Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Louisiana

Median $29.59 an hour for 10,550 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.59/hrMedian hourly wageLouisiana, May data
$61,540/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.63 – $39.3310th to 90th percentilehourly range
10,550Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Louisiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, LouisianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrLouisiana: 10th $18.63 · 25th $23.51 · median $29.59 · 75th $35.02 · 90th $39.33Louisiana$29.59$18.63$39.33United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Louisiana vs United States, May 2025.

Louisiana ranks 35th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 26th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $33.55). 10,550 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$18.63 – $23.51$38,750 – $48,910roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.51 – $35.02$48,910 – $72,840the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$35.02 – $39.33$72,840 – $81,810the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Louisiana

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrBaton Rouge: $31.41Baton Rouge$31.41Lake Charles: $30.59Lake Charles$30.59New Orleans: $30.04New Orleans$30.04Monroe: $29.30Monroe$29.30Shreveport: $29.25Shreveport$29.25Lafayette: $28.76Lafayette$28.76Houma: $27.72Houma$27.72Slidell: $27.25Slidell$27.25Hammond: $24.37Hammond$24.37Alexandria: $24.14Alexandria$24.14
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Louisiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Baton Rouge$23.44$31.41$34.59$39.333,3206% above
Lake Charles$17.74$30.59$35.61$46.535903% above
New Orleans$18.74$30.04$32.44$39.682,2402% above
Monroe$16.89$29.30$35.05$35.483901% below
Shreveport$17.99$29.25$34.49$36.148001% below
Lafayette$17.92$28.76$32.98$38.227303% below
Houma$18.81$27.72$32.57$37.364606% below
Slidell$18.50$27.25$29.40$36.383108% below
Hammond$17.73$24.37$28.84$32.0516018% below
Alexandria$17.02$24.14$28.17$37.7117018% below

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

Electrician wages in Louisiana over time

Louisiana, 1999-2025LouisianaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.38United States$29.59Louisiana
Median hourly wage for electricians, Louisiana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearLouisiana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.26$29.49$19.1313,610
2000$14.83$27.73$19.2913,500
2001$16.02$29.12$19.6012,680
2002$16.52$29.56$19.9011,330
2003$17.23$30.15$20.0411,150
2004$18.14$30.92$20.3310,930
2005$18.21$30.02$20.579,670
2006$18.66$29.80$20.9710,100
2007$19.78$30.71$21.5310,350
2008$20.25$30.28$22.3211,070
2009$20.03$30.06$22.6810,660
2010$20.29$29.96$23.2010,100
2011$20.90$29.91$23.719,530
2012$21.22$29.76$23.969,800
2013$21.52$29.74$24.2810,910
2014$21.75$29.58$24.5712,360
2015$22.57$30.66$24.9412,620
2016$23.53$31.56$25.3510,950
2017$23.99$31.51$26.0111,470
2018$24.27$31.12$26.5312,730
2019$24.43$30.76$27.0112,570
2020$25.13$31.26$27.3610,810
2021$24.09$28.62$28.879,920
2022$25.00$27.50$28.9611,440
2023$28.49$30.10$29.6111,100
2024$28.65$29.40$29.9810,810
2025$29.59$29.59$30.3810,550

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Louisiana changed by -3.5% over the last ten years of data and by -3.8% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Louisiana?

-16.1%Jobs since 201912,570 then, 10,550 in 2025
-16.4%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
5.5Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 19th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Louisiana has changed by -22.5%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -16.1%.

Electricians in Louisiana vs United States, 1999 = 100LouisianaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages6080100120140200020052010201520202025124United States78Louisiana
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Louisiana vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearLouisiana jobsLouisiana indexUS index
199913,610100100
200013,50099105
200112,68093102
200211,3308397
200311,1508295
200410,9308095
20059,6707199
200610,10074101
200710,35076102
200811,07081103
200910,6607895
201010,1007484
20119,5307084
20129,8007285
201310,9108089
201412,3609193
201512,6209397
201610,9508099
201711,47084103
201812,73094107
201912,57092112
202010,81079107
20219,92073106
202211,44084113
202311,10082116
202410,81079121
202510,55078124

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 Louisiana

+10.3%Projected growth in Louisiana2024–2034, state agency
1,190Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
11,920Jobs in 202413,150 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Louisiana's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +10.3% between 2024 and 2034, from 11,920 to 13,150, with about 1,190 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 10,550 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Louisiana

