Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Michigan

Median $36.67 an hour for 23,530 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$36.67/hrMedian hourly wageMichigan, May data
$76,270/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$20.66 – $49.5810th to 90th percentilehourly range
23,530Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Michigan: the full range

Wage percentiles, MichiganMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrMichigan: 10th $20.66 · 25th $24.21 · median $36.67 · 75th $44.38 · 90th $49.58Michigan$36.67$20.66$49.58United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Michigan vs United States, May 2025.

Michigan ranks 14th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 9th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $38.12). 23,530 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.4× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$20.66 – $24.21$42,980 – $50,360roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$24.21 – $44.38$50,360 – $92,300the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$44.38 – $49.58$92,300 – $103,120the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Michigan

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrDetroit: $39.42Detroit$39.42Ann Arbor: $39.16Ann Arbor$39.16Monroe: $38.76Monroe$38.76Lansing: $38.69Lansing$38.69Bay City: $38.68Bay City$38.68Saginaw: $38.39Saginaw$38.39Flint: $37.63Flint$37.63Muskegon: $37.07Muskegon$37.07Battle Creek: $36.84Battle Creek$36.84South Bend: $35.65South Bend$35.65Kalamazoo: $31.58Kalamazoo$31.58Niles: $30.80Niles$30.80
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Michigan, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Detroit$22.43$39.42$39.30$51.6011,2107% above
Ann Arbor$22.23$39.16$38.81$51.046107% above
Monroe$22.50$38.76$41.45$53.071506% above
Lansing$21.42$38.69$40.73$45.981,1406% above
Bay City$21.75$38.68$42.09$49.502105% above
Saginaw$21.18$38.39$42.23$45.373005% above
Flint$21.25$37.63$40.46$48.617903% above
Muskegon$20.86$37.07$40.08$46.553401% above
Battle Creek$21.47$36.84$40.71$41.47230about the same as
South Bend$20.72$35.65$38.37$48.377503% below
Kalamazoo$19.01$31.58$33.31$48.5168014% below
Niles$19.34$30.80$33.33$51.7624016% below
Jackson$18.46$30.55$33.28$48.7424017% below
Grand Rapids$18.51$29.92$31.33$47.002,88018% below
Traverse City$17.87$29.64$31.73$43.8739019% below
Midland$17.09$24.67$26.84$39.7221033% below

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

Electrician wages in Michigan over time

Michigan, 1999-2025MichiganUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$36.67Michigan$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, Michigan vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMichigan $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$27.46$53.06$19.1329,090
2000$26.34$49.24$19.2926,370
2001$25.20$45.81$19.6024,480
2002$25.77$46.12$19.9024,970
2003$26.54$46.44$20.0424,560
2004$27.51$46.89$20.3322,880
2005$28.13$46.37$20.5724,010
2006$28.26$45.13$20.9722,810
2007$27.99$43.46$21.5321,180
2008$27.55$41.20$22.3220,510
2009$26.69$40.05$22.6817,030
2010$26.86$39.66$23.2015,930
2011$27.10$38.79$23.7116,330
2012$27.23$38.18$23.9617,890
2013$27.28$37.70$24.2817,550
2014$28.07$38.17$24.5717,610
2015$28.38$38.55$24.9418,710
2016$27.92$37.45$25.3520,370
2017$27.85$36.58$26.0122,780
2018$28.82$36.95$26.5323,320
2019$29.54$37.20$27.0122,380
2020$29.64$36.87$27.3620,450
2021$29.77$35.37$28.8722,330
2022$30.03$33.04$28.9625,440
2023$30.28$31.99$29.6124,240
2024$34.94$35.86$29.9824,670
2025$36.67$36.67$30.3823,530

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Michigan changed by -4.9% over the last ten years of data and by -1.4% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Michigan?

+5.1%Jobs since 201922,380 then, 23,530 in 2025
+25.8%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
5.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 24th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Michigan has changed by -19.1%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +5.1%.

