glens Falls
$83,960
Binghamton
$77,640
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$77,050
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$73,360
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$67,320
Syracuse
$67,000
Rochester
$64,980
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$64,920
Ithaca
$64,320
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,770
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,430
Kingston
$60,750
Utica-Rome
$60,550
Nassau-Suffolk
$59,270
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,490
Elmira
$56,840
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$53,630
Watertown-Fort Drum
$49,850
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$44,460
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,040

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.