Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Ohio

Median $31.11 an hour for 28,950 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$31.11/hrMedian hourly wageOhio, May data
$64,700/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.59 – $47.7310th to 90th percentilehourly range
28,950Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Ohio: the full range

Wage percentiles, OhioMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrOhio: 10th $19.59 · 25th $24.10 · median $31.11 · 75th $38.70 · 90th $47.73Ohio$31.11$19.59$47.73United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Ohio vs United States, May 2025.

Ohio ranks 27th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 27th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $33.52). 28,950 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$19.59 – $24.10$40,750 – $50,120roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$24.10 – $38.70$50,120 – $80,500the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$38.70 – $47.73$80,500 – $99,280the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Ohio

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrAkron: $37.19Akron$37.19Lima: $36.35Lima$36.35Toledo: $35.92Toledo$35.92Cleveland: $34.07Cleveland$34.07Weirton: $33.08Weirton$33.08Wheeling: $32.20Wheeling$32.20Columbus: $31.11Columbus$31.11Sandusky: $30.80Sandusky$30.80Huntington: $30.59Huntington$30.59Cincinnati: $30.53Cincinnati$30.53Dayton: $29.75Dayton$29.75Canton: $29.48Canton$29.48
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Ohio, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Akron$22.29$37.19$39.82$59.221,36020% above
Lima$18.98$36.35$40.52$45.8725017% above
Toledo$22.15$35.92$39.26$49.041,66015% above
Cleveland$19.76$34.07$36.28$48.244,42010% above
Weirton$21.49$33.08$37.17$48.862606% above
Wheeling$21.26$32.20$36.47$45.883504% above
Columbus$22.16$31.11$32.58$45.397,210about the same as
Sandusky$20.29$30.80$34.49$49.372601% below
Huntington$18.22$30.59$34.60$46.448702% below
Cincinnati$18.52$30.53$32.00$47.245,6402% below
Dayton$18.71$29.75$32.09$47.221,9204% below
Canton$18.10$29.48$32.98$38.736405% below
Mansfield$19.13$28.71$32.29$37.801508% below
Youngstown$17.58$28.64$32.77$43.418308% below
Springfield$20.35$28.06$31.01$39.6813010% below

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

Electrician wages in Ohio over time

Ohio, 1999-2025OhioUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$31.11Ohio$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, Ohio vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOhio $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$20.97$40.52$19.1330,650
2000$21.16$39.56$19.2931,010
2001$20.65$37.54$19.6029,570
2002$21.16$37.87$19.9029,150
2003$21.10$36.92$20.0428,110
2004$21.24$36.20$20.3328,680
2005$21.85$36.02$20.57—
2006$21.96$35.07$20.9727,540
2007$22.20$34.47$21.5325,560
2008$22.27$33.30$22.3224,910
2009$22.66$34.00$22.6822,800
2010$23.33$34.44$23.2020,270
2011$23.72$33.95$23.7119,640
2012$23.76$33.32$23.9619,410
2013$23.87$32.99$24.2820,650
2014$24.13$32.81$24.5721,430
2015$23.88$32.44$24.9421,390
2016$24.28$32.57$25.3522,650
2017$24.17$31.75$26.0124,170
2018$25.08$32.15$26.5324,850
2019$25.43$32.02$27.0125,180
2020$25.72$31.99$27.3623,430
2021$28.55$33.92$28.8723,890
2022$28.93$31.83$28.9624,770
2023$30.46$32.18$29.6124,430
2024$30.56$31.36$29.9827,150
2025$31.11$31.11$30.3828,950

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Ohio changed by -4.1% over the last ten years of data and by -2.9% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Ohio?

+15.0%Jobs since 201925,180 then, 28,950 in 2025
+35.3%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
5.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 26th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Ohio has changed by -5.5%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +15.0%.

