Washington was 50.7% above the U.S. median for Electricians. It ranked 4 of 54 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Washington was 107, or 7% above the national price level. Its housing index was 126.
National-price-dollar proxy
$88,980
WageScope divides the published Electricians median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 47-2111 and BLS area 53.
Questions, answered
Electricians pay in Washington: common questions
What is the median wage for Electricians in Washington?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $95,220 per year for Electricians in Washington. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Electricians pay higher in Washington than nationally?
Washington's published median was 50.7% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Washington?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 107.0 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Electricians jobs does BLS estimate in Washington?
BLS published an employment estimate of 19,380 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Electricians median in Washington at $95,220 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 47-2111 and BLS area 53.
BLS lists 19,380 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $94,470 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Washington's Electricians median is 50.7% above the U.S. Electricians median of $63,190 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-2111 and area 53. SOC 47-2111 names Electricians. Area 53 names Washington. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 47-2111/53 row reports 19,380 wage and salary jobs, 5.46 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.12 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 47-2111/53, the annual median is $95,220 per year, while the matching mean is $94,470 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 53 reports 3,550,970 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $83,330. Its annual median is $62,990. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-2111 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Washington runs from $38,670 at the 10th percentile to $153,630 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $47,020. The median is $62,990. The 75th percentile is $101,710. This is a place check, not a pay range for Electricians.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 53. They do not show related skills or a path into Electricians.
1. Area 53, SOC 15-1252, Software Developers: 107,030 jobs, $166,540 annual median, 30.14 jobs per 1,000, and 2.78 location quotient.
2. Area 53, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 103,260 jobs, $47,730 annual median, 29.08 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
3. Area 53, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 94,710 jobs, $37,710 annual median, 26.67 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Washington wage ladder for Electricians
The 10th percentile is $52,170 per year. The 25th percentile is $66,630 per year. The median is $95,220 per year. The 75th percentile is $121,530 per year. The 90th percentile is $133,950 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $66,630 per year to $121,530 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $81,780. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Washington has a annual median of $95,220 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $63,190 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Washington. Washington is 50.7% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Washington ranks 4 of 54 among states and territories with a published annual median for Electricians. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 4 of 54 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
1. Oregon has a Electricians median of $101,310 per year, 10,590 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.11.
2. Illinois has a Electricians median of $99,560 per year, 23,120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.78.
3. Hawaii has a Electricians median of $96,460 per year, 3,070 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.01.
5. Alaska has a Electricians median of $89,440 per year, 1,870 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.18.
6. Massachusetts has a Electricians median of $79,420 per year, 17,810 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.01.
Pay leaders
Where Electricians medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 47-2111, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Oregon has the highest published median in this set, at $101,310 per year. Washington sits at $95,220 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Electricians is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Oregon has a Electricians median of $101,310 per year, or $6,090 above Washington. BLS lists 10,590 jobs there, compared with 19,380 in Washington. The location quotient is 1.11.
2. Illinois has a Electricians median of $99,560 per year, or $4,340 above Washington. BLS lists 23,120 jobs there, compared with 19,380 in Washington. The location quotient is 0.78.
3. Hawaii has a Electricians median of $96,460 per year, or $1,240 above Washington. BLS lists 3,070 jobs there, compared with 19,380 in Washington. The location quotient is 1.01.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Electricians jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Electricians in this same-source set, at 76,770 jobs. Washington has 19,380. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Texas has 76,770 estimated Electricians jobs, a gap of 57,390 jobs from Washington. Its median is $58,570 per year, or $36,650 below Washington. Its location quotient is 1.12.
2. California has 73,310 estimated Electricians jobs, a gap of 53,930 jobs from Washington. Its median is $76,160 per year, or $19,060 below Washington. Its location quotient is 0.83.
3. Florida has 49,700 estimated Electricians jobs, a gap of 30,320 jobs from Washington. Its median is $57,250 per year, or $37,970 below Washington. Its location quotient is 1.03.
Local-share leaders
Where Electricians takes the largest share of local jobs
Guam (territory) has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.75. Washington has 1.12. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Electricians is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 2.75, a gap of 1.63 from Washington. BLS lists 890 Electricians jobs and a median of $43,020 per year, or $52,200 below Washington.
2. Wyoming has a location quotient of 2.16, a gap of 1.04 from Washington. BLS lists 2,960 Electricians jobs and a median of $76,120 per year, or $19,100 below Washington.
3. North Dakota has a location quotient of 1.71, a gap of 0.59 from Washington. BLS lists 3,570 Electricians jobs and a median of $65,710 per year, or $29,510 below Washington.
