Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Idaho

Median $30.29 an hour for 5,690 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$30.29/hrMedian hourly wageIdaho, May data
$63,000/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.67 – $45.9010th to 90th percentilehourly range
5,690Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Idaho: the full range

Wage percentiles, IdahoMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrIdaho: 10th $18.67 · 25th $23.26 · median $30.29 · 75th $39.44 · 90th $45.90Idaho$30.29$18.67$45.90United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Idaho vs United States, May 2025.

Idaho ranks 30th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 36th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $31.72). 5,690 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.67 – $23.26$38,830 – $48,380roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.26 – $39.44$48,380 – $82,040the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$39.44 – $45.90$82,040 – $95,470the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Idaho

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrLewiston: $37.08Lewiston$37.08Coeur d'Alene: $31.90Coeur d'Alene$31.90Idaho Falls: $31.42Idaho Falls$31.42Boise: $29.62Boise$29.62Pocatello: $29.11Pocatello$29.11Logan: $27.92Logan$27.92Twin Falls: $27.89Twin Falls$27.89
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Idaho, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Lewiston$22.06$37.08$40.66$50.2823022% above
Coeur d'Alene$21.58$31.90$32.45$48.054805% above
Idaho Falls$18.08$31.42$33.28$48.455404% above
Boise$18.80$29.62$30.10$44.132,5102% below
Pocatello$18.58$29.11$32.74$43.291604% below
Logan$18.39$27.92$29.11$39.893508% below
Twin Falls$18.12$27.89$30.28$38.053008% below

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

Electrician wages in Idaho over time

Idaho, 1999-2025IdahoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.38United States$30.29Idaho
Median hourly wage for electricians, Idaho vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIdaho $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$18.20$35.17$19.132,940
2000$16.76$31.33$19.293,280
2001$18.26$33.19$19.603,090
2002$18.11$32.41$19.902,700
2003$17.51$30.64$20.042,890
2004$21.95$37.41$20.332,960
2005$21.69$35.75$20.573,280
2006$19.71$31.48$20.973,500
2007$19.49$30.26$21.533,750
2008$20.20$30.21$22.323,630
2009$21.64$32.47$22.683,320
2010$23.01$33.97$23.202,950
2011$23.10$33.06$23.712,780
2012$22.06$30.93$23.962,710
2013$21.21$29.31$24.282,780
2014$21.81$29.66$24.573,060
2015$22.21$30.17$24.943,390
2016$22.85$30.65$25.353,660
2017$23.74$31.18$26.013,880
2018$24.33$31.19$26.534,270
2019$24.64$31.03$27.014,580
2020$24.79$30.84$27.364,950
2021$23.28$27.66$28.874,630
2022$23.67$26.04$28.964,820
2023$23.71$25.05$29.615,050
2024$29.17$29.94$29.985,380
2025$30.29$30.29$30.385,690

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Idaho changed by +0.4% over the last ten years of data and by -2.4% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Idaho?

+24.2%Jobs since 20194,580 then, 5,690 in 2025
+67.8%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
6.6Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.4× the US share, 3rd of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Idaho has changed by +93.5%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +24.2%.

Electricians in Idaho vs United States, 1999 = 100IdahoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200250200020052010201520202025194Idaho124United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Idaho vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearIdaho jobsIdaho indexUS index
19992,940100100
20003,280112105
20013,090105102
20022,7009297
20032,8909895
20042,96010195
20053,28011299
20063,500119101
20073,750128102
20083,630124103
20093,32011395
20102,95010084
20112,7809584
20122,7109285
20132,7809589
20143,06010493
20153,39011597
20163,66012499
20173,880132103
20184,270145107
20194,580156112
20204,950168107
20214,630158106
20224,820164113
20235,050172116
20245,380183121
20255,690194124

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 Idaho

+29.2%Projected growth in Idaho2024–2034, state agency
1,380Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
10,850Jobs in 202414,020 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Idaho's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +29.2% between 2024 and 2034, from 10,850 to 14,020, with about 1,380 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 5,690 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Idaho

