Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Mississippi

Median $29.26 an hour for 6,610 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.26/hrMedian hourly wageMississippi, May data
$60,860/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.36 – $36.8010th to 90th percentilehourly range
6,610Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Mississippi: the full range

Wage percentiles, MississippiMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrMississippi: 10th $18.36 · 25th $22.77 · median $29.26 · 75th $30.64 · 90th $36.80Mississippi$29.26$18.36$36.80United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Mississippi vs United States, May 2025.

Mississippi ranks 41st of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 25th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $33.63). 6,610 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.36 – $22.77$38,200 – $47,350roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.77 – $30.64$47,350 – $63,740the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$30.64 – $36.80$63,740 – $76,540the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Mississippi

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrGulfport: $30.02Gulfport$30.02Memphis: $29.27Memphis$29.27Jackson: $25.15Jackson$25.15Hattiesburg: $23.35Hattiesburg$23.35
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Mississippi, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Gulfport$22.78$30.02$33.36$33.472,0103% above
Memphis$18.59$29.27$31.75$40.812,770about the same as
Jackson$18.02$25.15$28.26$36.901,21014% below
Hattiesburg$17.39$23.35$26.66$44.5924020% below

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

Electrician wages in Mississippi over time

Mississippi, 1999-2025MississippiUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.38United States$29.26Mississippi
Median hourly wage for electricians, Mississippi vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMississippi $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$15.34$29.64$19.134,860
2000$15.44$28.87$19.295,050
2001$15.89$28.89$19.604,860
2002$16.18$28.96$19.904,980
2003$16.55$28.96$20.045,750
2004$16.95$28.89$20.335,380
2005$17.00$28.02$20.575,260
2006$17.16$27.40$20.975,080
2007$17.38$26.99$21.535,170
2008$18.07$27.02$22.324,960
2009$19.12$28.69$22.685,660
2010$19.38$28.61$23.205,080
2011$19.88$28.45$23.715,530
2012$21.21$29.74$23.964,770
2013$21.09$29.15$24.285,440
2014$21.45$29.17$24.576,100
2015$22.44$30.48$24.946,310
2016$23.63$31.70$25.355,860
2017$24.37$32.01$26.015,520
2018$24.23$31.07$26.535,150
2019$23.95$30.16$27.015,160
2020$24.39$30.34$27.365,120
2021$23.53$27.96$28.875,170
2022$26.27$28.90$28.965,020
2023$28.16$29.75$29.615,040
2024$27.55$28.27$29.985,650
2025$29.26$29.26$30.386,610

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Mississippi changed by -4.0% over the last ten years of data and by -3.0% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Mississippi?

+28.1%Jobs since 20195,160 then, 6,610 in 2025
+4.8%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
5.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.2× the US share, 17th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Mississippi has changed by +36.0%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +28.1%.

Electricians in Mississippi vs United States, 1999 = 100MississippiUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages6080100120140160200020052010201520202025136Mississippi124United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Mississippi vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearMississippi jobsMississippi indexUS index
19994,860100100
20005,050104105
20014,860100102
20024,98010297
20035,75011895
20045,38011195
20055,26010899
20065,080104101
20075,170106102
20084,960102103
20095,66011695
20105,08010484
20115,53011484
20124,7709885
20135,44011289
20146,10012693
20156,31013097
20165,86012199
20175,520114103
20185,150106107
20195,160106112
20205,120105107
20215,170106106
20225,020103113
20235,040104116
20245,650116121
20256,610136124

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 Mississippi

+14.3%Projected growth in Mississippi2024–2034, state agency
650Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
6,180Jobs in 20247,070 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Mississippi's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +14.3% between 2024 and 2034, from 6,180 to 7,070, with about 650 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 6,610 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Mississippi

