Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Nebraska

Median $29.24 an hour for 6,440 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.24/hrMedian hourly wageNebraska, May data
$60,820/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.42 – $45.2110th to 90th percentilehourly range
6,440Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Nebraska: the full range

Wage percentiles, NebraskaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrNebraska: 10th $19.42 · 25th $23.14 · median $29.24 · 75th $38.04 · 90th $45.21Nebraska$29.24$19.42$45.21United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Nebraska vs United States, May 2025.

Nebraska ranks 42nd of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 33rd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $32.45). 6,440 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.3× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$19.42 – $23.14$40,400 – $48,140roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.14 – $38.04$48,140 – $79,130the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$38.04 – $45.21$79,130 – $94,040the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Nebraska

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrSioux City: $35.54Sioux City$35.54Omaha: $30.02Omaha$30.02Lincoln: $29.17Lincoln$29.17Grand Island: $25.22Grand Island$25.22
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Nebraska, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Sioux City$22.41$35.54$41.09$40.8330022% above
Omaha$21.21$30.02$32.67$45.523,5303% above
Lincoln$22.09$29.17$31.84$40.701,020about the same as
Grand Island$18.23$25.22$29.09$37.7526014% below

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

Electrician wages in Nebraska over time

Nebraska, 1999-2025NebraskaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.38United States$29.24Nebraska
Median hourly wage for electricians, Nebraska vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNebraska $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$16.59$32.06$19.133,590
2000$16.75$31.32$19.293,660
2001$17.03$30.96$19.603,640
2002$17.27$30.91$19.904,300
2003$17.47$30.57$20.044,090
2004$16.74$28.53$20.334,210
2005$17.59$29.00$20.574,660
2006$17.42$27.82$20.974,460
2007$19.18$29.78$21.535,230
2008$18.74$28.02$22.325,010
2009$19.74$29.62$22.684,970
2010$20.10$29.68$23.204,450
2011$20.10$28.77$23.714,250
2012$20.74$29.08$23.964,220
2013$20.07$27.74$24.284,100
2014$20.06$27.28$24.574,420
2015$21.23$28.84$24.944,610
2016$21.76$29.19$25.354,980
2017$22.48$29.53$26.014,960
2018$23.08$29.59$26.535,310
2019$24.29$30.59$27.015,770
2020$24.82$30.87$27.365,560
2021$23.26$27.64$28.874,930
2022$23.98$26.38$28.965,650
2023$28.68$30.30$29.616,160
2024$28.86$29.62$29.986,210
2025$29.24$29.24$30.386,440

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Nebraska changed by +1.4% over the last ten years of data and by -4.4% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Nebraska?

+11.6%Jobs since 20195,770 then, 6,440 in 2025
+39.7%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
6.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.3× the US share, 8th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Nebraska has changed by +79.4%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +11.6%.

Electricians in Nebraska vs United States, 1999 = 100NebraskaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200200020052010201520202025179Nebraska124United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Nebraska vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearNebraska jobsNebraska indexUS index
19993,590100100
20003,660102105
20013,640101102
20024,30012097
20034,09011495
20044,21011795
20054,66013099
20064,460124101
20075,230146102
20085,010140103
20094,97013895
20104,45012484
20114,25011884
20124,22011885
20134,10011489
20144,42012393
20154,61012897
20164,98013999
20174,960138103
20185,310148107
20195,770161112
20205,560155107
20214,930137106
20225,650157113
20236,160172116
20246,210173121
20256,440179124

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 Nebraska

+15.7%Projected growth in Nebraska2024–2034, state agency
750Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
6,920Jobs in 20248,010 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Nebraska's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +15.7% between 2024 and 2034, from 6,920 to 8,010, with about 750 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 6,440 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Nebraska

