Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in New York

Median $37.86 an hour for 40,130 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$37.86/hrMedian hourly wageNew York, May data
$78,750/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.99 – $63.2910th to 90th percentilehourly range
40,130Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in New York: the full range

Wage percentiles, New YorkMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80/hrNew York: 10th $21.99 · 25th $29.08 · median $37.86 · 75th $51.16 · 90th $63.29New York$37.86$21.99$63.29United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: New York vs United States, May 2025.

New York ranks 8th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 18th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $35.09). 40,130 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.99 – $29.08$45,740 – $60,480roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$29.08 – $51.16$60,480 – $106,420the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$51.16 – $63.29$106,420 – $131,640the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in New York

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrNew York City: $37.99New York City$37.99Watertown: $37.76Watertown$37.76Buffalo: $37.47Buffalo$37.47Glens Falls: $37.34Glens Falls$37.34Rochester: $37.17Rochester$37.17Syracuse: $37.07Syracuse$37.07Binghamton: $36.86Binghamton$36.86Albany: $36.01Albany$36.01Ithaca: $34.00Ithaca$34.00Poughkeepsie: $33.70Poughkeepsie$33.70Kingston: $33.38Kingston$33.38Utica: $29.64Utica$29.64
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in New York, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
New York City$22.20$37.99$33.74$63.5436,550about the same as
Watertown$21.69$37.76$43.06$45.10110about the same as
Buffalo$18.19$37.47$39.11$50.342,3401% below
Glens Falls$21.31$37.34$39.35$54.772301% below
Rochester$21.83$37.17$38.32$51.882,5402% below
Syracuse$22.16$37.07$38.74$56.401,1602% below
Binghamton$19.16$36.86$39.68$49.683903% below
Albany$22.18$36.01$36.15$51.211,8205% below
Ithaca$24.32$34.00$32.91$38.6910010% below
Poughkeepsie$21.64$33.70$30.80$48.631,01011% below
Kingston$21.63$33.38$33.15$50.1928012% below
Utica$21.26$29.64$31.97$48.5227022% below

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

Electrician wages in New York over time

New York, 1999-2025New YorkUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$37.86New York$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, New York vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNew York $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$30.04$58.05$19.1347,000
2000$27.75$51.88$19.2943,670
2001$26.82$48.76$19.6043,320
2002$25.07$44.86$19.90—
2003$24.67$43.16$20.0436,110
2004$24.68$42.06$20.3336,500
2005$25.04$41.28$20.5736,790
2006$26.05$41.60$20.9736,390
2007$28.19$43.77$21.5334,340
2008$29.92$44.74$22.3239,860
2009$29.54$44.33$22.6836,480
2010$29.07$42.92$23.2033,490
2011$31.34$44.86$23.7132,700
2012$31.26$43.83$23.9633,530
2013$31.91$44.10$24.2835,950
2014$31.18$42.40$24.5736,810
2015$32.53$44.19$24.9440,100
2016$32.23$43.23$25.3540,300
2017$34.26$45.00$26.0141,920
2018$34.13$43.76$26.5342,450
2019$34.44$43.37$27.0143,890
2020$34.16$42.49$27.3636,310
2021$37.00$43.96$28.8739,760
2022$36.25$39.88$28.9639,000
2023$37.23$39.34$29.6140,670
2024$37.24$38.22$29.9840,380
2025$37.86$37.86$30.3840,130

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in New York changed by -14.3% over the last ten years of data and by -12.7% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in New York?

-8.6%Jobs since 201943,890 then, 40,130 in 2025
+0.1%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
4.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 45th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in New York has changed by -14.6%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -8.6%.

Electricians in New York vs United States, 1999 = 100New YorkUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages6080100120140200020052010201520202025124United States85New York
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, New York vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearNew York jobsNew York indexUS index
199947,000100100
200043,67093105
200143,32092102
200336,1107795
200436,5007895
200536,7907899
200636,39077101
200734,34073102
200839,86085103
200936,4807895
201033,4907184
201132,7007084
201233,5307185
201335,9507689
201436,8107893
201540,1008597
201640,3008699
201741,92089103
201842,45090107
201943,89093112
202036,31077107
202139,76085106
202239,00083113
202340,67086116
202440,38086121
202540,13085124

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 New York

+3.3%Projected growth in New York2024–2034, state agency
4,020Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
44,520Jobs in 202446,000 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

New York's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +3.3% between 2024 and 2034, from 44,520 to 46,000, with about 4,020 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 40,130 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in New York