On federally funded construction in Mississippi, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 57 of the 82 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $42.94 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $26.13). 25 of the 82 counties still use a survey rate dated 2017 or earlier (for example Attala County at $26.13). The market median for the state is $29.26.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MSAdams: $41.74 (union)Alcorn: $42.94 (union)Amite: $41.74 (union)Attala: $26.13 (survey)Benton: $22.44 (survey)Bolivar: $26.13 (survey)Calhoun: $42.94 (union)Carroll: $26.13 (survey)Chickasaw: $42.94 (union)Choctaw: $42.94 (union)Claiborne: $41.74 (union)Clarke: $44.93 (union)Clay: $42.94 (union)Coahoma: $26.13 (survey)Copiah: $22.44 (survey)Covington: $41.74 (union)DeSoto: $22.44 (survey)Forrest: $44.00 (union)Franklin: $41.74 (union)George: $44.93 (union)Greene: $44.93 (union)Grenada: $26.13 (survey)Hancock: $44.00 (union)Harrison: $44.00 (union)Hinds: $31.42 (survey)Holmes: $26.13 (survey)Humphreys: $26.13 (survey)Issaquena: $41.74 (union)Itawamba: $42.94 (union)Jackson: $44.00 (union)Jasper: $44.93 (union)Jefferson: $41.74 (union)Jefferson Davis: $41.74 (union)Jones: $44.93 (union)Kemper: $44.93 (union)Lafayette: $42.94 (union)Lamar: $44.00 (union)Lauderdale: $44.93 (union)Lawrence: $41.74 (union)Leake: $44.93 (union)Lee: $42.94 (union)Leflore: $26.13 (survey)Lincoln: $41.74 (union)Lowndes: $42.94 (union)Madison: $22.44 (survey)Marion: $41.74 (union)Marshall: $22.44 (survey)Monroe: $42.94 (union)Montgomery: $26.13 (survey)Neshoba: $44.93 (union)Newton: $44.93 (union)Noxubee: $42.94 (union)Oktibbeha: $42.94 (union)Panola: $26.13 (survey)Pearl River: $44.93 (union)Perry: $44.00 (union)Pike: $41.74 (union)Pontotoc: $42.94 (union)Prentiss: $42.94 (union)Quitman: $26.13 (survey)Rankin: $23.23 (survey)Scott: $44.93 (union)Sharkey: $41.74 (union)Simpson: $22.44 (survey)Smith: $44.93 (union)Stone: $44.93 (union)Sunflower: $26.13 (survey)Tallahatchie: $26.13 (survey)Tate: $22.44 (survey)Tippah: $42.94 (union)Tishomingo: $42.94 (union)Tunica: $22.44 (survey)Union: $42.94 (union)Walthall: $41.74 (union)Warren: $41.74 (union)Washington: $26.13 (survey)Wayne: $44.93 (union)Webster: $42.94 (union)Wilkinson: $41.74 (union)Winston: $42.94 (union)Yalobusha: $26.13 (survey)Yazoo: $41.74 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$26.13$41.74$42.94$44.00survey 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/hrForrest (Hattiesburg): market median $23.35, prevailing (union) $44.00, gap +$20.65Forrest (Hattiesburg)+$20.65Scott (Jackson): market median $25.15, prevailing (union) $44.93, gap +$19.78Scott (Jackson)+$19.78Stone (Gulfport): market median $30.02, prevailing (union) $44.93, gap +$14.91Stone (Gulfport)+$14.91Benton (Memphis): market median $29.27, prevailing (survey) $22.44, gap −$6.83Benton (Memphis)−$6.83
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Mississippi.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ClarkeUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
GeorgeUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
GreeneUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
JasperUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
JonesUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
KemperUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
LauderdaleUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
LeakeUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
NeshobaUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
NewtonUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
Pearl RiverUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
ScottUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
SmithUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260042
StoneUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047
WayneUnion ELEC0917-007 2025-12-01$33.30$11.63$44.93MS20260047

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

Is construction work growing in Mississippi?

55.6kConstruction jobsMississippi, 2026-09
+3.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k30k40k50k60k70k1990199520002005201020152020202556kSep 2026
Construction employment in Mississippi (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 55 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 21,883 in 2015 to 25,233 in 2025, +15.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Forrest County16443$82,915$1,595
Jackson County26247$78,332$1,506
Monroe County636$76,342$1,468
DeSoto County45472$75,169$1,446
Tippah County335$73,485$1,413
Rankin County701,128$73,328$1,410
Lowndes County17420$71,145$1,368
Lauderdale County11224$67,832$1,304
Scott County772$67,649$1,301
Prentiss County957$66,550$1,280
Madison County35292$64,776$1,246
Pontotoc County748$63,920$1,229

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Mississippi?

The median electrician in Mississippi earned $29.26 an hour ($60,860 a year) in May 2025, 4% below the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $22.77–$30.64; the top 10% earn more than $36.80.

Where does Mississippi rank for electrician pay?

Mississippi ranks 41st of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $29.26 an hour, and 25th after adjusting for Mississippi's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.0, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Mississippi?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 57 counties, with a typical package of $42.94 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Mississippi?

BLS counted 6,610 electricians in Mississippi in May 2025, 5.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.17; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Mississippi?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Mississippi went from 6,310 in 2015 to 6,610 in 2025, +4.8%, and +28.1% since 2019. Mississippi's labor market agency projects +14.3% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 6,180 to 7,070 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Mississippi?

Mississippi projects about 650 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, Mississippi 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: Mississippi labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.