Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Arkansas

Median $23.59 an hour for 7,500 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$23.59/hrMedian hourly wageArkansas, May data
$49,070/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$16.79 – $35.8010th to 90th percentilehourly range
7,500Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Electrician pay in Arkansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, ArkansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60/hrArkansas: 10th $16.79 · 25th $18.54 · median $23.59 · 75th $29.99 · 90th $35.80Arkansas$23.59$16.79$35.80United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Arkansas vs United States, May 2025.

Arkansas ranks 51st of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 50th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $27.15). 7,500 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$16.79 – $18.54$34,910 – $38,550roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$18.54 – $29.99$38,550 – $62,380the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$29.99 – $35.80$62,380 – $74,460the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Arkansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrMemphis: $29.27Memphis$29.27Texarkana: $27.95Texarkana$27.95Fort Smith: $25.24Fort Smith$25.24Fayetteville: $23.67Fayetteville$23.67Jonesboro: $23.43Jonesboro$23.43Little Rock: $23.17Little Rock$23.17Hot Springs: $22.43Hot Springs$22.43
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Arkansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Memphis$18.59$29.27$31.75$40.812,77024% above
Texarkana$16.76$27.95$33.27$35.0939018% above
Fort Smith$16.23$25.24$29.38$35.523707% above
Fayetteville$17.15$23.67$25.90$35.641,810about the same as
Jonesboro$15.13$23.43$27.28$31.833401% below
Little Rock$16.70$23.17$25.92$34.001,8702% below
Hot Springs$14.25$22.43$26.17$29.512505% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Electrician wages in Arkansas over time

Arkansas, 1999-2025ArkansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.38United States$23.59Arkansas
Median hourly wage for electricians, Arkansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearArkansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$14.41$27.85$19.135,150
2000$14.92$27.89$19.294,910
2001$15.46$28.10$19.604,570
2002$15.82$28.31$19.905,000
2003$16.03$28.05$20.044,900
2004$16.69$28.44$20.334,470
2005$17.08$28.16$20.574,750
2006$17.43$27.83$20.974,990
2007$18.22$28.29$21.534,960
2008$18.79$28.10$22.324,750
2009$19.32$28.99$22.684,910
2010$19.50$28.79$23.204,450
2011$19.66$28.14$23.714,590
2012$19.73$27.67$23.964,610
2013$20.18$27.89$24.284,950
2014$20.33$27.65$24.575,000
2015$19.94$27.08$24.945,260
2016$19.85$26.63$25.355,620
2017$20.93$27.49$26.015,730
2018$20.74$26.59$26.535,740
2019$20.94$26.37$27.015,770
2020$20.42$25.40$27.365,850
2021$22.20$26.38$28.876,560
2022$22.40$24.64$28.967,450
2023$23.31$24.63$29.617,650
2024$23.76$24.39$29.988,670
2025$23.59$23.59$30.387,500

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Arkansas changed by -12.9% over the last ten years of data and by -10.5% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Arkansas?

+30.0%Jobs since 20195,770 then, 7,500 in 2025
+42.6%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
5.8Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.2× the US share, 14th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Arkansas has changed by +45.6%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +30.0%.

Electricians in Arkansas vs United States, 1999 = 100ArkansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200200020052010201520202025146Arkansas124United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Arkansas vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearArkansas jobsArkansas indexUS index
19995,150100100
20004,91095105
20014,57089102
20025,0009797
20034,9009595
20044,4708795
20054,7509299
20064,99097101
20074,96096102
20084,75092103
20094,9109595
20104,4508684
20114,5908984
20124,6109085
20134,9509689
20145,0009793
20155,26010297
20165,62010999
20175,730111103
20185,740112107
20195,770112112
20205,850114107
20216,560127106
20227,450145113
20237,650148116
20248,670168121
20257,500146124

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for electricians in Arkansas

+15.2%Projected growth in Arkansas2024–2034, state agency
1,010Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
9,430Jobs in 202410,860 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Arkansas's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +15.2% between 2024 and 2034, from 9,430 to 10,860, with about 1,010 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 7,500 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Arkansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Arkansas

