47-2111 - BLS OEWS 2024
Electricians wages in California
The BLS reported a $36.80 median hourly wage for electricians in California in 2024. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.
Median hourly wage
$36.80
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$22.42-$65.73
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
73,420
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#11
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$6.24 per hour above the median state record for electricians ($30.56).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated electricians records, with 73,420 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $31.06 in 2019 to $36.80 in 2024, a +18% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $31.06 |
| 2020 | $32.95 |
| 2021 | $34.20 |
| 2022 | $34.15 |
| 2023 | $37.25 |
| 2024 | $36.80 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Electricians in California. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.