Electrician Salary in New Haven
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 90, effective June 2024.
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 90, an inside wireman local, is the union local for electricians in the New Haven area; its hall is on North Plains Industrial Road in Wallingford. Union apprentices train through the NECA and Local 90 JATC at the same address. The rate dates from June 2024.
- →The JATC is run jointly with the Connecticut Chapter of NECA
IBEW Local 90 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate
Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective June 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.
Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 90 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 | NECA & Local 90 JATC |
| Address | 2 North Plains Industrial Road, Wallingford, CT 06492 |
| Phone | (203) 265-3820 |
| Website | ibewlocal90.org |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to IBEW Local 90?
Check with IBEW Local 90 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 | $77,410 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $78,890 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $37.22 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $37.93 |
| Total Employed | 990 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in Connecticut, 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 →