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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Summit | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Teller | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | building | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | heavy | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | highway | $59.50 | $23.06 | $82.56 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | heavy | $59.50 | $23.06 | $82.56 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Coles | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Coles | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Cumberland | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Cumberland | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| De Witt | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| De Witt | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Douglas | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Douglas | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Edgar | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Edgar | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Logan | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Logan | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Macon | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Macon | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Mason | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Mason | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Menard | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Menard | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Morgan | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Morgan | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Moultrie | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Moultrie | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Piatt | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Piatt | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Pike | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Pike | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Sangamon | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Sangamon | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Schuyler | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Schuyler | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Scott | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Scott | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Shelby | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Shelby | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Vermilion | IL | highway | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Vermilion | IL | heavy | $41.25 | $21.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Allen | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Anderson | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Atchison | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Barber | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Barton | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Bourbon | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Brown | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Chase | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Chautauqua | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Cherokee | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Clark | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Clay | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Cloud | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Coffey | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Comanche | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Cowley | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Crawford | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Decatur | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Dickinson | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Doniphan | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Edwards | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Elk | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Ellis | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Ellsworth | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Finney | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Ford | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Franklin | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Geary | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Gove | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Graham | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Grant | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Gray | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Greeley | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Greenwood | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Hamilton | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Harper | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Haskell | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Hodgeman | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Jackson | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Jefferson | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Jewell | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |
| Kearny | KS | residential | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | WD → |