47-2111 - BLS OEWS 2024
Electricians wages in Virginia
The BLS reported a $29.62 median hourly wage for electricians in Virginia 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
$29.62
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$18.45-$53.23
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
24,300
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#32
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Virginia's median is -$0.94 per hour below the median state record for electricians ($30.56).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #7 by BLS employment among generated electricians records, with 24,300 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $24.97 in 2019 to $29.62 in 2024, a +19% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $24.97 |
| 2020 | $25.95 |
| 2021 | $27.81 |
| 2022 | $28.55 |
| 2023 | $29.00 |
| 2024 | $29.62 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
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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 Virginia. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.