ELECTRICIAN — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for ELECTRICIANs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 37,843 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for ELECTRICIAN is $59.98/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $16.41 and $79.38/hr. The highest state average is New Jersey at $96.98/hr; the lowest is American Samoa at $6.30/hr.
Bottom 10%
$16.41
Median
$59.98
Average
$54.33
Top 10%
$79.38
Range: $6.30 – $184.64/hr across 54 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2111 — Electricians.
Davis-Bacon median
$59.98/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$29.98/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+100.1%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Alaska AK
Avg base: $47.75/hr
Avg total: $70.82/hr
71 rates
Alabama AL
Avg base: $19.62/hr
Avg total: $24.27/hr
415 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $20.87/hr
Avg total: $26.62/hr
300 rates
American Samoa AS
Avg base: $6.30/hr
Avg total: $6.30/hr
20 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $27.31/hr
Avg total: $36.66/hr
84 rates
California CA
Avg base: $61.02/hr
Avg total: $94.10/hr
1,063 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $36.07/hr
Avg total: $51.23/hr
1,546 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $41.02/hr
Avg total: $70.38/hr
36 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $19.93/hr
Avg total: $23.04/hr
2 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $39.44/hr
Avg total: $54.40/hr
24 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $23.53/hr
Avg total: $29.82/hr
446 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $26.48/hr
Avg total: $35.20/hr
1,020 rates
Guam GU
Avg base: $18.68/hr
Avg total: $19.08/hr
16 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $30.26/hr
Avg total: $43.10/hr
240 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $29.45/hr
Avg total: $41.38/hr
325 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $44.55/hr
Avg total: $72.26/hr
2,318 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $39.04/hr
Avg total: $61.50/hr
8,618 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $36.72/hr
Avg total: $51.88/hr
657 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $32.34/hr
Avg total: $46.65/hr
1,107 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $32.13/hr
Avg total: $46.62/hr
793 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $55.94/hr
Avg total: $89.56/hr
102 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $39.17/hr
Avg total: $54.48/hr
120 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $22.06/hr
Avg total: $29.04/hr
106 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $35.03/hr
Avg total: $54.95/hr
554 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $40.54/hr
Avg total: $63.49/hr
718 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $35.77/hr
Avg total: $53.61/hr
680 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $25.55/hr
Avg total: $34.26/hr
557 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $33.01/hr
Avg total: $47.69/hr
426 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $17.21/hr
Avg total: $19.47/hr
593 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $38.39/hr
Avg total: $55.02/hr
183 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $24.69/hr
Avg total: $32.25/hr
447 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $32.62/hr
Avg total: $49.22/hr
56 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $56.38/hr
Avg total: $96.98/hr
15 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $26.64/hr
Avg total: $33.52/hr
187 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $41.13/hr
Avg total: $58.48/hr
125 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $41.84/hr
Avg total: $69.58/hr
396 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $39.48/hr
Avg total: $64.21/hr
4,061 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $26.66/hr
Avg total: $35.55/hr
557 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $49.57/hr
Avg total: $72.50/hr
642 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $42.78/hr
Avg total: $70.11/hr
1,806 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $14.67/hr
Avg total: $17.97/hr
692 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $18.49/hr
Avg total: $22.41/hr
2 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $20.87/hr
Avg total: $26.88/hr
150 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $28.09/hr
Avg total: $35.32/hr
482 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $22.61/hr
Avg total: $27.17/hr
758 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $19.51/hr
Avg total: $21.81/hr
1,380 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $24.97/hr
Avg total: $31.45/hr
169 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $24.30/hr
Avg total: $30.90/hr
660 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $23.72/hr
Avg total: $26.33/hr
32 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $21.84/hr
Avg total: $28.01/hr
82 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $55.27/hr
Avg total: $79.88/hr
778 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $42.53/hr
Avg total: $66.00/hr
807 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $28.59/hr
Avg total: $42.66/hr
327 rates
Wyoming WY
Avg base: $39.04/hr
Avg total: $52.84/hr
92 rates
All Rates
37,843 county-level rates for ELECTRICIAN, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | residential | $22.99 | $0.00 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | residential | $22.99 | $0.00 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | building | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | heavy | $55.44 | $30.33 | $85.77 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | residential | $23.38 | $0.00 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | heavy | $19.56 | $0.00 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | building | $19.43 | $4.35 | $23.78 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | highway | $30.90 | $10.34 | $41.24 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | building | $19.43 | $4.35 | $23.78 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | heavy | $19.56 | $0.00 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | heavy | $19.56 | $0.00 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | highway | $30.90 | $10.34 | $41.24 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | building | $30.90 | $10.34 | $41.24 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | heavy | $19.56 | $0.00 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | highway | $20.41 | $7.49 | $27.90 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | heavy | $15.24 | $2.50 | $17.74 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | building | $32.15 | $17.43 | $49.58 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | heavy | $15.24 | $2.50 | $17.74 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | building | $32.15 | $17.43 | $49.58 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | highway | $20.41 | $7.49 | $27.90 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | heavy | $20.86 | $4.04 | $24.90 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | highway | $19.73 | $0.00 | $19.73 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | building | $17.57 | $2.41 | $19.98 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | highway | $19.73 | $0.00 | $19.73 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | building | $17.57 | $2.41 | $19.98 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | heavy | $20.86 | $4.04 | $24.90 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | heavy | $20.86 | $4.04 | $24.90 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | highway | $19.73 | $0.00 | $19.73 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | building | $17.57 | $2.41 | $19.98 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | highway | $19.73 | $0.00 | $19.73 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | building | $17.57 | $2.41 | $19.98 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | heavy | $20.86 | $4.04 | $24.90 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | highway | $20.41 | $7.49 | $27.90 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | heavy | $15.24 | $2.50 | $17.74 | WD → |