Electricians in Michigan vs United States, 1999 = 100MichiganUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages255075100125150200020052010201520202025124United States81Michigan
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Michigan vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearMichigan jobsMichigan indexUS index
199929,090100100
200026,37091105
200124,48084102
200224,9708697
200324,5608495
200422,8807995
200524,0108299
200622,81078101
200721,18073102
200820,51070103
200917,0305895
201015,9305584
201116,3305684
201217,8906285
201317,5506089
201417,6106093
201518,7106497
201620,3707099
201722,78078103
201823,32080107
201922,38077112
202020,45070107
202122,33077106
202225,44088113
202324,24083116
202424,67085121
202523,53081124

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 Michigan

+5.6%Projected growth in Michigan2024–2034, state agency
2,450Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
26,240Jobs in 202427,710 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Michigan's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +5.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 26,240 to 27,710, with about 2,450 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 23,530 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Michigan

On federally funded construction in Michigan, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 62 of the 73 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $63.35 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $28.15). 11 of the 73 counties still use a survey rate dated 2011 or earlier (for example Antrim County at $24.03). The market median for the state is $36.67.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MIAlcona: $63.35 (union)Alger: n/aAllegan: $64.62 (union)Alpena: $63.35 (union)Antrim: $24.03 (survey)Arenac: $66.52 (union)Baraga: $55.74 (union)Barry: $28.15 (survey)Bay: $66.52 (union)Benzie: $29.32 (survey)Berrien: $75.23 (union)Branch: $66.74 (union)Calhoun: $66.74 (union)Cass: $75.23 (union)Charlevoix: $59.67 (union)Cheboygan: $63.35 (union)Chippewa: n/aClare: $23.29 (survey)Clinton: $68.80 (union)Crawford: $63.35 (union)Delta: $55.21 (union)Dickinson: $55.74 (union)Eaton: $72.73 (union)Emmet: $63.35 (union)Genesee: $71.79 (union)Gladwin: $66.52 (union)Gogebic: $55.74 (union)Grand Traverse: $59.67 (union)Gratiot: $57.38 (union)Hillsdale: $66.19 (union)Houghton: $55.74 (union)Huron: $79.76 (union)Ingham: $80.18 (union)Ionia: $61.67 (union)Iosco: $62.65 (union)Iron: $55.74 (union)Isabella: $69.95 (union)Jackson: $86.57 (union)Kalamazoo: $64.62 (union)Kalkaska: $59.67 (union)Kent: $27.07 (survey)Keweenaw: $55.74 (union)Lake: $59.67 (union)Lapeer: $71.79 (union)Leelanau: $59.67 (union)Lenawee: $66.19 (union)Livingston: $37.03 (survey)Luce: n/aMackinac: n/aMacomb: n/aManistee: $59.67 (union)Marquette: n/aMason: $59.67 (union)Mecosta: $59.04 (union)Menominee: $55.74 (union)Midland: $66.52 (union)Missaukee: $59.67 (union)Monroe: $66.19 (union)Montcalm: $59.04 (union)Montmorency: $63.35 (union)Muskegon: $31.79 (survey)Newaygo: $28.15 (survey)Oakland: n/aOceana: $59.04 (union)Ogemaw: $62.65 (union)Ontonagon: $55.74 (union)Osceola: $59.67 (union)Oscoda: $63.35 (union)Otsego: $60.02 (union)Ottawa: $25.82 (survey)Presque Isle: $63.35 (union)Roscommon: $66.52 (union)Saginaw: $64.53 (union)St. Clair: n/aSt. Joseph: $20.51 (survey)Sanilac: $79.76 (union)Schoolcraft: $55.21 (union)Shiawassee: n/aTuscola: $35.49 (survey)Van Buren: $64.62 (union)Washtenaw: $86.57 (union)Wayne: n/aWexford: $59.67 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$55.74$59.67$63.35$66.52n/asurvey 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)$0$20$40$60$80$100/hrJackson (Jackson): market median $30.55, prevailing (union) $86.57, gap +$56.02Jackson (Jackson)+$56.02Washtenaw (Ann Arbor): market median $39.16, prevailing (union) $86.57, gap +$47.41Washtenaw (Ann Arbor)+$47.41Berrien (Niles): market median $30.80, prevailing (union) $75.23, gap +$44.43Berrien (Niles)+$44.43Midland (Midland): market median $24.67, prevailing (union) $66.52, gap +$41.85Midland (Midland)+$41.85Ingham (Lansing): market median $38.69, prevailing (union) $80.18, gap +$41.49Ingham (Lansing)+$41.49Cass (South Bend): market median $35.65, prevailing (union) $75.23, gap +$39.58Cass (South Bend)+$39.58Genesee (Flint): market median $37.63, prevailing (union) $71.79, gap +$34.16Genesee (Flint)+$34.16Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo): market median $31.58, prevailing (union) $64.62, gap +$33.04Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo)+$33.04Lapeer (Detroit): market median $39.42, prevailing (union) $71.79, gap +$32.37Lapeer (Detroit)+$32.37Ionia (Grand Rapids): market median $29.92, prevailing (union) $61.67, gap +$31.75Ionia (Grand Rapids)+$31.75Grand Traverse (Traverse City): market median $29.64, prevailing (union) $59.67, gap +$30.03Grand Traverse (Traverse City)+$30.03Calhoun (Battle Creek): market median $36.84, prevailing (union) $66.74, gap +$29.90Calhoun (Battle Creek)+$29.90Bay (Bay City): market median $38.68, prevailing (union) $66.52, gap +$27.84Bay (Bay City)+$27.84Monroe (Monroe): market median $38.76, prevailing (union) $66.19, gap +$27.43Monroe (Monroe)+$27.43Saginaw (Saginaw): market median $38.39, prevailing (union) $64.53, gap +$26.14Saginaw (Saginaw)+$26.14Muskegon (Muskegon): market median $37.07, prevailing (survey) $31.79, gap −$5.28Muskegon (Muskegon)−$5.28
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Michigan.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
JacksonUnion ELEC0252-003 2025-06-03$56.05$30.52$86.57MI20260086
WashtenawUnion ELEC0252-010 2025-06-01$56.05$30.52$86.57MI20260100
InghamUnion ELEC0665-004 2026-05-31$47.00$33.18$80.18MI20260084
HuronUnion ELEC0058-005 2024-06-28$51.32$28.44$79.76MI20260125
SanilacUnion ELEC0058-005 2024-06-28$51.32$28.44$79.76MI20260149
BerrienUnion ELEC0153-002 2025-06-01$46.00$29.23$75.23MI20260078
CassUnion ELEC0153-004 2025-06-01$46.00$29.23$75.23MI20260080
EatonUnion ELEC0665-003 2024-05-31$42.98$29.75$72.73MI20260082
GeneseeUnion ELEC0948-001 2025-05-25$44.83$26.96$71.79MI20260083
LapeerUnion ELEC0948-003 2025-06-01$44.83$26.96$71.79MI20260089
IsabellaUnion ELEC0557-011 2025-06-01$40.00$29.95$69.95MI20260127
ClintonUnion ELEC0665-001 2023-05-31$40.50$28.30$68.80MI20260081
BranchUnion ELEC0445-002 2025-06-01$41.00$25.74$66.74MI20260110
CalhounUnion ELEC0445-011 2025-05-31$41.00$25.74$66.74MI20260079
ArenacUnion ELEC0692-006 2025-06-01$40.00$26.52$66.52MI20260107

