Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Texas

Median $28.16 an hour for 76,770 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$28.16/hrMedian hourly wageTexas, May data
$58,570/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$18.23 – $38.6110th to 90th percentilehourly range
76,770Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Texas: the full range

Wage percentiles, TexasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrTexas: 10th $18.23 · 25th $22.44 · median $28.16 · 75th $34.20 · 90th $38.61Texas$28.16$18.23$38.61United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Texas vs United States, May 2025.

Texas ranks 45th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 47th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.00). 76,770 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$18.23 – $22.44$37,920 – $46,670roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$22.44 – $34.20$46,670 – $71,130the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$34.20 – $38.61$71,130 – $80,300the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Texas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrBeaumont: $29.51Beaumont$29.51Austin: $29.03Austin$29.03Midland: $28.62Midland$28.62Corpus Christi: $28.56Corpus Christi$28.56Houston: $28.45Houston$28.45Dallas-Fort Worth: $28.37Dallas-Fort Worth$28.37Texarkana: $27.95Texarkana$27.95Sherman: $27.92Sherman$27.92Odessa: $27.46Odessa$27.46San Antonio: $27.41San Antonio$27.41Amarillo: $26.13Amarillo$26.13Victoria: $25.01Victoria$25.01
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Texas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Beaumont$21.75$29.51$32.79$36.102,0005% above
Austin$18.87$29.03$29.59$37.907,3403% above
Midland$18.73$28.62$29.87$37.489802% above
Corpus Christi$17.39$28.56$30.81$38.151,0801% above
Houston$18.66$28.45$28.85$40.6119,7301% above
Dallas-Fort Worth$18.63$28.37$27.52$39.2620,9301% above
Texarkana$16.76$27.95$33.27$35.093901% below
Sherman$17.57$27.92$29.77$35.952701% below
Odessa$20.04$27.46$29.24$36.131,0302% below
San Antonio$18.01$27.41$28.94$36.386,6603% below
Amarillo$17.36$26.13$28.46$39.747507% below
Victoria$16.78$25.01$27.85$38.1414011% below
Tyler$17.06$24.16$26.20$36.9537014% below
Killeen$17.73$23.88$26.21$36.2355015% below
Waco$17.75$23.50$25.41$38.8965017% below
College Station$16.70$23.28$25.58$35.6650017% below
El Paso$16.69$23.14$25.74$34.391,38018% below
San Angelo$17.59$23.10$24.97$36.0629018% below
Longview$16.96$22.88$25.56$35.5963019% below
Abilene$17.26$22.79$25.21$37.1150019% below
Lubbock$16.89$22.60$24.75$36.9869020% below
McAllen$16.60$22.56$26.26$34.5467020% below
Laredo$13.65$22.18$25.49$30.7334021% below
Brownsville$15.47$22.15$25.76$31.9345021% below
Wichita Falls$15.61$21.91$24.48$38.4319022% below

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

Electrician wages in Texas over time

Texas, 1999-2025TexasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.38United States$28.16Texas
Median hourly wage for electricians, Texas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearTexas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$17.00$32.85$19.1339,260
2000$17.36$32.46$19.2944,220
2001$17.08$31.05$19.6043,860
2002$17.13$30.66$19.9041,680
2003$17.42$30.48$20.0439,830
2004$17.35$29.57$20.3336,810
2005$17.81$29.36$20.5741,160
2006$17.90$28.59$20.9744,360
2007$18.36$28.51$21.5345,450
2008$18.81$28.13$22.3246,920
2009$19.22$28.84$22.6845,060
2010$19.58$28.91$23.2043,340
2011$20.08$28.74$23.7145,470
2012$20.15$28.25$23.9647,150
2013$20.68$28.58$24.2847,400
2014$20.85$28.35$24.5750,440
2015$20.99$28.51$24.9454,500
2016$21.16$28.38$25.3557,540
2017$22.78$29.92$26.0160,080
2018$23.76$30.46$26.5362,180
2019$24.58$30.95$27.0163,750
2020$24.09$29.97$27.3660,890
2021$23.36$27.75$28.8752,580
2022$26.33$28.97$28.9664,360
2023$26.87$28.39$29.6170,580
2024$27.36$28.08$29.9871,880
2025$28.16$28.16$30.3876,770

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Texas changed by -1.2% over the last ten years of data and by -9.0% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Texas?

+20.4%Jobs since 201963,750 then, 76,770 in 2025
+40.9%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
5.5Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 20th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Texas has changed by +95.5%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +20.4%.

Electricians in Texas vs United States, 1999 = 100TexasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200250200020052010201520202025196Texas124United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Texas vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearTexas jobsTexas indexUS index
199939,260100100
200044,220113105
200143,860112102
200241,68010697
200339,83010295
200436,8109495
200541,16010599
200644,360113101
200745,450116102
200846,920120103
200945,06011595
201043,34011084
201145,47011684
201247,15012085
201347,40012189
201450,44012893
201554,50013997
201657,54014799
201760,080153103
201862,180158107
201963,750162112
202060,890155107
202152,580134106
202264,360164113
202370,580180116
202471,880183121
202576,770196124

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 Texas

+14.4%Projected growth in Texas2024–2034, state agency
8,100Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
76,440Jobs in 202487,460 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Texas's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +14.4% between 2024 and 2034, from 76,440 to 87,460, with about 8,100 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 76,770 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Texas

