Electrician Salary in Huntsville
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 558, effective June 2025.
How to become an electrician →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
IBEW Local 558, headquartered in Sheffield, is the union local for electricians in Huntsville; it keeps a unit office on West Clinton Avenue in Huntsville, and its inside jurisdiction takes in Madison and Limestone counties along with the rest of north Alabama. Union apprentices train through the North Alabama Electrical Training Alliance in Sheffield, in a four-year program of classroom instruction and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training. The same negotiated electrician rate applies in both counties of the metro.
- →One negotiated electrician rate applies across the metro
IBEW Local 558 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 558 inside wireman journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all electricians across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | North Alabama Electrical Training Alliance |
| Address | 1805 E. 17th Street, Sheffield, AL 35660 |
| Phone | (256) 383-9507 |
| Website | naeta.org |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to IBEW Local 558?
Check with IBEW Local 558 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.
What to expect →All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels
All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.
| Annual Median Wage | $58,500 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $59,090 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $28.13 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $28.41 |
| Total Employed | 1,030 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
Up to six other metros in Alabama, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2111). How we build these figures →