Updated 17 April 2026 · BLS OES May 2024

Electrician Salary by State 2026

Illinois leads at $82,400 (strong IBEW presence). Mississippi is lowest at $42,800. National median: $61,590.

Highest Raw Pay

1. Illinois$82k

2. Hawaii$75k

3. New York$73k

4. Washington$73k

5. Alaska$72k

Best After Cost of Living

1. Illinois$84k adj.

2. Wisconsin$66k adj.

3. Minnesota$66k adj.

4. Missouri$64k adj.

5. Michigan$64k adj.

All 50 States Ranked by Pay

Sorted by median annual wage (BLS OES May 2024, occupation 47-2111). COL index: MERIC 2026 (100 = national average). States with deep-dive pages are linked.

#	State	Median	COL Index	COL-Adjusted
1	Illinois	$82,400	98	$84,082
2	Hawaii	$74,600	192	$38,854
3	New York	$72,800	136	$53,529
4	Washington	$72,600	115	$63,130
5	Alaska	$72,400	125	$57,920
6	California	$71,200	142	$50,141
7	Massachusetts	$68,400	131	$52,214
8	Oregon	$68,400	112	$61,071
9	New Jersey	$67,200	120	$56,000
10	Connecticut	$65,800	121	$54,380
11	Minnesota	$64,200	98	$65,510
12	Wisconsin	$61,200	93	$65,806
13	Nevada	$59,800	102	$58,627
14	Wyoming	$59,400	94	$63,191
15	Maryland	$58,600	113	$51,858
16	North Dakota	$58,600	92	$63,696
17	Colorado	$58,400	105	$55,619
18	Pennsylvania	$58,400	98	$59,592
19	Michigan	$58,200	91	$63,956
20	Virginia	$57,400	103	$55,728
21	Rhode Island	$57,200	107	$53,458
22	Indiana	$56,800	90	$63,111
23	New Hampshire	$56,800	108	$52,593
24	Missouri	$56,400	88	$64,091
25	Delaware	$56,200	103	$54,563
26	Ohio	$55,800	90	$62,000
27	Iowa	$55,200	89	$62,022
28	Vermont	$54,400	111	$49,009
29	Montana	$54,200	96	$56,458
30	Maine	$53,800	98	$54,898
31	Arizona	$53,600	97	$55,258
32	Texas	$52,800	93	$56,774
33	New Mexico	$52,600	91	$57,802
34	Nebraska	$52,400	90	$58,222
35	Utah	$52,400	99	$52,929
36	Kansas	$51,400	88	$58,409
37	Idaho	$50,800	95	$53,474
38	Kentucky	$50,600	90	$56,222
39	Georgia	$50,200	93	$53,978
40	Florida	$49,800	100	$49,800
41	Tennessee	$49,600	91	$54,505
42	Louisiana	$49,200	91	$54,066
43	North Carolina	$48,400	95	$50,947
44	Alabama	$48,200	88	$54,773
45	Oklahoma	$48,200	86	$56,047
46	South Dakota	$48,200	90	$53,556
47	West Virginia	$47,200	85	$55,529
48	South Carolina	$46,800	94	$49,787
49	Arkansas	$44,800	86	$52,093
50	Mississippi	$42,800	84	$50,952

Methodology: Median annual wages from BLS OES May 2024 (occupation 47-2111, electricians). Cost-of-living adjustment uses MERIC index 2026 where 100 = US national average. COL-adjusted figure represents equivalent purchasing power in national-average dollar terms.

State Deep-Dive Pages

Ten high-volume states with salary by metro, per-level pay, licensing requirements, and union presence.

Texas$53k California$71k Florida$50k New York$73k Illinois$82k Ohio$56k Georgia$50k Pennsylvania$58k Washington$73k Massachusetts$68k

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