47-2111 - BLS OEWS 2025
Electricians wages in North Carolina
The BLS reported a $27.31 median hourly wage for electricians in North Carolina in 2025. 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.
Median hourly wage
$27.31
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$19.29-$36.09
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
21,640
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#49
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
North Carolina's median is -$3.85 per hour below the median state record for electricians ($31.16).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #11 by BLS employment among generated electricians records, with 21,640 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $21.48 in 2019 to $27.31 in 2025, a +27% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $21.48 |
| 2020 | $21.87 |
| 2021 | $22.75 |
| 2022 | $23.57 |
| 2023 | $24.49 |
| 2024 | $26.00 |
| 2025 | $27.31 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Electricians in North Carolina. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.