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

Is construction work growing in Michigan?

209.1kConstruction jobsMichigan, 2026-09
-1.3%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k250k19901995200020052010201520202025209kSep 2026
Construction employment in Michigan (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 73 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 96,108 in 2015 to 124,330 in 2025, +29.4%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Oakland County2906,675$105,826$2,035
Muskegon County30716$100,340$1,930
Wayne County1753,464$96,660$1,859
Roscommon County845$92,582$1,780
Isabella County18655$90,275$1,736
Macomb County2002,760$89,969$1,730
Kent County1292,628$86,422$1,662
Kalamazoo County47769$85,373$1,642
Ingham County26500$84,219$1,620
Ionia County755$81,522$1,568
St. Clair County33254$81,182$1,561
Clinton County18534$80,871$1,555

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Michigan?

The median electrician in Michigan earned $36.67 an hour ($76,270 a year) in May 2025, 21% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $24.21–$44.38; the top 10% earn more than $49.58.

Where does Michigan rank for electrician pay?

Michigan ranks 14th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $36.67 an hour, and 9th after adjusting for Michigan's cost of living (BEA price parity 96.2, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Michigan?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 62 counties, with a typical package of $63.35 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Michigan?

BLS counted 23,530 electricians in Michigan in May 2025, 5.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.10; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Michigan?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Michigan went from 18,710 in 2015 to 23,530 in 2025, +25.8%, and +5.1% since 2019. Michigan's labor market agency projects +5.6% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 26,240 to 27,710 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Michigan?

Michigan projects about 2,450 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, Michigan 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: Michigan labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.