Electricians — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Electricianss across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 2,917 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Electricians is $70.47/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $51.46 and $81.86/hr. The highest state average is California at $91.21/hr; the lowest is Texas at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$51.46
Median
$70.47
Average
$68.91
Top 10%
$81.86
Range: $7.25 – $91.21/hr across 10 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
$70.47/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$29.98/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+135.1%
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
California CA
Avg base: $59.17/hr
Avg total: $91.21/hr
8 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $35.40/hr
Avg total: $51.46/hr
99 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $59.50/hr
Avg total: $82.56/hr
2 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $41.25/hr
Avg total: $62.55/hr
48 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $13.73/hr
Avg total: $13.73/hr
96 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $12.50/hr
Avg total: $12.50/hr
40 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $46.03/hr
Avg total: $72.31/hr
920 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
2 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $46.18/hr
Avg total: $72.97/hr
1,679 rates
Wyoming WY
Avg base: $35.17/hr
Avg total: $49.50/hr
23 rates
All Rates
2,917 county-level rates for Electricians, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Norte | CA | heavy | $59.17 | $32.04 | $91.21 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | highway | $59.17 | $32.04 | $91.21 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | heavy | $59.17 | $32.04 | $91.21 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | highway | $59.17 | $32.04 | $91.21 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | heavy | $59.17 | $32.04 | $91.21 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | highway | $59.17 | $32.04 | $91.21 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | heavy | $59.17 | $32.04 | $91.21 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | highway | $59.17 | $32.04 | $91.21 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Park | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |