SOC 47-3013 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Helpers--Electricians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$42,670

U.S. median hourly wage$20.51

U.S. employment63,630

Nationally, helpers--electricians earned a median of $42,670 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 63,630 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Helpers--Electricians: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$61,110	$29.38	560	0.2
Missouri	$58,340	$28.05	380	0.1
Colorado	$56,420	$27.12	Not published	Not published
Connecticut	$56,020	$26.93	390	0.2
California	$52,080	$25.04	3,120	0.2
Oregon	$49,800	$23.94	570	0.3
Massachusetts	$48,340	$23.24	610	0.2
District of Columbia	$48,300	$23.22	330	0.5
New Mexico	$48,030	$23.09	510	0.6
Hawaii	$47,890	$23.02	Not published	Not published
Wisconsin	$47,230	$22.71	1,180	0.4
New York	$47,210	$22.70	4,120	0.4
Minnesota	$46,750	$22.48	Not published	Not published
Maine	$46,550	$22.38	1,000	1.6
Oklahoma	$46,110	$22.17	1,630	1.0
Kansas	$44,990	$21.63	600	0.4
New Jersey	$44,550	$21.42	1,670	0.4
Virginia	$44,530	$21.41	2,180	0.5
Texas	$44,360	$21.33	7,320	0.5
Michigan	$44,240	$21.27	500	0.1
Nevada	$44,140	$21.22	440	0.3
Arizona	$44,110	$21.21	1,240	0.4
Nebraska	$44,050	$21.18	140	0.1
Maryland	$43,970	$21.14	1,010	0.4
Illinois	$43,290	$20.81	30	0.0
Utah	$43,250	$20.79	520	0.3
Kentucky	$42,790	$20.57	690	0.3
Ohio	$41,920	$20.16	810	0.1
Iowa	$41,610	$20.01	310	0.2
North Carolina	$39,880	$19.17	6,770	1.4
Tennessee	$39,710	$19.09	3,240	1.0
Arkansas	$39,510	$18.99	300	0.2
Idaho	$39,480	$18.98	250	0.3
South Carolina	$39,460	$18.97	2,000	0.9
Georgia	$39,030	$18.77	3,160	0.6
Pennsylvania	$38,880	$18.69	1,000	0.2
Florida	$38,670	$18.59	5,810	0.6
Louisiana	$38,570	$18.54	3,190	1.6
Vermont	$37,910	$18.23	130	0.4
Delaware	$36,560	$17.58	60	0.1
Alabama	$36,490	$17.54	2,630	1.2
Montana	$36,400	$17.50	40	0.1
Indiana	$36,200	$17.40	1,180	0.4
Mississippi	$35,680	$17.15	930	0.8
South Dakota	$35,620	$17.13	300	0.7
New Hampshire	$34,670	$16.67	130	0.2
West Virginia	$33,680	$16.19	210	0.3
Guam	$29,120	$14.00	90	1.3
Puerto Rico	$26,370	$12.68	1,630	1.7