On federally funded construction in Louisiana, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 53 of the 64 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $43.91 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $30.93). 11 of the 64 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Acadia County at $28.81). The market median for the state is $29.59.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, LAAcadia: $28.81 (survey)Allen: $47.12 (union)Ascension: $42.97 (union)Assumption: $30.93 (survey)Avoyelles: $30.93 (survey)Beauregard: $30.93 (survey)Bienville: $43.91 (union)Bossier: $51.43 (union)Caddo: $51.43 (union)Calcasieu: $47.12 (union)Caldwell: $43.91 (union)Cameron: $47.12 (union)Catahoula: $43.91 (union)Claiborne: $43.91 (union)Concordia: $43.91 (union)De Soto: $51.43 (union)East Baton Rouge: $42.97 (union)East Carroll: $43.91 (union)East Feliciana: $42.97 (union)Evangeline: $30.93 (survey)Franklin: $43.91 (union)Grant: $42.03 (union)Iberia: $26.09 (survey)Iberville: $42.97 (union)Jackson: $43.91 (union)Jefferson: $52.66 (union)Jefferson Davis: $30.93 (survey)Lafayette: $30.40 (survey)Lafourche: $52.66 (union)LaSalle: $43.91 (union)Lincoln: $43.91 (union)Livingston: $42.97 (union)Madison: $43.91 (union)Morehouse: $43.91 (union)Natchitoches: $42.03 (union)Orleans: $52.66 (union)Ouachita: $43.91 (union)Plaquemines: $52.66 (union)Pointe Coupee: $42.97 (union)Rapides: $42.03 (union)Red River: $43.91 (union)Richland: $43.91 (union)Sabine: $43.91 (union)St. Bernard: $52.66 (union)St. Charles: $52.66 (union)St. Helena: $42.97 (union)St. James: $52.66 (union)St. John the Baptist: $52.66 (union)St. Landry: $30.93 (survey)St. Martin: $28.81 (survey)St. Mary: $47.12 (union)St. Tammany: $42.81 (union)Tangipahoa: $42.81 (union)Tensas: $43.91 (union)Terrebonne: $52.66 (union)Union: $43.91 (union)Vermilion: $28.81 (survey)Vernon: $42.03 (union)Washington: $42.81 (union)Webster: $51.43 (union)West Baton Rouge: $42.97 (union)West Carroll: $43.91 (union)West Feliciana: $42.97 (union)Winn: $43.91 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$42.03$42.97$43.91$48.84survey 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$60/hrLafourche (Houma): market median $27.72, prevailing (union) $52.66, gap +$24.94Lafourche (Houma)+$24.94Jefferson (New Orleans): market median $30.04, prevailing (union) $52.66, gap +$22.62Jefferson (New Orleans)+$22.62Bossier (Shreveport): market median $29.25, prevailing (union) $51.43, gap +$22.18Bossier (Shreveport)+$22.18Tangipahoa (Hammond): market median $24.37, prevailing (union) $42.81, gap +$18.44Tangipahoa (Hammond)+$18.44Grant (Alexandria): market median $24.14, prevailing (union) $42.03, gap +$17.89Grant (Alexandria)+$17.89Calcasieu (Lake Charles): market median $30.59, prevailing (union) $47.12, gap +$16.53Calcasieu (Lake Charles)+$16.53St. Tammany (Slidell): market median $27.25, prevailing (union) $42.81, gap +$15.56St. Tammany (Slidell)+$15.56Morehouse (Monroe): market median $29.30, prevailing (union) $43.91, gap +$14.61Morehouse (Monroe)+$14.61Ascension (Baton Rouge): market median $31.41, prevailing (union) $42.97, gap +$11.56Ascension (Baton Rouge)+$11.56Lafayette (Lafayette): market median $28.76, prevailing (survey) $30.40, gap +$1.64Lafayette (Lafayette)+$1.64
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Louisiana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
JeffersonUnion ELEC0130-011 2025-12-01$36.00$16.66$52.66LA20260038
LafourcheUnion ELEC0130-012 2025-12-01$36.00$16.66$52.66LA20260040
OrleansUnion ELEC0130-010 2025-12-01$36.00$16.66$52.66LA20260041
PlaqueminesUnion ELEC0130-010 2025-12-01$36.00$16.66$52.66LA20260052
St. BernardUnion ELEC0130-010 2025-12-01$36.00$16.66$52.66LA20260043
St. CharlesUnion ELEC0130-010 2025-12-01$36.00$16.66$52.66LA20260052
St. JamesUnion ELEC0130-010 2025-12-01$36.00$16.66$52.66LA20260052
St. John the BaptistUnion ELEC0130-010 2025-12-01$36.00$16.66$52.66LA20260052
TerrebonneUnion ELEC0130-012 2025-12-01$36.00$16.66$52.66LA20260046
BossierUnion ELEC0194-004 2025-09-02$35.85$15.58$51.43LA20260030
CaddoUnion ELEC0194-004 2025-09-02$35.85$15.58$51.43LA20260031
De SotoUnion ELEC0194-004 2025-09-02$35.85$15.58$51.43LA20260034
WebsterUnion ELEC0194-004 2025-09-02$35.85$15.58$51.43LA20260048
AllenUnion ELEC0861-003 2024-09-01$31.98$15.14$47.12LA20260016
CalcasieuUnion ELEC0861-009 2024-09-01$31.98$15.14$47.12LA20260032

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

Is construction work growing in Louisiana?

153.5kConstruction jobsLouisiana, 2026-09
+13.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202680k100k120k140k160k180k19901995200020052010201520202025154kSep 2026
Construction employment in Louisiana (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 51 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 67,056 in 2015 to 63,797 in 2025, -4.9%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Plaquemines Parish12647$148,137$2,849
East Baton Rouge Parish1582,918$93,148$1,791
West Baton Rouge Parish16253$86,781$1,669
St. James Parish647$80,157$1,541
Ascension Parish58742$80,133$1,541
St. Mary Parish14160$77,743$1,495
Bossier Parish39298$72,950$1,403
Jefferson Parish1811,591$72,746$1,399
Orleans Parish70615$71,492$1,375
Lafayette Parish104932$70,307$1,352
Calcasieu Parish97864$69,817$1,343
Caddo Parish77777$69,094$1,329

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Louisiana?

The median electrician in Louisiana earned $29.59 an hour ($61,540 a year) in May 2025, 3% below the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $23.51–$35.02; the top 10% earn more than $39.33.

Where does Louisiana rank for electrician pay?

Louisiana ranks 35th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $29.59 an hour, and 26th after adjusting for Louisiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 88.2, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Louisiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 53 counties, with a typical package of $43.91 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Louisiana?

BLS counted 10,550 electricians in Louisiana in May 2025, 5.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.12; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Louisiana?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Louisiana went from 12,620 in 2015 to 10,550 in 2025, -16.4%, and -16.1% since 2019. Louisiana's labor market agency projects +10.3% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 11,920 to 13,150 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Louisiana?

Louisiana projects about 1,190 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, Louisiana 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: Louisiana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.