On federally funded construction in Texas, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 47 of the 251 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $47.19 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $22.93). 204 of the 251 counties still use a survey rate dated 2009 or earlier (for example Anderson County at $22.93). The market median for the state is $28.16.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, TXUnion / prevailing package, $/hr$22.93$23.11$29.49n/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)Prevailing (survey)$20$30$40$50$60/hrMcLennan (Waco): market median $23.50, prevailing (union) $46.90, gap +$23.40McLennan (Waco)+$23.40Atascosa (San Antonio): market median $27.41, prevailing (union) $49.64, gap +$22.23Atascosa (San Antonio)+$22.23Galveston (Houston): market median $28.45, prevailing (union) $49.90, gap +$21.45Galveston (Houston)+$21.45Gregg (Longview): market median $22.88, prevailing (union) $42.06, gap +$19.18Gregg (Longview)+$19.18Bastrop (Austin): market median $29.03, prevailing (union) $47.19, gap +$18.16Bastrop (Austin)+$18.16Smith (Tyler): market median $24.16, prevailing (union) $42.06, gap +$17.90Smith (Tyler)+$17.90Hardin (Beaumont): market median $29.51, prevailing (union) $47.32, gap +$17.81Hardin (Beaumont)+$17.81Callahan (Abilene): market median $22.79, prevailing (union) $39.54, gap +$16.75Callahan (Abilene)+$16.75Crosby (Lubbock): market median $22.60, prevailing (union) $38.70, gap +$16.10Crosby (Lubbock)+$16.10Armstrong (Amarillo): market median $26.13, prevailing (union) $42.14, gap +$16.01Armstrong (Amarillo)+$16.01El Paso (El Paso): market median $23.14, prevailing (union) $38.89, gap +$15.75El Paso (El Paso)+$15.75Goliad (Victoria): market median $25.01, prevailing (union) $39.77, gap +$14.76Goliad (Victoria)+$14.76Bowie (Texarkana): market median $27.95, prevailing (union) $42.06, gap +$14.11Bowie (Texarkana)+$14.11Aransas (Corpus Christi): market median $28.56, prevailing (union) $39.77, gap +$11.21Aransas (Corpus Christi)+$11.21Irion (San Angelo): market median $23.10, prevailing (survey) $29.49, gap +$6.39Irion (San Angelo)+$6.39Brazos (College Station): market median $23.28, prevailing (survey) $27.79, gap +$4.51Brazos (College Station)+$4.51Ector (Odessa): market median $27.46, prevailing (survey) $29.49, gap +$2.03Ector (Odessa)+$2.03Midland (Midland): market median $28.62, prevailing (survey) $29.49, gap +$0.87Midland (Midland)+$0.87Dallas (Dallas-Fort Worth): market median $28.37, prevailing (survey) $25.20, gap −$3.17Dallas (Dallas-Fort Worth)−$3.17Grayson (Sherman): market median $27.92, prevailing (survey) $23.95, gap −$3.97Grayson (Sherman)−$3.97
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Texas.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
GalvestonUnion ELEC0527-002 2025-09-26$35.63$14.27$49.90TX20260248
AtascosaUnion ELEC0060-004 2025-05-26$37.45$12.19$49.64TX20260290
BanderaUnion ELEC0060-004 2025-05-26$37.45$12.19$49.64TX20260284
BexarUnion ELEC0060-004 2025-05-26$37.45$12.19$49.64TX20260231
ComalUnion ELEC0060-004 2025-05-26$37.45$12.19$49.64TX20260240
GuadalupeUnion ELEC0060-004 2025-05-26$37.45$12.19$49.64TX20260251
KendallUnion ELEC0060-004 2025-05-26$37.45$12.19$49.64TX20260258
MedinaUnion ELEC0060-004 2025-05-26$37.45$12.19$49.64TX20260290
WilsonUnion ELEC0060-004 2025-05-26$37.45$12.19$49.64TX20260287
AustinUnion ELEC0716-005 2025-09-01$38.50$10.71$49.21TX20260229
BrazoriaUnion ELEC0716-005 2025-09-01$38.50$10.71$49.21TX20260233
ChambersUnion ELEC0716-005 2025-09-01$38.50$10.71$49.21TX20260238
Fort BendUnion ELEC0716-005 2025-09-01$38.50$10.71$49.21TX20260247
HarrisUnion ELEC0716-005 2025-09-01$38.50$10.71$49.21TX20260253
LibertyUnion ELEC0716-005 2025-09-01$38.50$10.71$49.21TX20260259

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

Is construction work growing in Texas?

924.5kConstruction jobsTexas, 2026-09
+1.7%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k1,000k19901995200020052010201520202025924kSep 2026
Construction employment in Texas (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 173 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 374,938 in 2015 to 475,675 in 2025, +26.9%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Austin County1378$130,126$2,502
Brazoria County811,684$117,031$2,251
Jefferson County502,794$104,516$2,010
Liberty County18288$104,170$2,003
Andrews County12450$103,929$1,999
Midland County811,632$101,471$1,951
Ector County511,101$99,844$1,920
Blanco County7116$98,897$1,902
Dallas County63516,722$92,052$1,770
Fort Bend County1122,201$91,109$1,752
Galveston County611,436$90,206$1,735
Gaines County18315$89,343$1,718

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Texas?

The median electrician in Texas earned $28.16 an hour ($58,570 a year) in May 2025, 7% below the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $22.44–$34.20; the top 10% earn more than $38.61.

Where does Texas rank for electrician pay?

Texas ranks 45th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $28.16 an hour, and 47th after adjusting for Texas's cost of living (BEA price parity 97.1, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Texas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 47 counties, with a typical package of $47.19 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Texas?

BLS counted 76,770 electricians in Texas in May 2025, 5.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.12; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Texas?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Texas went from 54,500 in 2015 to 76,770 in 2025, +40.9%, and +20.4% since 2019. Texas's labor market agency projects +14.4% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 76,440 to 87,460 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Texas?

Texas projects about 8,100 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, Texas 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: Texas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.