Electricians wages in North Carolina

The BLS reported a $26.00 median hourly wage for electricians in North Carolina 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

$26.00

BLS OEWS 2024

10th-90th percentile

$18.61-$34.70

Hourly worker wage range.

Employment

23,660

State employment estimate.

Median-wage rank

#48

of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.

What is unique in this BLS cell

State premium

North Carolina's median is -$4.56 per hour below the median state record for electricians ($30.56).

Labor-market size

This state ranks #8 by BLS employment among generated electricians records, with 23,660 workers reported.

Trend

Median hourly pay moved from $21.48 in 2019 to $26.00 in 2024, a +21% change.

2019-2024 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

Same trade, large BLS labor markets

California $36.80 / 73,420 jobs Texas $27.36 / 71,880 jobs Florida $25.53 / 47,980 jobs New York $37.24 / 40,380 jobs Ohio $30.56 / 27,150 jobs Michigan $34.94 / 24,670 jobs Virginia $29.62 / 24,300 jobs

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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 North Carolina. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.

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