Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Kansas

Median $31.66 an hour for 6,350 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$31.66/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$65,860/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$20.51 – $46.5510th to 90th percentilehourly range
6,350Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrKansas: 10th $20.51 · 25th $24.67 · median $31.66 · 75th $38.73 · 90th $46.55Kansas$31.66$20.51$46.55United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 23rd of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 17th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $35.14). 6,350 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.3× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$20.51 – $24.67$42,660 – $51,320roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$24.67 – $38.73$51,320 – $80,560the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$38.73 – $46.55$80,560 – $96,830the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrSt. Joseph: $46.80St. Joseph$46.80Kansas City: $36.95Kansas City$36.95Joplin: $32.56Joplin$32.56Wichita: $31.57Wichita$31.57Topeka: $31.50Topeka$31.50Manhattan: $29.41Manhattan$29.41Lawrence: $29.36Lawrence$29.36
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
St. Joseph$22.87$46.80$54.17$56.1835048% above
Kansas City$22.25$36.95$39.95$52.975,40017% above
Joplin$17.70$32.56$37.99$46.584303% above
Wichita$18.61$31.57$35.51$46.551,610about the same as
Topeka$22.88$31.50$35.47$39.475101% below
Manhattan$18.32$29.41$32.61$37.951707% below
Lawrence$17.86$29.36$32.55$36.981407% below

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

Electrician wages in Kansas over time

Kansas, 1999-2025KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$31.66Kansas$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$14.44$27.90$19.136,660
2000$16.83$31.47$19.296,780
2001$18.07$32.85$19.605,880
2002$18.78$33.61$19.905,680
2003$19.70$34.47$20.045,480
2004$20.37$34.72$20.33—
2005$21.04$34.68$20.574,370
2006$21.19$33.84$20.974,420
2007$21.10$32.76$21.534,980
2008$20.86$31.19$22.325,920
2009$21.21$31.83$22.686,030
2010$21.02$31.03$23.205,360
2011$21.84$31.26$23.715,090
2012$23.22$32.56$23.965,260
2013$22.74$31.43$24.285,060
2014$23.32$31.71$24.575,520
2015$24.36$33.09$24.945,190
2016$25.20$33.80$25.355,680
2017$26.56$34.88$26.015,320
2018$25.37$32.53$26.535,140
2019$25.89$32.60$27.014,940
2020$25.85$32.16$27.364,770
2021$23.88$28.37$28.875,550
2022$28.03$30.84$28.965,890
2023$28.79$30.42$29.615,820
2024$29.73$30.51$29.985,640
2025$31.66$31.66$30.386,350

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Kansas changed by -4.3% over the last ten years of data and by -2.9% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Kansas?

+28.5%Jobs since 20194,940 then, 6,350 in 2025
+22.4%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
4.4Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 41st of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Kansas has changed by -4.7%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +28.5%.

Electricians in Kansas vs United States, 1999 = 100KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages406080100120140200020052010201520202025124United States95Kansas
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Kansas vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearKansas jobsKansas indexUS index
19996,660100100
20006,780102105
20015,88088102
20025,6808597
20035,4808295
20054,3706699
20064,42066101
20074,98075102
20085,92089103
20096,0309095
20105,3608084
20115,0907684
20125,2607985
20135,0607689
20145,5208393
20155,1907897
20165,6808599
20175,32080103
20185,14077107
20194,94074112
20204,77072107
20215,55083106
20225,89088113
20235,82087116
20245,64085121
20256,35095124

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 Kansas

+9.6%Projected growth in Kansas2024–2034, state agency
610Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
6,190Jobs in 20246,780 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kansas's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +9.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 6,190 to 6,780, with about 610 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 6,350 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Kansas