On federally funded construction in Nebraska, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 93 of the 93 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $53.88 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $29.24.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NEAdams: $53.88 (union)Antelope: $53.88 (union)Arthur: $53.88 (union)Banner: $53.88 (union)Blaine: $53.88 (union)Boone: $53.88 (union)Box Butte: $53.88 (union)Boyd: $53.88 (union)Brown: $53.88 (union)Buffalo: $53.88 (union)Burt: $53.88 (union)Butler: $53.88 (union)Cass: $67.29 (union)Cedar: $53.88 (union)Chase: $53.88 (union)Cherry: $53.88 (union)Cheyenne: $53.88 (union)Clay: $53.88 (union)Colfax: $53.88 (union)Cuming: $53.88 (union)Custer: $53.88 (union)Dakota: $60.38 (union)Dawes: $53.88 (union)Dawson: $53.88 (union)Deuel: $53.88 (union)Dixon: $60.38 (union)Dodge: $53.88 (union)Douglas: $67.29 (union)Dundy: $53.88 (union)Fillmore: $53.88 (union)Franklin: $53.88 (union)Frontier: $53.88 (union)Furnas: $53.88 (union)Gage: $53.88 (union)Garden: $53.88 (union)Garfield: $53.88 (union)Gosper: $53.88 (union)Grant: $53.88 (union)Greeley: $53.88 (union)Hall: $53.88 (union)Hamilton: $53.88 (union)Harlan: $53.88 (union)Hayes: $53.88 (union)Hitchcock: $53.88 (union)Holt: $53.88 (union)Hooker: $53.88 (union)Howard: $53.88 (union)Jefferson: $53.88 (union)Johnson: $53.88 (union)Kearney: $53.88 (union)Keith: $53.88 (union)Keya Paha: $53.88 (union)Kimball: $53.88 (union)Knox: $60.38 (union)Lancaster: $53.88 (union)Lincoln: $53.88 (union)Logan: $53.88 (union)Loup: $53.88 (union)McPherson: $53.88 (union)Madison: $67.29 (union)Merrick: $53.88 (union)Morrill: $53.88 (union)Nance: $53.88 (union)Nemaha: $53.88 (union)Nuckolls: $53.88 (union)Otoe: $53.88 (union)Pawnee: $53.88 (union)Perkins: $53.88 (union)Phelps: $53.88 (union)Pierce: $60.38 (union)Platte: $67.29 (union)Polk: $53.88 (union)Red Willow: $53.88 (union)Richardson: $53.88 (union)Rock: $53.88 (union)Saline: $53.88 (union)Sarpy: $67.29 (union)Saunders: $67.29 (union)Scotts Bluff: $53.88 (union)Seward: $53.88 (union)Sheridan: $53.88 (union)Sherman: $53.88 (union)Sioux: $53.88 (union)Stanton: $53.88 (union)Thayer: $53.88 (union)Thomas: $53.88 (union)Thurston: $60.38 (union)Valley: $53.88 (union)Washington: $67.29 (union)Wayne: $53.88 (union)Webster: $53.88 (union)Wheeler: $53.88 (union)York: $53.88 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr
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/hrCass (Omaha): market median $30.02, prevailing (union) $67.29, gap +$37.27Cass (Omaha)+$37.27Hall (Grand Island): market median $25.22, prevailing (union) $53.88, gap +$28.66Hall (Grand Island)+$28.66Dakota (Sioux City): market median $35.54, prevailing (union) $60.38, gap +$24.84Dakota (Sioux City)+$24.84Lancaster (Lincoln): market median $29.17, prevailing (union) $53.88, gap +$24.71Lancaster (Lincoln)+$24.71
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Nebraska.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
CassUnion ELEC0022-001 2025-06-01$46.40$20.89$67.29NE20260056
DouglasUnion ELEC0022-001 2025-06-01$46.40$20.89$67.29NE20260057
MadisonUnion ELEC0022-001 2025-06-01$46.40$20.89$67.29NE20260072
PlatteUnion ELEC0022-001 2025-06-01$46.40$20.89$67.29NE20260074
SarpyUnion ELEC0022-001 2025-06-01$46.40$20.89$67.29NE20260059
SaundersUnion ELEC0022-001 2025-06-01$46.40$20.89$67.29NE20260060
WashingtonUnion ELEC0022-001 2025-06-01$46.40$20.89$67.29NE20260062
DakotaUnion ELEC0231-002 2025-06-05$40.68$19.70$60.38NE20260063
DixonUnion ELEC0231-002 2025-06-05$40.68$19.70$60.38NE20260063
KnoxUnion ELEC0231-002 2025-06-05$40.68$19.70$60.38NE20260071
PierceUnion ELEC0231-002 2025-06-05$40.68$19.70$60.38NE20260073
ThurstonUnion ELEC0231-002 2025-06-05$40.68$19.70$60.38NE20260076
AdamsUnion ELEC0265-003 2025-09-01$35.00$18.88$53.88NE20260064
AntelopeUnion ELEC0265-004 2025-09-01$35.00$18.88$53.88NE20260078
ArthurUnion ELEC0265-003 2025-09-01$35.00$18.88$53.88NE20260079

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

Is construction work growing in Nebraska?

70.4kConstruction jobsNebraska, 2026-09
+7.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k20k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202570kSep 2026
Construction employment in Nebraska (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 58 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 30,915 in 2015 to 40,806 in 2025, +32.0%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Douglas County1663,302$82,984$1,596
Lancaster County971,548$78,460$1,509
Saunders County13144$75,375$1,450
Sarpy County541,018$71,001$1,365
Platte County20288$70,835$1,362
Jefferson County437$70,368$1,353
Adams County14137$68,911$1,325
Madison County20186$65,604$1,262
Hamilton County644$64,488$1,240
Butler County756$62,460$1,201
Hall County24290$62,391$1,200
Washington County1056$60,636$1,166

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Nebraska?

The median electrician in Nebraska earned $29.24 an hour ($60,820 a year) in May 2025, 4% below the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $23.14–$38.04; the top 10% earn more than $45.21.

Where does Nebraska rank for electrician pay?

Nebraska ranks 42nd of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $29.24 an hour, and 33rd after adjusting for Nebraska's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Nebraska?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 93 counties, with a typical package of $53.88 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Nebraska?

BLS counted 6,440 electricians in Nebraska in May 2025, 6.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.29; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Nebraska?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Nebraska went from 4,610 in 2015 to 6,440 in 2025, +39.7%, and +11.6% since 2019. Nebraska's labor market agency projects +15.7% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 6,920 to 8,010 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Nebraska?

Nebraska projects about 750 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, Nebraska 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: Nebraska labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.