National » Electricians » Tacoma, WA

Electricians Salary in Tacoma, Washington

The annual salary statistics of electricians in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electricians in Tacoma 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 Tacoma, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,720
25th Percentile Wage
$38,030
50th Percentile Wage
$53,360
75th Percentile Wage
$75,400
90th Percentile Wage
$93,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electricians in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,720.

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
$53,360
-9.11% -2.34%
2016
$58,220
-1.25% -
2015
$58,950
0.98% -
2014
$58,370
3.14% -
2013
$56,540
3.41% -
2012
$54,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Electricians Salary in Tacoma with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,360, Tacoma is the lowest paying city for electricians in state of Washington, following city of Kennewick-Pasco-Richland (median annual salary of $96,460). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of electricians in Tacoma is about 44.7 percent (44.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city Kennewick-Pasco-Richland.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$96,460
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$92,720
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$92,530
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$85,790
Bellingham
$82,730
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$80,480
Longview
$78,810
Olympia
$78,100
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$75,650
Yakima
$74,910
Spokane
$74,650
Walla Walla
$73,070
Bremerton-Silverdale
$68,140
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$67,620
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$65,910
Lewiston
$65,470
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$63,780
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$55,690
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$54,260
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$53,540
Tacoma
$53,360