On federally funded construction in Idaho, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 42 of the 44 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $58.74 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $27.83). 2 of the 44 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Latah County at $32.01). The market median for the state is $30.29.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, IDAda: $61.09 (union)Adams: $61.09 (union)Bannock: $58.74 (union)Bear Lake: $58.74 (union)Benewah: $68.64 (union)Bingham: $58.74 (union)Blaine: $58.74 (union)Boise: $61.09 (union)Bonner: $68.64 (union)Bonneville: $58.74 (union)Boundary: $68.64 (union)Butte: $58.74 (union)Camas: $58.74 (union)Canyon: $61.09 (union)Caribou: $58.74 (union)Cassia: $58.74 (union)Clark: $58.74 (union)Clearwater: $68.64 (union)Custer: $58.74 (union)Elmore: $61.09 (union)Franklin: $58.74 (union)Fremont: $58.74 (union)Gem: $61.09 (union)Gooding: $58.74 (union)Idaho: $68.64 (union)Jefferson: $58.74 (union)Jerome: $58.74 (union)Kootenai: $67.64 (union)Latah: $32.01 (survey)Lemhi: $58.74 (union)Lewis: $68.64 (union)Lincoln: $58.74 (union)Madison: $58.74 (union)Minidoka: $58.74 (union)Nez Perce: $67.64 (union)Oneida: $58.74 (union)Owyhee: $61.09 (union)Payette: $61.09 (union)Power: $58.74 (union)Shoshone: $23.65 (survey)Teton: $58.74 (union)Twin Falls: $58.74 (union)Valley: $61.09 (union)Washington: $61.09 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$58.74$60.62$61.09survey 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)$20$40$60$80/hrKootenai (Coeur d'Alene): market median $31.90, prevailing (union) $67.64, gap +$35.74Kootenai (Coeur d'Alene)+$35.74Ada (Boise): market median $29.62, prevailing (union) $61.09, gap +$31.47Ada (Boise)+$31.47Jerome (Twin Falls): market median $27.89, prevailing (union) $58.74, gap +$30.85Jerome (Twin Falls)+$30.85Franklin (Logan): market median $27.92, prevailing (union) $58.74, gap +$30.82Franklin (Logan)+$30.82Nez Perce (Lewiston): market median $37.08, prevailing (union) $67.64, gap +$30.56Nez Perce (Lewiston)+$30.56Bannock (Pocatello): market median $29.11, prevailing (union) $58.74, gap +$29.63Bannock (Pocatello)+$29.63Bonneville (Idaho Falls): market median $31.42, prevailing (union) $58.74, gap +$27.32Bonneville (Idaho Falls)+$27.32
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Idaho.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BenewahUnion ELEC0073-006 2025-08-01$49.55$19.09$68.64ID20260008
BonnerUnion ELEC0073-006 2025-08-01$49.55$19.09$68.64ID20260010
BoundaryUnion ELEC0073-006 2025-08-01$49.55$19.09$68.64ID20260011
ClearwaterUnion ELEC0073-006 2025-08-01$49.55$19.09$68.64ID20260014
IdahoUnion ELEC0073-012 2025-07-01$49.55$19.09$68.64ID20260024
LewisUnion ELEC0073-012 2025-07-01$49.55$19.09$68.64ID20260024
KootenaiUnion ELEC0073-008 2025-08-01$48.55$19.09$67.64ID20260107
Nez PerceUnion ELEC0073-008 2025-08-01$48.55$19.09$67.64ID20260107
AdaUnion ELEC0291-007 2024-12-01$42.25$18.84$61.09ID20260104
AdamsUnion ELEC0291-001 2024-12-01$42.25$18.84$61.09ID20260020
BoiseUnion ELEC0291-007 2024-12-01$42.25$18.84$61.09ID20260104
CanyonUnion ELEC0291-007 2024-12-01$42.25$18.84$61.09ID20260106
ElmoreUnion ELEC0291-001 2024-12-01$42.25$18.84$61.09ID20260020
GemUnion ELEC0291-007 2024-12-01$42.25$18.84$61.09ID20260106
OwyheeUnion ELEC0291-007 2024-12-01$42.25$18.84$61.09ID20260103

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

Is construction work growing in Idaho?

78.0kConstruction jobsIdaho, 2026-09
+1.7%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k20k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 2026
Construction employment in Idaho (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 36 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 22,844 in 2015 to 45,763 in 2025, +100.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Ada County2012,818$94,458$1,817
Canyon County1291,222$81,192$1,561
Bingham County33210$71,505$1,375
Minidoka County12150$69,564$1,338
Kootenai County141677$66,271$1,274
Jefferson County22243$61,044$1,174
Jerome County1475$59,259$1,140
Payette County1258$57,335$1,103
Valley County1120$57,275$1,101
Latah County18168$53,361$1,026
Bannock County37235$53,174$1,023
Boundary County1544$52,151$1,003

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Idaho?

The median electrician in Idaho earned $30.29 an hour ($63,000 a year) in May 2025, about the same as the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $23.26–$39.44; the top 10% earn more than $45.90.

Where does Idaho rank for electrician pay?

Idaho ranks 30th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $30.29 an hour, and 36th after adjusting for Idaho's cost of living (BEA price parity 95.5, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Idaho?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 42 counties, with a typical package of $58.74 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Idaho?

BLS counted 5,690 electricians in Idaho in May 2025, 6.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.36; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Idaho?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Idaho went from 3,390 in 2015 to 5,690 in 2025, +67.8%, and +24.2% since 2019. Idaho's labor market agency projects +29.2% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 10,850 to 14,020 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Idaho?

Idaho projects about 1,380 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, Idaho 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: Idaho labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.