Job scale and share
How common Electricians is in Washington
BLS lists 19,380 Electricians jobs in Washington. It also lists 5.46 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.12. A value of 1 means Electricians has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Washington is $62,990 per year. The Electricians median is $95,220 per year. Electricians is 51.2% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Washington. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Electricians. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Washington median of $96,550 per year. BLS lists 34,740 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Washington median of $100,360 per year. BLS lists 51,650 jobs and a location quotient of 2.08.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Washington median of $102,350 per year. BLS lists 28,980 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Washington
Software Developers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Washington table, at 107,030 jobs. Electricians has 19,380 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 3,550,970. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Electricians's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Software Developers has 107,030 jobs in Washington, a gap of 87,650 from Electricians. Its median is $166,540 per year, or $71,320 above Electricians. Its location quotient is 2.78.
2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 103,260 jobs in Washington, a gap of 83,880 from Electricians. Its median is $47,730 per year, or $47,490 below Electricians. Its location quotient is 1.05.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 94,710 jobs in Washington, a gap of 75,330 from Electricians. Its median is $37,710 per year, or $57,510 below Electricians. Its location quotient is 1.08.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Washington
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Washington role table, at $166,540 per year. Electricians has $95,220 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $62,990 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $166,540 per year in Washington, or $71,320 above Electricians. BLS lists 107,030 jobs, compared with 19,380 for Electricians. Its location quotient is 2.78.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $133,750 per year in Washington, or $38,530 above Electricians. BLS lists 50,630 jobs, compared with 19,380 for Electricians. Its location quotient is 0.63.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $124,200 per year in Washington, or $28,980 above Electricians. BLS lists 69,260 jobs, compared with 19,380 for Electricians. Its location quotient is 0.9.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Washington
Software Developers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Washington role table, at 2.78. Electricians has 1.12. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Electricians with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Software Developers has a location quotient of 2.78 in Washington, a gap of 1.66 from Electricians. BLS lists 107,030 jobs and a median of $166,540 per year, or $71,320 above Electricians.
2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 2.08 in Washington, a gap of 0.96 from Electricians. BLS lists 51,650 jobs and a median of $100,360 per year, or $5,140 above Electricians.
3. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.76 in Washington, a gap of 0.64 from Electricians. BLS lists 26,960 jobs and a median of $74,190 per year, or $21,030 below Electricians.
Price-level view
What $95,220 may mean after the Washington price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Washington is 107.0. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 7.0% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $95,220 Electricians median by 107.0 divided by 100. The result is $88,980 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 126.0. Goods are 104.4. Utilities are 92.9. Other services are 103.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Electricians row is 2.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 19,380 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $94,470 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Electricians. It uses a Washington place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $95,220 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Electricians row for Washington does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 19,380 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.12 is not a growth score. Rank 4 of 54 is not a place score. The 107.0 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-2111 in BLS area 53. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 53, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 84,850 jobs, $39,560 annual median, 23.89 jobs per 1,000, and 0.95 location quotient.
5. Area 53, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 69,260 jobs, $124,200 annual median, 19.51 jobs per 1,000, and 0.9 location quotient.
6. Area 53, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 61,050 jobs, $38,720 annual median, 17.19 jobs per 1,000, and 0.87 location quotient.
4. Washington has a Electricians median of $95,220 per year, or $0 above Washington. BLS lists 19,380 jobs there, compared with 19,380 in Washington. The location quotient is 1.12.
5. Alaska has a Electricians median of $89,440 per year, or $5,780 below Washington. BLS lists 1,870 jobs there, compared with 19,380 in Washington. The location quotient is 1.18.
6. Massachusetts has a Electricians median of $79,420 per year, or $15,800 below Washington. BLS lists 17,810 jobs there, compared with 19,380 in Washington. The location quotient is 1.01.
7. District of Columbia has a Electricians median of $78,970 per year, or $16,250 below Washington. BLS lists 2,440 jobs there, compared with 19,380 in Washington. The location quotient is 0.71.
8. New York has a Electricians median of $78,750 per year, or $16,470 below Washington. BLS lists 40,130 jobs there, compared with 19,380 in Washington. The location quotient is 0.85.
4. New York has 40,130 estimated Electricians jobs, a gap of 20,750 jobs from Washington. Its median is $78,750 per year, or $16,470 below Washington. Its location quotient is 0.85.
5. Ohio has 28,950 estimated Electricians jobs, a gap of 9,570 jobs from Washington. Its median is $64,700 per year, or $30,520 below Washington. Its location quotient is 1.07.