Pay by metro area

All 176 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Helpers--Electricians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$76,100	$36.59	350	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$64,560	$31.04	110	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$61,260	$29.45	550	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$52,690	$25.33	430	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$51,030	$24.53	330	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$50,880	$24.46	60	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$50,160	$24.12	50	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$50,160	$24.12	Not published	Not published
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$49,960	$24.02	790	0.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$49,620	$23.86	30	0.2
Madison, WI	$49,160	$23.64	180	0.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$48,720	$23.42	80	0.9
Albuquerque, NM	$48,570	$23.35	200	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$48,340	$23.24	490	0.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$48,110	$23.13	100	1.5
Midland, TX	$48,050	$23.10	160	1.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$47,800	$22.98	4,660	0.5
New Haven, CT	$47,730	$22.95	30	0.1
Green Bay, WI	$47,670	$22.92	80	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$47,470	$22.82	1,320	0.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$46,920	$22.56	150	3.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$46,780	$22.49	430	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$46,770	$22.49	710	1.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$46,580	$22.39	930	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$46,530	$22.37	460	1.6
Wichita, KS	$46,490	$22.35	140	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$46,240	$22.23	1,330	1.2
Farmington, NM	$46,220	$22.22	30	0.6
Fresno, CA	$46,140	$22.18	90	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$46,050	$22.14	290	1.8
Amarillo, TX	$45,870	$22.05	70	0.6
St. George, UT	$45,790	$22.01	40	0.5
Charlottesville, VA	$45,750	$21.99	100	0.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$45,660	$21.95	60	0.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	$45,440	$21.84	80	0.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$45,170	$21.72	120	0.2
Salem, OR	$45,170	$21.72	60	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$45,160	$21.71	240	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$45,140	$21.70	100	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$44,950	$21.61	50	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$44,890	$21.58	430	0.3
Rochester, NY	$44,860	$21.57	130	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$44,840	$21.56	1,810	0.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,800	$21.54	260	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$44,750	$21.51	220	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$44,720	$21.50	1,040	1.4
Longview, TX	$44,710	$21.50	50	0.4
Columbus, OH	$44,670	$21.48	220	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$44,630	$21.46	390	1.0
Baton Rouge, LA	$44,530	$21.41	1,100	2.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$44,530	$21.41	450	0.6
Bangor, ME	$44,510	$21.40	120	1.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$44,490	$21.39	2,200	0.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$44,150	$21.22	370	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$44,040	$21.18	160	0.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$43,920	$21.11	280	0.8
Reno, NV	$43,820	$21.07	50	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$43,770	$21.05	130	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$43,750	$21.03	240	0.3
Punta Gorda, FL	$43,580	$20.95	60	1.1
Richmond, VA	$43,510	$20.92	410	0.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$43,400	$20.86	140	0.8
Topeka, KS	$43,360	$20.84	90	0.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$43,250	$20.79	Not published	Not published
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$43,120	$20.73	150	1.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$43,010	$20.68	80	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$42,770	$20.56	80	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$42,670	$20.51	1,500	1.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$42,670	$20.51	560	1.5
Lawton, OK	$42,580	$20.47	40	0.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$42,430	$20.40	200	0.2
Gainesville, GA	$42,320	$20.35	60	0.6
Waco, TX	$42,120	$20.25	50	0.4
Worcester, MA	$41,580	$19.99	50	0.1
Decatur, AL	$41,430	$19.92	100	1.6
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$41,430	$19.92	90	2.1
Lexington Park, MD	$40,680	$19.56	30	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$40,660	$19.55	500	0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$40,440	$19.44	40	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$40,310	$19.38	100	0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$40,300	$19.38	60	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$40,220	$19.34	1,630	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$40,130	$19.29	40	0.1
Clarksville, TN-KY	$39,960	$19.21	80	0.8
Killeen-Temple, TX	$39,730	$19.10	60	0.4
Greenville, NC	$39,700	$19.09	240	3.0
Appleton, WI	$39,680	$19.08	160	1.3
Lynchburg, VA	$39,640	$19.06	60	0.6
Asheville, NC	$39,590	$19.03	340	1.9
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$39,560	$19.02	250	0.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$39,550	$19.01	60	0.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$39,510	$19.00	1,160	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$39,480	$18.98	290	0.9
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$39,480	$18.98	110	1.1
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$39,470	$18.98	110	0.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$39,360	$18.92	550	1.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$39,050	$18.77	70	0.2
Florence, SC	$39,000	$18.75	50	0.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$38,940	$18.72	90	0.9
Sumter, SC	$38,930	$18.72	30	0.9
Port St. Lucie, FL	$38,870	$18.69	140	0.8
Hammond, LA	$38,830	$18.67	60	1.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$38,740	$18.62	50	0.1
Valdosta, GA	$38,670	$18.59	100	1.8
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$38,650	$18.58	80	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$38,640	$18.58	580	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$38,570	$18.55	110	0.6
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$38,500	$18.51	90	1.1
Jackson, TN	$38,480	$18.50	100	1.2
Roanoke, VA	$38,470	$18.49	110	0.7
Dalton, GA	$38,440	$18.48	40	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$38,420	$18.47	460	0.8
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$38,380	$18.45	450	1.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$38,360	$18.44	170	0.7
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$38,310	$18.42	90	1.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$38,270	$18.40	770	0.5
Knoxville, TN	$38,250	$18.39	370	0.9
Fayetteville, NC	$38,130	$18.33	170	1.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$38,020	$18.28	160	1.0
Mobile, AL	$38,000	$18.27	400	2.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$37,990	$18.26	160	1.0
Lake Charles, LA	$37,930	$18.23	210	2.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$37,910	$18.23	360	1.3
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$37,890	$18.22	30	0.7
Jacksonville, FL	$37,870	$18.21	630	0.8
Rocky Mount, NC	$37,830	$18.19	120	2.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$37,740	$18.14	850	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$37,720	$18.14	320	1.7
Harrisonburg, VA	$37,680	$18.12	70	1.1
Columbia, SC	$37,670	$18.11	270	0.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$37,630	$18.09	200	1.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$37,580	$18.07	200	0.9
Laredo, TX	$37,550	$18.05	40	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$37,450	$18.01	70	0.1
Abilene, TX	$37,440	$18.00	40	0.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$37,440	$18.00	130	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$37,390	$17.98	160	0.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$37,340	$17.95	30	0.1
Lafayette, LA	$37,340	$17.95	180	1.0
Savannah, GA	$37,330	$17.95	170	0.9
Evansville, IN	$37,310	$17.94	40	0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$37,170	$17.87	140	1.0
Tucson, AZ	$37,030	$17.80	90	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$36,880	$17.73	610	1.2
Ocala, FL	$36,840	$17.71	90	0.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$36,820	$17.70	180	0.9
Johnson City, TN	$36,720	$17.66	60	0.8
Jacksonville, NC	$36,660	$17.63	60	1.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$36,440	$17.52	350	1.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$36,410	$17.51	60	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$36,210	$17.41	570	0.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$36,160	$17.39	140	1.6
Tallahassee, FL	$36,130	$17.37	110	0.6
Monroe, LA	$36,090	$17.35	190	2.2
Goldsboro, NC	$36,030	$17.32	50	1.1
Yuma, AZ	$36,010	$17.31	30	0.5
Jackson, MS	$35,980	$17.30	240	0.9
Tuscaloosa, AL	$35,970	$17.30	110	1.0
Reading, PA	$35,930	$17.27	30	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$35,920	$17.27	220	1.3
Dothan, AL	$35,740	$17.19	70	1.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$35,620	$17.13	90	0.5
Burlington, NC	$35,140	$16.90	150	2.2
Rapid City, SD	$35,000	$16.83	50	0.7
Fort Wayne, IN	$34,900	$16.78	100	0.4
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$34,310	$16.49	140	2.6
El Paso, TX	$34,140	$16.41	140	0.4
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$33,680	$16.19	150	1.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$33,620	$16.16	90	0.2
Columbus, GA-AL	$32,990	$15.86	140	1.2
Tyler, TX	$32,740	$15.74	40	0.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$32,430	$15.59	80	0.5
Mayaguez, PR	$27,190	$13.07	110	2.2
Ponce, PR	$27,050	$13.00	110	1.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$26,310	$12.65	1,280	1.8
Aguadilla, PR	$23,390	$11.25	60	1.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.