On federally funded construction in New York, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 56 of the 61 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $76.75 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $60.66). 1 of the 61 counties still use a survey rate dated 2017 or earlier (for example Madison County at $50.02). The market median for the state is $37.86.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NYAlbany: $80.09 (union)Allegany: $69.73 (union)Bronx: $127.81 (union)Broome: $75.74 (union)Cattaraugus: $69.73 (union)Cayuga: $76.12 (union)Chautauqua: $69.73 (union)Chemung: $75.12 (union)Chenango: $60.66 (survey)Clinton: $71.88 (union)Columbia: $60.66 (survey)Cortland: $58.39 (survey)Delaware: $75.74 (union)Dutchess: $93.72 (union)Erie: $80.56 (union)Essex: $71.88 (union)Franklin: $71.88 (union)Fulton: $71.88 (union)Genesee: $69.73 (union)Greene: $60.66 (survey)Hamilton: $71.88 (union)Herkimer: $85.53 (union)Jefferson: $71.88 (union)Kings: $127.81 (union)Lewis: $71.88 (union)Livingston: $74.50 (union)Madison: $50.02 (survey)Monroe: $74.50 (union)Montgomery: $71.88 (union)Nassau: $111.95 (union)New York: $127.81 (union)Niagara: $77.10 (union)Oneida: $85.53 (union)Onondaga: $85.53 (union)Ontario: $76.12 (union)Orange: $93.72 (union)Orleans: $77.10 (union)Oswego: $85.53 (union)Otsego: $75.74 (union)Putnam: $93.72 (union)Queens: $127.81 (union)Rensselaer: $80.09 (union)Richmond: $127.81 (union)Rockland: $93.72 (union)St. Lawrence: $71.88 (union)Saratoga: $80.09 (union)Schenectady: $80.09 (union)Schoharie: $80.09 (union)Schuyler: $69.73 (union)Seneca: $76.12 (union)Steuben: $69.73 (union)Suffolk: $111.95 (union)Sullivan: $87.07 (union)Tioga: $75.12 (union)Tompkins: $76.39 (union)Ulster: $93.72 (union)Warren: $80.09 (union)Washington: $80.09 (union)Wayne: $85.53 (union)Westchester: n/aWyoming: $69.73 (union)Yates: $76.12 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$71.88$75.12$80.09$87.07n/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)$0$50$100$150/hrBronx (New York City): market median $37.99, prevailing (union) $127.81, gap +$89.82Bronx (New York City)+$89.82Ulster (Kingston): market median $33.38, prevailing (union) $93.72, gap +$60.34Ulster (Kingston)+$60.34Dutchess (Poughkeepsie): market median $33.70, prevailing (union) $93.72, gap +$60.02Dutchess (Poughkeepsie)+$60.02Herkimer (Utica): market median $29.64, prevailing (union) $85.53, gap +$55.89Herkimer (Utica)+$55.89Onondaga (Syracuse): market median $37.07, prevailing (union) $85.53, gap +$48.46Onondaga (Syracuse)+$48.46Wayne (Rochester): market median $37.17, prevailing (union) $85.53, gap +$48.36Wayne (Rochester)+$48.36Albany (Albany): market median $36.01, prevailing (union) $80.09, gap +$44.08Albany (Albany)+$44.08Erie (Buffalo): market median $37.47, prevailing (union) $80.56, gap +$43.09Erie (Buffalo)+$43.09Warren (Glens Falls): market median $37.34, prevailing (union) $80.09, gap +$42.75Warren (Glens Falls)+$42.75Tompkins (Ithaca): market median $34.00, prevailing (union) $76.39, gap +$42.39Tompkins (Ithaca)+$42.39Broome (Binghamton): market median $36.86, prevailing (union) $75.74, gap +$38.88Broome (Binghamton)+$38.88Chemung (New York): market median $37.86, prevailing (union) $75.12, gap +$37.26Chemung (New York)+$37.26Jefferson (Watertown): market median $37.76, prevailing (union) $71.88, gap +$34.12Jefferson (Watertown)+$34.12
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in New York.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BronxUnion ELEC0003-001 2024-04-10$62.00$65.81$127.81NY20260003
KingsUnion ELEC0003-001 2024-04-10$62.00$65.81$127.81NY20260003
New YorkUnion ELEC0003-001 2024-04-10$62.00$65.81$127.81NY20260003
QueensUnion ELEC0003-001 2024-04-10$62.00$65.81$127.81NY20260003
RichmondUnion ELEC0003-001 2024-04-10$62.00$65.81$127.81NY20260003
NassauUnion ELEC0025-001 2025-04-26$64.55$47.40$111.95NY20260012
SuffolkUnion ELEC0025-001 2025-04-26$64.55$47.40$111.95NY20260012
DutchessUnion ELEC0363-001 2025-04-01$51.50$42.22$93.72NY20260007
OrangeUnion ELEC0363-001 2025-04-01$51.50$42.22$93.72NY20260007
PutnamUnion ELEC0363-003 2025-04-01$51.50$42.22$93.72NY20260025
RocklandUnion ELEC0363-006 2025-04-01$51.50$42.22$93.72NY20260020
UlsterUnion ELEC0363-001 2025-04-01$51.50$42.22$93.72NY20260007
SullivanUnion ELEC0363-007 2024-04-01$46.50$40.57$87.07NY20260118
HerkimerUnion ELEC0043-005 2025-06-01$50.50$35.03$85.53NY20260031
OneidaUnion ELEC0043-001 2025-06-01$50.50$35.03$85.53NY20260013

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

Is construction work growing in New York?

396.1kConstruction jobsNew York, 2026-09
-0.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k200k300k400k500k19901995200020052010201520202025396kSep 2026
Construction employment in New York (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 59 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 230,604 in 2015 to 242,213 in 2025, +5.0%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Ontario County291,055$153,246$2,947
Queens County6358,573$107,577$2,069
New York County2836,079$106,509$2,048
Erie County1662,550$104,856$2,016
Albany County981,528$101,858$1,959
Richmond County1832,548$101,064$1,944
Herkimer County12104$98,948$1,903
Onondaga County821,263$97,027$1,866
Rensselaer County40457$96,282$1,852
Westchester County3993,813$94,987$1,827
Chautauqua County19180$94,770$1,822
Nassau County5064,772$94,509$1,817

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in New York?

The median electrician in New York earned $37.86 an hour ($78,750 a year) in May 2025, 25% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $29.08–$51.16; the top 10% earn more than $63.29.

Where does New York rank for electrician pay?

New York ranks 8th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $37.86 an hour, and 18th after adjusting for New York's cost of living (BEA price parity 107.9, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in New York?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 56 counties, with a typical package of $76.75 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in New York?

BLS counted 40,130 electricians in New York in May 2025, 4.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.85; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in New York?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in New York went from 40,100 in 2015 to 40,130 in 2025, +0.1%, and -8.6% since 2019. New York's labor market agency projects +3.3% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 44,520 to 46,000 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in New York?

New York projects about 4,020 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, New York 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: New York labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.