6. Virginia has 23,630 estimated Electricians jobs, a gap of 4,250 jobs from Washington. Its median is $62,900 per year, or $32,320 below Washington. Its location quotient is 1.18.
7. Michigan has 23,530 estimated Electricians jobs, a gap of 4,150 jobs from Washington. Its median is $76,270 per year, or $18,950 below Washington. Its location quotient is 1.1.
8. Illinois has 23,120 estimated Electricians jobs, a gap of 3,740 jobs from Washington. Its median is $99,560 per year, or $4,340 above Washington. Its location quotient is 0.78.
4. Idaho has a location quotient of 1.36, a gap of 0.24 from Washington. BLS lists 5,690 Electricians jobs and a median of $63,000 per year, or $32,220 below Washington.
5. Iowa has a location quotient of 1.36, a gap of 0.24 from Washington. BLS lists 10,310 Electricians jobs and a median of $60,860 per year, or $34,360 below Washington.
6. Utah has a location quotient of 1.36, a gap of 0.24 from Washington. BLS lists 11,450 Electricians jobs and a median of $62,000 per year, or $33,220 below Washington.
7. Arizona has a location quotient of 1.34, a gap of 0.22 from Washington. BLS lists 21,140 Electricians jobs and a median of $61,060 per year, or $34,160 below Washington.
8. South Dakota has a location quotient of 1.34, a gap of 0.22 from Washington. BLS lists 2,980 Electricians jobs and a median of $61,390 per year, or $33,830 below Washington.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Washington median of $79,830 per year. BLS lists 27,340 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Washington median of $79,480 per year. BLS lists 31,790 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
6. Carpenters, SOC 47-2031, has a Washington median of $74,190 per year. BLS lists 26,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.76.
7. Project Management Specialists, SOC 13-1082, has a Washington median of $124,160 per year. BLS lists 36,240 jobs and a location quotient of 1.49.
8. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Washington median of $124,200 per year. BLS lists 69,260 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
4. Retail Salespersons has 84,850 jobs in Washington, a gap of 65,470 from Electricians. Its median is $39,560 per year, or $55,660 below Electricians. Its location quotient is 0.95.
5. Registered Nurses has 69,260 jobs in Washington, a gap of 49,880 from Electricians. Its median is $124,200 per year, or $28,980 above Electricians. Its location quotient is 0.9.
6. Cashiers has 61,050 jobs in Washington, a gap of 41,670 from Electricians. Its median is $38,720 per year, or $56,500 below Electricians. Its location quotient is 0.87.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 57,370 jobs in Washington, a gap of 37,990 from Electricians. Its median is $44,620 per year, or $50,600 below Electricians. Its location quotient is 0.89.
8. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has 51,650 jobs in Washington, a gap of 32,270 from Electricians. Its median is $100,360 per year, or $5,140 above Electricians. Its location quotient is 2.08.
4. Project Management Specialists has a median of $124,160 per year in Washington, or $28,940 above Electricians. BLS lists 36,240 jobs, compared with 19,380 for Electricians. Its location quotient is 1.49.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $102,350 per year in Washington, or $7,130 above Electricians. BLS lists 28,980 jobs, compared with 19,380 for Electricians. Its location quotient is 0.91.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $100,360 per year in Washington, or $5,140 above Electricians. BLS lists 51,650 jobs, compared with 19,380 for Electricians. Its location quotient is 2.08.
7. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $96,550 per year in Washington, or $1,330 above Electricians. BLS lists 34,740 jobs, compared with 19,380 for Electricians. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $79,830 per year in Washington, or $15,390 below Electricians. BLS lists 27,340 jobs, compared with 19,380 for Electricians. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.49 in Washington, a gap of 0.37 from Electricians. BLS lists 36,240 jobs and a median of $124,160 per year, or $28,940 above Electricians.
5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.34 in Washington, a gap of 0.22 from Electricians. BLS lists 43,420 jobs and a median of $49,120 per year, or $46,100 below Electricians.
6. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.28 in Washington, a gap of 0.16 from Electricians. BLS lists 26,500 jobs and a median of $44,710 per year, or $50,510 below Electricians.
7. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.09 in Washington, a gap of 0.03 from Electricians. BLS lists 35,140 jobs and a median of $46,800 per year, or $48,420 below Electricians.
8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.08 in Washington, a gap of 0.04 from Electricians. BLS lists 94,710 jobs and a median of $37,710 per year, or $57,510 below Electricians.