On federally funded construction in Kansas, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 23 of the 105 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $64.30 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $38.59). 82 of the 105 counties still use a survey rate dated 2015 or earlier (for example Allen County at $38.59). The market median for the state is $31.66.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, KSAllen: $38.59 (survey)Anderson: $38.59 (survey)Atchison: $38.59 (survey)Barber: $38.59 (survey)Barton: $38.59 (survey)Bourbon: $38.59 (survey)Brown: $38.59 (survey)Butler: $58.93 (union)Chase: $53.75 (union)Chautauqua: $38.59 (survey)Cherokee: $38.59 (survey)Cheyenne: $38.59 (survey)Clark: $38.59 (survey)Clay: $38.59 (survey)Cloud: $38.59 (survey)Coffey: $38.59 (survey)Comanche: $38.59 (survey)Cowley: $38.59 (survey)Crawford: $38.59 (survey)Decatur: $38.59 (survey)Dickinson: $38.59 (survey)Doniphan: $45.07 (survey)Douglas: $64.30 (union)Edwards: $38.59 (survey)Elk: $38.59 (survey)Ellis: $38.59 (survey)Ellsworth: $38.59 (survey)Finney: $38.56 (survey)Ford: $38.59 (survey)Franklin: $77.26 (union)Geary: $39.29 (survey)Gove: $38.59 (survey)Graham: $38.59 (survey)Grant: $38.59 (survey)Gray: $38.59 (survey)Greeley: $38.59 (survey)Greenwood: $38.59 (survey)Hamilton: $38.59 (survey)Harper: $38.59 (survey)Harvey: $58.93 (union)Haskell: $38.59 (survey)Hodgeman: $38.59 (survey)Jackson: $64.30 (union)Jefferson: $64.30 (union)Jewell: $38.59 (survey)Johnson: $77.26 (union)Kearny: $38.56 (survey)Kingman: $38.59 (survey)Kiowa: $38.59 (survey)Labette: $38.59 (survey)Lane: $38.59 (survey)Leavenworth: $77.26 (union)Lincoln: $38.59 (survey)Linn: $77.26 (union)Logan: $38.59 (survey)Lyon: $53.75 (union)McPherson: $38.59 (survey)Marion: $38.59 (survey)Marshall: $38.59 (survey)Meade: $38.59 (survey)Miami: $77.26 (union)Mitchell: $38.59 (survey)Montgomery: $64.30 (union)Morris: $38.59 (survey)Morton: $38.59 (survey)Nemaha: $38.59 (survey)Neosho: $38.59 (survey)Ness: $38.59 (survey)Norton: $38.59 (survey)Osage: $64.30 (union)Osborne: $38.59 (survey)Ottawa: $53.75 (union)Pawnee: $38.59 (survey)Phillips: $38.59 (survey)Pottawatomie: $64.30 (union)Pratt: $38.59 (survey)Rawlins: $38.59 (survey)Reno: $38.59 (survey)Republic: $38.59 (survey)Rice: $38.59 (survey)Riley: $64.30 (union)Rooks: $38.59 (survey)Rush: $38.59 (survey)Russell: $38.59 (survey)Saline: $53.75 (union)Scott: $38.59 (survey)Sedgwick: $58.93 (union)Seward: $38.59 (survey)Shawnee: $64.30 (union)Sheridan: $38.59 (survey)Sherman: $38.59 (survey)Smith: $38.59 (survey)Stafford: $38.59 (survey)Stanton: $38.59 (survey)Stevens: $38.59 (survey)Sumner: $58.93 (union)Thomas: $38.59 (survey)Trego: $38.59 (survey)Wabaunsee: $64.30 (union)Wallace: $38.59 (survey)Washington: $38.59 (survey)Wichita: $38.59 (survey)Wilson: $38.59 (survey)Woodson: $38.59 (survey)Wyandotte: $77.26 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$38.59$53.75survey 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$40$60$80$100/hrJohnson (Kansas City): market median $36.95, prevailing (union) $77.26, gap +$40.31Johnson (Kansas City)+$40.31Douglas (Lawrence): market median $29.36, prevailing (union) $64.30, gap +$34.94Douglas (Lawrence)+$34.94Pottawatomie (Manhattan): market median $29.41, prevailing (union) $64.30, gap +$34.89Pottawatomie (Manhattan)+$34.89Jackson (Topeka): market median $31.50, prevailing (union) $64.30, gap +$32.80Jackson (Topeka)+$32.80Butler (Wichita): market median $31.57, prevailing (union) $58.93, gap +$27.36Butler (Wichita)+$27.36Cherokee (Joplin): market median $32.56, prevailing (survey) $38.59, gap +$6.03Cherokee (Joplin)+$6.03Doniphan (St. Joseph): market median $46.80, prevailing (survey) $45.07, gap −$1.73Doniphan (St. Joseph)−$1.73
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Kansas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
FranklinUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260060
JohnsonUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260052
LeavenworthUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260053
LinnUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260054
MiamiUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260060
WyandotteUnion ELEC0124-011 2024-08-26$51.01$26.25$77.26KS20260060
DouglasUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260048
JacksonUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260061
JeffersonUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260051
MontgomeryUnion ELEC0226-002 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260038
OsageUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260061
PottawatomieUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260055
RileyUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260056
ShawneeUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260058
WabaunseeUnion ELEC0226-003 2025-09-01$44.05$20.25$64.30KS20260061

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

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

78.5kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-09
+5.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (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 64 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 36,476 in 2015 to 45,633 in 2025, +25.1%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Reno County22177$110,436$2,124
Wyandotte County24834$110,402$2,123
Johnson County1422,140$90,236$1,735
Shawnee County56768$86,078$1,655
Ellis County859$84,806$1,631
McPherson County1085$78,813$1,516
Crawford County7253$71,372$1,373
Harvey County9120$70,518$1,356
Sedgwick County1331,722$69,734$1,341
Finney County13111$68,374$1,315
Miami County14113$65,552$1,261
Barton County881$58,625$1,127

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Kansas?

The median electrician in Kansas earned $31.66 an hour ($65,860 a year) in May 2025, 4% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $24.67–$38.73; the top 10% earn more than $46.55.

Where does Kansas rank for electrician pay?

Kansas ranks 23rd of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $31.66 an hour, and 17th after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 23 counties, with a typical package of $64.30 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Kansas?

BLS counted 6,350 electricians in Kansas in May 2025, 4.4 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.91; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Kansas?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Kansas went from 5,190 in 2015 to 6,350 in 2025, +22.4%, and +28.5% since 2019. Kansas's labor market agency projects +9.6% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 6,190 to 6,780 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Kansas?

Kansas projects about 610 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, Kansas 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: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.