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What electricians make
All electricians median
$63,190
Bottom tenth
$42,640
Top tenth
$108,510
The national median is $63,190 a year, the bottom tenth earn $42,640 or less and the top tenth $108,510 or more, in the 2025 survey. The federal wage survey has one line for Electricians and does not split out the industrial and maintenance side, where plants run around the clock and pay shift and overtime premiums to keep people.