On federally funded construction in Arkansas, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 34 of the 75 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $43.89 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $26.95). 41 of the 75 counties still use a survey rate dated 2017 or earlier (for example Benton County at $30.28). The market median for the state is $23.59.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ARArkansas: $43.89 (union)Ashley: $43.89 (union)Baxter: $43.89 (union)Benton: $30.28 (survey)Boone: $43.89 (union)Bradley: $43.89 (union)Calhoun: $26.95 (survey)Carroll: $43.89 (union)Chicot: $43.89 (union)Clark: $26.95 (survey)Clay: $28.31 (survey)Cleburne: $28.31 (survey)Cleveland: $43.89 (union)Columbia: $26.95 (survey)Conway: $43.89 (union)Craighead: $22.86 (survey)Crawford: $22.24 (survey)Crittenden: $22.86 (survey)Cross: $28.31 (survey)Dallas: $26.95 (survey)Desha: $43.89 (union)Drew: $22.08 (survey)Faulkner: $43.89 (union)Franklin: $43.89 (union)Fulton: $28.31 (survey)Garland: $43.89 (union)Grant: $43.89 (union)Greene: $28.31 (survey)Hempstead: $26.95 (survey)Hot Spring: $26.95 (survey)Howard: $26.95 (survey)Independence: $28.31 (survey)Izard: $28.31 (survey)Jackson: $28.31 (survey)Jefferson: $43.89 (union)Johnson: $43.89 (union)Lafayette: $26.95 (survey)Lawrence: $28.31 (survey)Lee: $28.31 (survey)Lincoln: $43.89 (union)Little River: $43.89 (union)Logan: $43.89 (union)Lonoke: $23.18 (survey)Madison: $28.88 (survey)Marion: $43.89 (union)Miller: $43.89 (union)Mississippi: $28.31 (survey)Monroe: $28.31 (survey)Montgomery: $26.95 (survey)Nevada: $26.95 (survey)Newton: $43.89 (union)Ouachita: $26.95 (survey)Perry: $43.89 (union)Phillips: $43.89 (union)Pike: $26.95 (survey)Poinsett: $22.86 (survey)Polk: $43.89 (union)Pope: $43.89 (union)Prairie: $43.89 (union)Pulaski: $43.89 (union)Randolph: $33.21 (survey)St. Francis: $28.31 (survey)Saline: $43.89 (union)Scott: $43.89 (union)Searcy: $43.89 (union)Sebastian: $22.45 (survey)Sevier: $26.95 (survey)Sharp: $28.31 (survey)Stone: $28.31 (survey)Union: $26.95 (survey)Van Buren: $43.89 (union)Washington: $26.94 (survey)White: $43.89 (union)Woodruff: $28.31 (survey)Yell: $43.89 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$26.95$28.31survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for electricians by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$20$30$40$50/hrGarland (Hot Springs): market median $22.43, prevailing (union) $43.89, gap +$21.46Garland (Hot Springs)+$21.46Faulkner (Little Rock): market median $23.17, prevailing (union) $43.89, gap +$20.72Faulkner (Little Rock)+$20.72Little River (Texarkana): market median $27.95, prevailing (union) $43.89, gap +$15.94Little River (Texarkana)+$15.94Benton (Fayetteville): market median $23.67, prevailing (survey) $30.28, gap +$6.61Benton (Fayetteville)+$6.61Craighead (Jonesboro): market median $23.43, prevailing (survey) $22.86, gap −$0.57Craighead (Jonesboro)−$0.57Sebastian (Fort Smith): market median $25.24, prevailing (survey) $22.45, gap −$2.79Sebastian (Fort Smith)−$2.79Crittenden (Memphis): market median $29.27, prevailing (survey) $22.86, gap −$6.41Crittenden (Memphis)−$6.41
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Arkansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ArkansasUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
AshleyUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
BaxterUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
BooneUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
BradleyUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
CarrollUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
ChicotUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
ClevelandUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260036
ConwayUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
DeshaUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260018
FaulknerUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260027
FranklinUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260019
GarlandUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260028
GrantUnion ELEC0295-010 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260037
JeffersonUnion ELEC0295-009 2024-01-01$28.94$14.95$43.89AR20260036

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Arkansas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Arkansas?

68.0kConstruction jobsArkansas, 2026-09
+1.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202568kSep 2026
Construction employment in Arkansas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at electrical contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just electricians), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 60 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 28,946 in 2015 to 39,465 in 2025, +36.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Greene County11235$80,885$1,555
Union County13303$79,299$1,525
Benton County1221,580$76,127$1,464
Pope County21184$75,201$1,446
Pulaski County1211,767$69,817$1,343
Saline County52572$68,089$1,309
Washington County851,682$67,728$1,302
St. Francis County536$63,593$1,223
Sharp County515$61,694$1,186
Faulkner County50404$60,621$1,166
Madison County1267$58,546$1,126
Johnson County420$56,407$1,085

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Arkansas?

The median electrician in Arkansas earned $23.59 an hour ($49,070 a year) in May 2025, 22% below the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $18.54–$29.99; the top 10% earn more than $35.80.

Where does Arkansas rank for electrician pay?

Arkansas ranks 51st of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $23.59 an hour, and 50th after adjusting for Arkansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 86.9, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Arkansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 34 counties, with a typical package of $43.89 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Arkansas?

BLS counted 7,500 electricians in Arkansas in May 2025, 5.8 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.18; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Arkansas?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Arkansas went from 5,260 in 2015 to 7,500 in 2025, +42.6%, and +30.0% since 2019. Arkansas's labor market agency projects +15.2% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 9,430 to 10,860 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Arkansas?

Arkansas projects about 1,010 openings a year for electricians over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 72,700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas and metro areas, SOC 47-2111. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Arkansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.