Electricians in Ohio vs United States, 1999 = 100OhioUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages40608010012014020002010201520202025124United States94Ohio
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Ohio vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearOhio jobsOhio indexUS index
199930,650100100
200031,010101105
200129,57096102
200229,1509597
200328,1109295
200428,6809495
200627,54090101
200725,56083102
200824,91081103
200922,8007495
201020,2706684
201119,6406484
201219,4106385
201320,6506789
201421,4307093
201521,3907097
201622,6507499
201724,17079103
201824,85081107
201925,18082112
202023,43076107
202123,89078106
202224,77081113
202324,43080116
202427,15089121
202528,95094124

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 Ohio

+7.8%Projected growth in Ohio2024–2034, state agency
2,920Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
30,220Jobs in 202432,560 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Ohio's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +7.8% between 2024 and 2034, from 30,220 to 32,560, with about 2,920 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 28,950 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Ohio

On federally funded construction in Ohio, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 74 of the 88 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $69.93 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $45.51). 13 of the 88 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Ashland County at $45.51). The market median for the state is $31.11.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OHAdams: $59.26 (union)Allen: $60.49 (union)Ashland: $45.51 (survey)Ashtabula: $45.51 (survey)Athens: $73.32 (union)Auglaize: $73.64 (union)Belmont: $70.48 (union)Brown: $61.02 (union)Butler: $62.16 (union)Carroll: $69.05 (union)Champaign: $73.64 (union)Clark: $60.49 (union)Clermont: $61.02 (union)Clinton: $59.26 (union)Columbiana: $45.51 (survey)Coshocton: $73.32 (union)Crawford: $45.51 (survey)Cuyahoga: $71.55 (union)Darke: $73.64 (union)Defiance: $73.64 (union)Delaware: $69.37 (union)Erie: $71.55 (union)Fairfield: $22.18 (survey)Fayette: $59.26 (union)Franklin: $69.37 (union)Fulton: $73.64 (union)Gallia: $70.50 (union)Geauga: $65.75 (union)Greene: $60.49 (union)Guernsey: $73.32 (union)Hamilton: $61.02 (union)Hancock: $73.64 (union)Hardin: $73.64 (union)Harrison: $73.32 (union)Henry: $73.64 (union)Highland: $59.26 (union)Hocking: $59.26 (union)Holmes: $45.51 (survey)Huron: $45.51 (survey)Jackson: $59.26 (union)Jefferson: $81.68 (union)Knox: $54.13 (union)Lake: $71.55 (union)Lawrence: $70.50 (union)Licking: $36.58 (survey)Logan: $73.64 (union)Lorain: $61.76 (union)Lucas: $73.64 (union)Madison: $69.37 (union)Mahoning: $63.30 (union)Marion: $45.51 (survey)Medina: $47.13 (survey)Meigs: $59.26 (union)Mercer: $73.64 (union)Miami: $60.49 (union)Monroe: $73.32 (union)Montgomery: $60.49 (union)Morgan: $73.32 (union)Morrow: $69.37 (union)Muskingum: $73.32 (union)Noble: $73.32 (union)Ottawa: $73.64 (union)Paulding: $73.64 (union)Perry: $73.32 (union)Pickaway: $69.37 (union)Pike: $59.26 (union)Portage: $54.25 (survey)Preble: $60.49 (union)Putnam: $73.64 (union)Richland: $54.13 (union)Ross: $59.26 (union)Sandusky: $73.64 (union)Scioto: $59.26 (union)Seneca: $45.51 (survey)Shelby: $73.64 (union)Stark: $69.05 (union)Summit: $65.73 (union)Trumbull: $63.30 (union)Tuscarawas: $73.32 (union)Union: $69.37 (union)Van Wert: $73.64 (union)Vinton: $59.26 (union)Warren: $62.16 (union)Washington: $73.32 (union)Wayne: $45.34 (survey)Williams: $73.64 (union)Wood: $73.64 (union)Wyandot: $45.51 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$59.26$61.02$70.50$73.64survey 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/hrJefferson (Weirton): market median $33.08, prevailing (union) $81.68, gap +$48.60Jefferson (Weirton)+$48.60Ottawa (Sandusky): market median $30.80, prevailing (union) $73.64, gap +$42.84Ottawa (Sandusky)+$42.84Perry (Columbus): market median $31.11, prevailing (union) $73.32, gap +$42.21Perry (Columbus)+$42.21Lawrence (Huntington): market median $30.59, prevailing (union) $70.50, gap +$39.91Lawrence (Huntington)+$39.91Carroll (Canton): market median $29.48, prevailing (union) $69.05, gap +$39.57Carroll (Canton)+$39.57Belmont (Wheeling): market median $32.20, prevailing (union) $70.48, gap +$38.28Belmont (Wheeling)+$38.28Fulton (Toledo): market median $35.92, prevailing (union) $73.64, gap +$37.72Fulton (Toledo)+$37.72Cuyahoga (Cleveland): market median $34.07, prevailing (union) $71.55, gap +$37.48Cuyahoga (Cleveland)+$37.48Mahoning (Youngstown): market median $28.64, prevailing (union) $63.30, gap +$34.66Mahoning (Youngstown)+$34.66Clark (Springfield): market median $28.06, prevailing (union) $60.49, gap +$32.43Clark (Springfield)+$32.43Butler (Cincinnati): market median $30.53, prevailing (union) $62.16, gap +$31.63Butler (Cincinnati)+$31.63Greene (Dayton): market median $29.75, prevailing (union) $60.49, gap +$30.74Greene (Dayton)+$30.74Summit (Akron): market median $37.19, prevailing (union) $65.73, gap +$28.54Summit (Akron)+$28.54Richland (Mansfield): market median $28.71, prevailing (union) $54.13, gap +$25.42Richland (Mansfield)+$25.42Allen (Lima): market median $36.35, prevailing (union) $60.49, gap +$24.14Allen (Lima)+$24.14
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Ohio.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
JeffersonUnion ELEC0246-002 2024-10-28$44.00$37.68$81.68OH20260083
AuglaizeUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260034
ChampaignUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260035
DarkeUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260038
DefianceUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260039
FultonUnion ELEC0008-015 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260079
HancockUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260042
HardinUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260066
HenryUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260043
LoganUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260046
LucasUnion ELEC0008-015 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260088
MercerUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260048
OttawaUnion ELEC0008-015 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260095
PauldingUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260066
PutnamUnion ELEC0008-003 2024-05-27$48.40$25.24$73.64OH20260052

