If you are looking for a job as an electrician, and are even willing to move to a new location to have better job opportunities, then pay attention to the following list that points to the places in the United States with the best salaries in this profession.
Whether you install, maintain, repair wiring or electrical accessories, this job can pay well in some places better than others.
Undoubtedly, the figures published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are very interesting because it maintains the San Francisco Bay Area, California, as the best paid area with an average salary of more than $100,400 dollars per year.
It is interesting to know that in this occupation, there are industries with more jobs than others. For example, there are around 495,890 electricians who work in construction teams; while in the construction of non-residential buildings there are some 11,610 registered workers.
If you are an electrician and you are interested in changing industries, you should know that the ones that pay the best are those who work in natural gas distribution, as well as those who promote performing arts, sports and similar events; land subdivision; real estate; and monetary authorities-central bank.
What are the locations where electricians earn the best?
- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California Median hourly wage: $48.27 Median annual wage: $100,400
- Trenton, NJ Median hourly wage: $40.87 Median annual wage: $84,950
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Median hourly wage: $40.77 Median annual wage: $84,810
- Lewiston, Idaho Median hourly wage: $40.34 Median annual wage: $83,910
- New York-Newark-New Jersey Median hourly wage: $39.73 Median annual wage: $82,640
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Median hourly wage: $39.10 Median annual wage: $81,320
- Kankakee, Illinois Median hourly wage: $38.88 Median annual wage: $80,870
- Rockford, Illinois Median hourly wage: $38.20 Median annual wage: $79,470
- Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Median hourly wage: $38.01 Median annual wage: $79,050
- Carbondale-Marion, Illinois Median hourly wage: $37.96 Median annual wage: $78,970