Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Missouri

Median $31.45 an hour for 12,780 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$31.45/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$65,410/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.09 – $50.0310th to 90th percentilehourly range
12,780Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Electrician pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrMissouri: 10th $21.09 · 25th $23.95 · median $31.45 · 75th $45.08 · 90th $50.03Missouri$31.45$21.09$50.03United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 25th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 21st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $34.64). 12,780 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$21.09 – $23.95$43,860 – $49,810roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.95 – $45.08$49,810 – $93,760the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$45.08 – $50.03$93,760 – $104,060the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrSt. Joseph: $46.80St. Joseph$46.80St. Louis: $37.10St. Louis$37.10Kansas City: $36.95Kansas City$36.95Joplin: $32.56Joplin$32.56Jefferson City: $32.52Jefferson City$32.52Columbia: $29.57Columbia$29.57Cape Girardeau: $28.71Cape Girardeau$28.71Springfield: $27.21Springfield$27.21
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
St. Joseph$22.87$46.80$54.17$56.1835049% above
St. Louis$22.54$37.10$39.01$50.395,92018% above
Kansas City$22.25$36.95$39.95$52.975,40017% above
Joplin$17.70$32.56$37.99$46.584304% above
Jefferson City$18.75$32.52$36.95$46.824803% above
Columbia$19.00$29.57$33.08$42.762906% below
Cape Girardeau$21.42$28.71$33.34$47.791509% below
Springfield$18.00$27.21$30.71$46.371,04013% below

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

Electrician wages in Missouri over time

Missouri, 1999-2025MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35$40200020052010201520202025$31.45Missouri$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, Missouri vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMissouri $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$21.63$41.80$19.1312,200
2000$22.84$42.70$19.2912,960
2001$22.81$41.47$19.6012,280
2002$23.90$42.77$19.9010,950
2003$23.35$40.86$20.0411,160
2004$22.49$38.33$20.3311,320
2005$24.67$40.67$20.5712,310
2006$23.42$37.40$20.9711,850
2007$23.77$36.91$21.5311,850
2008$24.91$37.25$22.3212,130
2009$27.11$40.68$22.6811,650
2010$28.80$42.52$23.209,940
2011$28.71$41.09$23.719,290
2012$27.18$38.11$23.969,520
2013$27.43$37.91$24.2810,010
2014$28.79$39.15$24.5710,120
2015$29.07$39.49$24.949,490
2016$29.81$39.99$25.3510,400
2017$31.13$40.89$26.0111,180
2018$30.43$39.01$26.5311,420
2019$30.17$37.99$27.0111,220
2020$30.19$37.55$27.3611,760
2021$28.95$34.40$28.8711,200
2022$29.37$32.31$28.9611,620
2023$30.11$31.81$29.6112,390
2024$34.11$35.01$29.9812,660
2025$31.45$31.45$30.3812,780

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Missouri changed by -20.4% over the last ten years of data and by -17.2% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Missouri?

+13.9%Jobs since 201911,220 then, 12,780 in 2025
+34.7%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
4.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 43rd of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Missouri has changed by +4.8%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +13.9%.

Electricians in Missouri vs United States, 1999 = 100MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages6080100120140200020052010201520202025124United States105Missouri
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Missouri vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearMissouri jobsMissouri indexUS index
199912,200100100
200012,960106105
200112,280101102
200210,9509097
200311,1609295
200411,3209395
200512,31010199
200611,85097101
200711,85097102
200812,13099103
200911,6509695
20109,9408284
20119,2907684
20129,5207885
201310,0108289
201410,1208393
20159,4907897
201610,4008599
201711,18092103
201811,42094107
201911,22092112
202011,76096107
202111,20092106
202211,62095113
202312,390102116
202412,660104121
202512,780105124

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 Missouri

+6.7%Projected growth in Missouri2024–2034, state agency
1,680Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
17,740Jobs in 202418,920 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Missouri's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +6.7% between 2024 and 2034, from 17,740 to 18,920, with about 1,680 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 12,780 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Missouri

