Skilled Wages

Trade pay, state by state

Pick a state for every trade's median, range and rank, the union scale by county, and the construction jobs trend.

Median electrician wage, $/hrAK: $43.00AKAL: $26.78ALAR: $23.59ARAZ: $29.36AZCA: $36.62CACO: $29.92COCT: $37.28DC: $37.97DE: $30.63FL: $27.52FLGA: $28.04GAHI: $46.38HIIA: $29.26IAID: $30.29IDIL: $47.87ILIN: $32.93INKS: $31.66KSKY: $28.71KYLA: $29.59LAMA: $38.18MD: $35.33ME: $36.24MEMI: $36.67MIMN: $37.58MNMO: $31.45MOMS: $29.26MSMT: $36.90MTNC: $27.31NCND: $31.59NDNE: $29.24NENH: $30.21NJ: $37.14NM: $28.07NMNV: $35.37NVNY: $37.86NYOH: $31.11OHOK: $29.33OKOR: $48.71ORPA: $32.50PARI: $35.62SC: $28.24SCSD: $29.51SDTN: $29.37TNTX: $28.16TXUT: $29.81UTVA: $30.24VAVT: $30.49WA: $45.78WAWI: $36.80WIWV: $31.16WVWY: $36.59WYSmall statesCT $37.28DC $37.97DE $30.63MA $38.18MD $35.33NH $30.21NJ $37.14RI $35.62VT $30.49Median electrician wage, $/hr$29.26$30.24$32.93$37.14
Median hourly wage for electricians by state, May 2025, as an anchor for comparing states. Click a state for all trades.
StateHighest-paying tradeIts median $/hrElectrician medianConstruction jobs12-mo change
AlabamaElevator mechanic$49.86$26.78113.4k+2.5%
AlaskaConstruction manager$66.92$43.0020.9k-1.9%
ArizonaConstruction manager$55.14$29.36230.3k+3.1%
ArkansasConstruction manager$41.50$23.5968.3k+2.2%
CaliforniaElevator mechanic$67.88$36.62898.7k-1.4%
ColoradoConstruction manager$60.02$29.92191.1k+1.5%
ConnecticutLineman$60.99$37.2869.7k+4.5%
DelawareConstruction manager$63.53$30.6325.6k+2.4%
District of ColumbiaConstruction manager$60.78$37.9714.3k+2.1%
FloridaConstruction manager$54.39$27.52657.5k+0.3%
GeorgiaConstruction manager$53.27$28.04233.3k-1.8%
HawaiiLineman$64.59$46.3841.4k+1.7%
IdahoLineman$60.29$30.2979.2k+1.9%
IllinoisElevator mechanic$64.27$47.87271.6k+6.6%
IndianaConstruction manager$51.15$32.93187.2k+2.5%
IowaElevator mechanic$55.43$29.2693.8k+3.9%
KansasConstruction manager$58.08$31.6679.3k+4.9%
KentuckyConstruction manager$46.64$28.7196.4k+1.3%
LouisianaConstruction manager$52.89$29.59152.6k+12.6%
MaineElevator mechanic$69.08$36.2436.9k-0.8%
MarylandConstruction manager$61.70$35.33165.8k-1.1%
MassachusettsConstruction manager$69.71$38.18175.5k+2.0%
MichiganLineman$51.39$36.67211.1k-1.7%
MinnesotaElevator mechanic$61.55$37.58164.2k+4.9%
MississippiBoilermaker$50.92$29.2655.9k+3.7%
MissouriElevator mechanic$60.94$31.45165.4k+6.7%
MontanaLineman$53.04$36.9039.8k+0.8%
NebraskaElevator mechanic$56.58$29.2471.2k+6.6%
NevadaElevator mechanic$68.25$35.37119.5k+3.2%
New HampshireConstruction manager$62.15$30.2132.4k-3.6%
New JerseyConstruction manager$66.46$37.14167.4k-2.1%
New MexicoConstruction manager$50.26$28.0758.6k+5.2%
New YorkConstruction manager$74.69$37.86396.0k-1.1%
North CarolinaElevator mechanic$51.78$27.31299.4k+6.5%
North DakotaLineman$50.90$31.5935.1k+2.9%
OhioElevator mechanic$50.49$31.11289.4k+7.0%
OklahomaElevator mechanic$50.69$29.3392.9k+2.9%
OregonElevator mechanic$66.64$48.71118.8k+2.1%
PennsylvaniaElevator mechanic$56.37$32.50272.7k-0.8%
Rhode IslandLineman$50.30$35.6223.0k-2.5%
South CarolinaConstruction manager$51.98$28.24129.7k+4.3%
South DakotaConstruction manager$56.91$29.5133.2k+3.8%
TennesseeConstruction manager$52.98$29.37168.5k-0.1%
TexasElevator mechanic$49.11$28.16929.9k+2.2%
UtahConstruction manager$50.58$29.81148.6k+2.6%
VermontLineman$52.17$30.4917.4k-0.6%
VirginiaConstruction manager$57.26$30.24231.3k-1.4%
WashingtonConstruction manager$74.55$45.78223.8k-0.2%
West VirginiaConstruction manager$46.03$31.1636.1k-1.9%
WisconsinConstruction manager$54.90$36.80167.3k+7.5%
WyomingLineman$45.12$36.5925.3k+4.1%

Trades ranked within each state by BLS median hourly wage; construction jobs from BLS CES, thousands, not seasonally adjusted.