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Electricians in California

Considering a career as an Electrician in California?

13.3% Jobs Projection
$64,260 Median Salary
8,700 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Electricians in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Electricians in California is growing faster than average.

  • Electricians in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Electricians Work in California?

66,260 people worked as Electricians in 2018 in this state.

There were 63,060 Electricians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 3,200 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 9,080 Electricians working in it, which means California has more Electricians than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Electricians in this state are growing at a rate of 13.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.9%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 8,700 annual Electricians job openings in California, and 76,000 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 82,000 annual jobs and 726,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Electricians Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Electricians ranged from $35,780 to $112,300 with $64,260 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.2 to $53.99. The median hourly rate was $30.89.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $30.88 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.01.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Electricians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Electricians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 19,470 $64,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 9,590 $91,760
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 7,650 $59,370
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 6,940 $51,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,020 $72,010
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 3,950 $53,760
Fresno, CA 1,440 $61,400
Bakersfield, CA 1,420 $68,350
Santa Rosa, CA 1,150 $72,570
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1,090 $62,670
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 950 $59,360
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 930 $61,440
Modesto, CA 640 $56,200
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 590 $55,320
Salinas, CA 540 $62,880
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 490 $63,480
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 420 $61,250
Visalia-Porterville, CA 400 $59,020
Chico, CA 330 $60,700
Napa, CA 260 $76,480
Redding, CA 210 $62,880
Madera, CA 160 $68,120
El Centro, CA 110 $65,500
Yuba City, CA 90 $74,690
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 80 $66,220
Merced, CA 70 $66,190

Top States for Electricians Employment

View the list below to see where most Electricians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 66,260 $64,260
Texas 62,180 $49,410
New York 42,450 $70,990
Florida 38,860 $42,570
Ohio 24,850 $52,170
Illinois 24,410 $79,770
Michigan 23,320 $59,940
Pennsylvania 21,390 $60,540
Washington 18,860 $65,650
New Jersey 18,020 $64,290
Massachusetts 16,440 $64,530
North Carolina 16,220 $43,110
Georgia 16,130 $48,800
Virginia 15,700 $48,650
Indiana 15,090 $56,990
Colorado 14,850 $54,980
Maryland 14,090 $54,150
Louisiana 12,730 $50,480
Tennessee 12,460 $49,260
Arizona 12,340 $46,620

Below are the states where Electricians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Illinois $79,770
District of Columbia $78,260
Alaska $76,440
Hawaii $74,140
Minnesota $71,230
New York $70,990
Oregon $70,970
Washington $65,650
Massachusetts $64,530
New Jersey $64,290

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