On federally funded construction in Missouri, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 113 of the 115 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $81.86 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $31.86). 2 of the 115 counties still use a survey rate dated 2010 or earlier (for example Camden County at $34.06). The market median for the state is $31.45.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MOAdair: $64.70 (union)Andrew: $64.70 (union)Atchison: $64.70 (union)Audrain: $63.76 (union)Barry: $53.06 (union)Barton: $53.06 (union)Bates: $81.86 (union)Benton: $53.06 (union)Bollinger: $82.93 (union)Boone: $63.76 (union)Buchanan: $64.70 (union)Butler: $82.93 (union)Caldwell: $81.86 (union)Callaway: $63.76 (union)Camden: $34.06 (survey)Cape Girardeau: $82.93 (union)Carroll: $81.86 (union)Carter: $82.93 (union)Cass: $81.86 (union)Cedar: $29.65 (survey)Chariton: $63.76 (union)Christian: $53.06 (union)Clark: $81.86 (union)Clay: $81.86 (union)Clinton: $81.86 (union)Cole: $63.76 (union)Cooper: $81.86 (union)Crawford: $63.76 (union)Dade: $53.06 (union)Dallas: $53.06 (union)Daviess: $81.86 (union)DeKalb: $64.70 (union)Dent: $81.86 (union)Douglas: $53.06 (union)Dunklin: $82.93 (union)Franklin: $82.93 (union)Gasconade: $81.86 (union)Gentry: $81.86 (union)Greene: $53.06 (union)Grundy: $81.86 (union)Harrison: $81.86 (union)Henry: $53.06 (union)Hickory: $53.06 (union)Holt: $81.86 (union)Howard: $63.76 (union)Howell: $82.93 (union)Iron: $82.93 (union)Jackson: $81.86 (union)Jasper: $53.06 (union)Jefferson: $82.93 (union)Johnson: $77.26 (union)Knox: $81.86 (union)Laclede: $53.06 (union)Lafayette: $81.86 (union)Lawrence: $53.06 (union)Lewis: $81.86 (union)Lincoln: $82.93 (union)Linn: $81.86 (union)Livingston: $81.86 (union)McDonald: $53.06 (union)Macon: $81.86 (union)Madison: $82.93 (union)Maries: $81.86 (union)Marion: $81.86 (union)Mercer: $81.86 (union)Miller: $81.86 (union)Mississippi: $82.93 (union)Moniteau: $63.76 (union)Monroe: $81.86 (union)Montgomery: $81.86 (union)Morgan: $81.86 (union)New Madrid: $82.93 (union)Newton: $53.06 (union)Nodaway: $81.86 (union)Oregon: $82.93 (union)Osage: $63.76 (union)Ozark: $53.06 (union)Pemiscot: $82.93 (union)Perry: $82.93 (union)Pettis: $77.26 (union)Phelps: $63.76 (union)Pike: $81.86 (union)Platte: $81.86 (union)Polk: $53.06 (union)Pulaski: $59.54 (union)Putnam: $81.86 (union)Ralls: $59.74 (union)Randolph: $81.86 (union)Ray: $81.86 (union)Reynolds: $82.93 (union)Ripley: $82.93 (union)St. Charles: $82.93 (union)St. Clair: $53.06 (union)Ste. Genevieve: $82.93 (union)St. Francois: $82.93 (union)St. Louis: $82.93 (union)Saline: $81.86 (union)Schuyler: $81.86 (union)Scotland: $81.86 (union)Scott: $82.93 (union)Shannon: $51.51 (union)Shelby: $81.86 (union)Stoddard: $82.93 (union)Stone: $53.06 (union)Sullivan: $81.86 (union)Taney: $53.06 (union)Texas: $59.54 (union)Vernon: $53.06 (union)Warren: $82.93 (union)Washington: $82.93 (union)Wayne: $82.93 (union)Webster: $53.06 (union)Worth: $81.86 (union)Wright: $51.51 (union)St. Louis: $82.93 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$53.06$80.02$81.86survey 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$100/hrBollinger (Cape Girardeau): market median $28.71, prevailing (union) $82.93, gap +$54.22Bollinger (Cape Girardeau)+$54.22Cooper (Columbia): market median $29.57, prevailing (union) $81.86, gap +$52.29Cooper (Columbia)+$52.29Franklin (St. Louis): market median $37.10, prevailing (union) $82.93, gap +$45.83Franklin (St. Louis)+$45.83Bates (Kansas City): market median $36.95, prevailing (union) $81.86, gap +$44.91Bates (Kansas City)+$44.91Callaway (Jefferson City): market median $32.52, prevailing (union) $63.76, gap +$31.24Callaway (Jefferson City)+$31.24Christian (Springfield): market median $27.21, prevailing (union) $53.06, gap +$25.85Christian (Springfield)+$25.85Jasper (Joplin): market median $32.56, prevailing (union) $53.06, gap +$20.50Jasper (Joplin)+$20.50Andrew (St. Joseph): market median $46.80, prevailing (union) $64.70, gap +$17.90Andrew (St. Joseph)+$17.90
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Missouri.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BollingerUnion ELEC0001-010 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260083
ButlerUnion ELEC0001-003 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260004
Cape GirardeauUnion ELEC0001-010 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260083
CarterUnion ELEC0001-005 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260030
DunklinUnion ELEC0001-003 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260011
FranklinUnion ELEC0001-010 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260074
HowellUnion ELEC0001-005 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260030
IronUnion ELEC0001-005 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260030
JeffersonUnion ELEC0001-010 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260077
LincolnUnion ELEC0001-010 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260087
MadisonUnion ELEC0001-005 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260030
MississippiUnion ELEC0001-003 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260014
New MadridUnion ELEC0001-003 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260015
OregonUnion ELEC0001-005 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260030
PemiscotUnion ELEC0001-003 2025-06-22$49.29$33.64$82.93MO20260016

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Missouri prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Missouri?

163.2kConstruction jobsMissouri, 2026-09
+6.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025163kSep 2026
Construction employment in Missouri (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 91 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 71,820 in 2015 to 91,804 in 2025, +27.8%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
St. Louis city321,158$107,011$2,058
Jackson County1713,612$106,820$2,054
Jasper County26574$103,280$1,986
St. Louis County1774,381$95,158$1,830
St. Charles County82994$76,056$1,463
Cape Girardeau County18233$72,024$1,385
Polk County862$71,216$1,370
Johnson County12123$71,190$1,369
Scott County961$69,697$1,340
Jefferson County50391$68,600$1,319
Macon County636$67,553$1,299
Cass County26125$66,999$1,288

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Missouri?

The median electrician in Missouri earned $31.45 an hour ($65,410 a year) in May 2025, 4% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $23.95–$45.08; the top 10% earn more than $50.03.

Where does Missouri rank for electrician pay?

Missouri ranks 25th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $31.45 an hour, and 21st after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Missouri?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 113 counties, with a typical package of $81.86 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Missouri?

BLS counted 12,780 electricians in Missouri in May 2025, 4.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.89; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Missouri?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Missouri went from 9,490 in 2015 to 12,780 in 2025, +34.7%, and +13.9% since 2019. Missouri's labor market agency projects +6.7% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 17,740 to 18,920 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Missouri?

Missouri projects about 1,680 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, Missouri 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 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Missouri labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.