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

Is construction work growing in Ohio?

285.5kConstruction jobsOhio, 2026-09
+6.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k150k200k250k300k350k19901995200020052010201520202025286kSep 2026
Construction employment in Ohio (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 85 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 125,848 in 2015 to 165,365 in 2025, +31.4%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Delaware County51768$150,003$2,885
Butler County811,149$129,539$2,491
Fairfield County45836$111,847$2,151
Summit County1001,880$105,305$2,025
Wood County22516$103,669$1,994
Stark County792,000$103,472$1,990
Franklin County2457,457$101,193$1,946
Union County16769$98,908$1,902
Erie County12311$93,180$1,792
Fayette County7109$92,260$1,774
Trumbull County49521$91,827$1,766
Shelby County17669$89,169$1,715

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Ohio?

The median electrician in Ohio earned $31.11 an hour ($64,700 a year) in May 2025, 2% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $24.10–$38.70; the top 10% earn more than $47.73.

Where does Ohio rank for electrician pay?

Ohio ranks 27th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $31.11 an hour, and 27th after adjusting for Ohio's cost of living (BEA price parity 92.8, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Ohio?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 74 counties, with a typical package of $69.93 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Ohio?

BLS counted 28,950 electricians in Ohio in May 2025, 5.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.07; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Ohio?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Ohio went from 21,390 in 2015 to 28,950 in 2025, +35.3%, and +15.0% since 2019. Ohio's labor market agency projects +7.8% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 30,220 to 32,560 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Ohio?

Ohio projects about 2,920 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, Ohio 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: Ohio labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.