Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Missouri

Median $31.45 an hour for 12,780 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$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 2026-09-28

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.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$21.09 – $23.95$43,860 – $49,810roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$23.95 – $45.08$49,810 – $93,760the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$45.08 – $50.03$93,760 – $104,060the 75th–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 $/hr90thJobsvs state
St. Joseph$22.87$46.80$56.1835049% above
St. Louis$22.54$37.10$50.395,92018% above
Kansas City$22.25$36.95$52.975,40017% above
Joplin$17.70$32.56$46.584304% above
Jefferson City$18.75$32.52$46.824803% above
Columbia$19.00$29.57$42.762906% below
Cape Girardeau$21.42$28.71$47.791509% below
Springfield$18.00$27.21$46.371,04013% below

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.

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 2026-09-28. 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?

165.4kConstruction jobsMissouri, 2026-08
+6.7%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025165kAug 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.

CountyEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
St. Louis City1,158$107,011$2,058
Jackson County3,612$106,820$2,054
Jasper County574$103,280$1,986
St. Louis County4,381$95,158$1,830
St. Charles County994$76,056$1,463
Cape Girardeau County233$72,024$1,385
Polk County62$71,216$1,370
Johnson County123$71,190$1,369
Scott County61$69,697$1,340
Jefferson County391$68,600$1,319
Macon County36$67,553$1,299
Cass County125$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).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Missouri and metro areas, SOC 47-2111.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.