Journeyman Electrician Salary & Pay Data
BLS OEWS May 2025 · Broader BLS occupation: SOC 47-2111 Electricians
BLS does not split electricians by license tier; journeymen are counted in the Electricians occupation together with apprentices and masters.
Where a union local sets journeyman scale, the local's own wage sheet is the rate; this page does not quote one.
Annual figures are BLS hourly wages × 2,080 hours. OEWS covers wage-and-salary workers only, so it leaves out the self-employed, workers in private households, overtime pay and most bonuses.
What the BLS figure covers
These are BLS figures for every worker in SOC 47-2111 Electricians.
BLS publishes no separate series or percentiles for journeyman electricians, so this page does not show a percentile table for the role.
Pay by employer setting
| Employer setting (BLS) | Median annual |
|---|---|
| Government | $79,820 |
| Manufacturing | $74,550 |
| Electrical contractors | $61,570 |
| Employment services (staffing) | $57,760 |
Median wage for SOC 47-2111 Electricians by industry, BLS OEWS May 2025. These cover all electricians in each industry, not journeyman electricians alone.
Job outlook
BLS projects electrician employment to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, much faster than the 3% average for all occupations, with about 72,700 openings a year, many from replacing workers who change occupations or retire.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 (Occupational Outlook Handbook), SOC 47-2111 Electricians.
Pay by electrical role
BLS publishes wages by occupation, not job title.
Only a few electrical titles are a BLS occupation of their own; most sit inside a broader occupation or borrow a related one, and a few have no BLS figure at all.
Compare figures with the same basis only.
| Role | Median shown | What the number is |
|---|---|---|
| Electrician | $63,190 | BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Journeyman Electrician | $63,190 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Master Electrician | $63,190 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Apprentice Electrician | $63,190 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Residential Electrician | $63,190 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Commercial Electrician | $63,190 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Industrial Electrician | $63,190 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Electrical Foreman | $79,920 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-1011) |
| Electrical Project Manager | $114,990 | Related occupation (proxy) (SOC 11-9021) |
| Electrical Estimator | $78,740 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 13-1051) |
| Maintenance Electrician | $63,190 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Service Electrician | $63,190 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Electrician Helper | $42,670 | BLS occupation (SOC 47-3013) |
| Inside Wireman | $63,190 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-2111) |
| Electrical Superintendent | $114,990 | Related occupation (proxy) (SOC 11-9021) |
| Controls Technician | $74,090 | Related occupation (proxy) (SOC 49-2094) |
| Instrumentation Technician | $78,190 | Related occupation (proxy) (SOC 17-3023) |
| Solar Installer | $53,140 | BLS occupation (SOC 47-2231) |
| Electrical Inspector | $74,690 | Broader BLS occupation (SOC 47-4011) |
Journeyman Electrician salary questions
01How much do journeyman electricians make a year?
BLS publishes no separate wage for journeyman electricians. They are counted with all electricians (SOC 47-2111), whose median annual wage was $63,190 in May 2025, with a 10th percentile of $42,640 and a 90th percentile of $108,510.
02How much do journeyman electricians make an hour?
The median hourly wage for electricians was $30.38 in May 2025. BLS converts between hourly and annual figures at 2,080 hours a year, so this is the same median per hour, before overtime, per diem or bonuses.
03Which state pays electricians the most?
Oregon had the highest median in May 2025 at $101,310. Arkansas had the lowest at $49,070. These are not adjusted for living costs; the Electrician salary page lists every state BLS published.
04What is the average journeyman electrician salary?
The mean (average) annual wage for electricians was $71,490 in May 2025, against a $63,190 median. The median is the better guide to a typical salary, because a smaller number of high earners pull the average up.
05Which employers pay electricians the most?
Of the industries BLS lists for this occupation, government had the highest median in May 2025 at $79,820, and employment services (staffing) the lowest of those listed at $57,760.
06Does this include union scale?
OEWS reports one wage series for the whole occupation, union and non-union together. A union local's own wage sheet sets its members' rates; this page does not quote one.