Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Utah

Median $29.81 an hour for 11,450 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.81/hrMedian hourly wageUtah, May data
$62,000/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$19.20 – $42.8410th to 90th percentilehourly range
11,450Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in Utah: the full range

Wage percentiles, UtahMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrUtah: 10th $19.20 · 25th $23.25 · median $29.81 · 75th $38.13 · 90th $42.84Utah$29.81$19.20$42.84United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Utah vs United States, May 2025.

Utah ranks 34th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 41st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $30.14). 11,450 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.2× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$19.20 – $23.25$39,940 – $48,360roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.25 – $38.13$48,360 – $79,310the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$38.13 – $42.84$79,310 – $89,110the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Utah

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrSalt Lake City: $30.11Salt Lake City$30.11Ogden: $29.82Ogden$29.82Provo: $29.26Provo$29.26Logan: $27.92Logan$27.92St. George: $27.17St. George$27.17
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Utah, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Salt Lake City$20.81$30.11$29.84$42.615,7101% above
Ogden$19.11$29.82$29.73$41.661,670about the same as
Provo$18.28$29.26$29.80$42.462,0802% below
Logan$18.39$27.92$29.11$39.893506% below
St. George$17.99$27.17$27.92$38.524909% below

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

Electrician wages in Utah over time

Utah, 1999-2025UtahUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.38United States$29.81Utah
Median hourly wage for electricians, Utah vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearUtah $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$18.54$35.83$19.137,300
2000$18.52$34.62$19.297,360
2001$18.73$34.05$19.606,490
2002$17.62$31.53$19.906,240
2003$17.17$30.04$20.045,650
2004$16.23$27.66$20.334,970
2005$18.97$31.27$20.575,320
2006$19.12$30.53$20.976,520
2007$20.20$31.36$21.536,740
2008$19.50$29.16$22.327,250
2009$20.02$30.04$22.686,710
2010$19.85$29.31$23.205,230
2011$21.88$31.32$23.715,070
2012$21.81$30.58$23.965,130
2013$22.28$30.79$24.285,840
2014$22.45$30.53$24.576,610
2015$23.77$32.29$24.946,980
2016$25.29$33.92$25.358,510
2017$26.10$34.28$26.019,430
2018$26.65$34.17$26.5310,610
2019$24.88$31.33$27.0111,460
2020$23.52$29.26$27.3610,370
2021$24.32$28.89$28.8710,100
2022$26.29$28.92$28.9610,700
2023$28.79$30.42$29.6111,350
2024$29.53$30.31$29.9811,360
2025$29.81$29.81$30.3811,450

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Utah changed by -7.7% over the last ten years of data and by -4.9% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Utah?

-0.1%Jobs since 201911,460 then, 11,450 in 2025
+64.0%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
6.6Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.4× the US share, 5th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Utah has changed by +56.8%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -0.1%.

Electricians in Utah vs United States, 1999 = 100UtahUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200200020052010201520202025157Utah124United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Utah vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearUtah jobsUtah indexUS index
19997,300100100
20007,360101105
20016,49089102
20026,2408697
20035,6507795
20044,9706895
20055,3207399
20066,52089101
20076,74092102
20087,25099103
20096,7109295
20105,2307284
20115,0707084
20125,1307085
20135,8408089
20146,6109093
20156,9809697
20168,51011799
20179,430129103
201810,610145107
201911,460157112
202010,370142107
202110,100138106
202210,700147113
202311,350156116
202411,360156121
202511,450157124

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 Utah

+21.5%Projected growth in Utah2024–2034, state agency
1,420Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
12,240Jobs in 202414,860 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Utah's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +21.5% between 2024 and 2034, from 12,240 to 14,860, with about 1,420 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 11,450 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Utah

On federally funded construction in Utah, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 28 of the 29 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $58.89 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $34.87). 1 of the 29 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Davis County at $34.87). The market median for the state is $29.81.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, UTBeaver: $58.89 (union)Box Elder: $58.89 (union)Cache: $58.89 (union)Carbon: $58.89 (union)Daggett: $58.89 (union)Davis: $34.87 (survey)Duchesne: $58.89 (union)Emery: $58.89 (union)Garfield: $58.89 (union)Grand: $58.89 (union)Iron: $58.89 (union)Juab: $58.89 (union)Kane: $58.89 (union)Millard: $58.89 (union)Morgan: $58.89 (union)Piute: $58.89 (union)Rich: $58.89 (union)Salt Lake: $58.89 (union)San Juan: $58.89 (union)Sanpete: $58.89 (union)Sevier: $58.89 (union)Summit: $58.89 (union)Tooele: $58.89 (union)Uintah: $58.89 (union)Utah: $58.89 (union)Wasatch: $58.89 (union)Washington: $58.89 (union)Wayne: $58.89 (union)Weber: $58.89 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrsurvey 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$30$40$50$60$70/hrWashington (St. George): market median $27.17, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$31.72Washington (St. George)+$31.72Cache (Logan): market median $27.92, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$30.97Cache (Logan)+$30.97Juab (Provo): market median $29.26, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$29.63Juab (Provo)+$29.63Morgan (Ogden): market median $29.82, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$29.07Morgan (Ogden)+$29.07Salt Lake (Salt Lake City): market median $30.11, prevailing (union) $58.89, gap +$28.78Salt Lake (Salt Lake City)+$28.78
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Utah.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BeaverUnion ELEC0354-003 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260069
Box ElderUnion ELEC0354-001 2025-06-11$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260081
CacheUnion ELEC0354-004 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260082
CarbonUnion ELEC0354-001 2025-06-11$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260070
DaggettUnion ELEC0354-001 2025-06-11$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260079
DuchesneUnion ELEC0354-001 2025-06-11$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260079
EmeryUnion ELEC0354-003 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260080
GarfieldUnion ELEC0354-003 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260071
GrandUnion ELEC0354-003 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260072
IronUnion ELEC0354-003 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260073
JuabUnion ELEC0354-004 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260084
KaneUnion ELEC0354-003 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260080
MillardUnion ELEC0354-003 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260080
MorganUnion ELEC0354-001 2025-06-11$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260089
PiuteUnion ELEC0354-003 2024-06-01$41.23$17.66$58.89UT20260074

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

Is construction work growing in Utah?

148.9kConstruction jobsUtah, 2026-09
+3.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025149kSep 2026
Construction employment in Utah (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 24 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 57,352 in 2015 to 97,328 in 2025, +69.7%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Utah County3166,378$105,527$2,029
Millard County735$101,010$1,942
Salt Lake County5879,291$85,780$1,650
Carbon County12118$81,849$1,574
Duchesne County8105$80,753$1,553
Summit County34248$71,830$1,381
Weber County100897$66,640$1,282
Davis County1151,648$65,466$1,259
Morgan County16108$62,082$1,194
Grand County417$61,179$1,177
Juab County852$60,612$1,166
Washington County112889$59,019$1,135

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Utah?

The median electrician in Utah earned $29.81 an hour ($62,000 a year) in May 2025, 2% below the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $23.25–$38.13; the top 10% earn more than $42.84.

Where does Utah rank for electrician pay?

Utah ranks 34th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $29.81 an hour, and 41st after adjusting for Utah's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.9, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Utah?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 28 counties, with a typical package of $58.89 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Utah?

BLS counted 11,450 electricians in Utah in May 2025, 6.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.36; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Utah?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Utah went from 6,980 in 2015 to 11,450 in 2025, +64.0%, and -0.1% since 2019. Utah's labor market agency projects +21.5% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 12,240 to 14,860 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Utah?

Utah projects about 1,420 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, Utah 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: Utah labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.