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Electrician Salary in Tampa

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 915, effective December 2025.

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Market Context

IBEW Local 915 is the union local for electricians in the Tampa Bay area; its hall is on Harney Road in Tampa and its inside jurisdiction takes in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. The rate shown is Pinellas County's, because no negotiated electrician rate is published for Hillsborough County. Union apprentices train through the Tampa JATC.

Union Scale

IBEW Local 915 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$33.11
Effective December 2025
Base wage: $33.11/hr
Benefit contribution: $14.59/hr
Total package: $47.70/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$68,869
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$11,419
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 915 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.

JATC Information
Training CenterIBEW Local 915
Address5621 Harney Road, Tampa, FL 33610
Phone(813) 621-6451
Websitetampajatc.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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Area Wage Data

All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual
$57,450
-$5,740 vs. national
Median Hourly
$27.62
vs. Florida
+$2,723
vs. state average
Total Employed
7,170
In this area
Full Wage Breakdown

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$57,450
Annual Mean Wage$58,020
Hourly Median Wage$27.62
Hourly Mean Wage$27.89
Total Employed7,170
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Other Electrician Markets in Florida
Naples
$60,020
Metro
Miami
$58,630
Metro
Port St. Lucie
$58,540
Metro
Palm Bay
$58,450
Metro
Jacksonville, FL
$58,280
Metro
North Florida (Non-Metro)
$58,260
Non-Metro
Cape Coral
$57,930
Metro
Punta Gorda
$57,860
Metro
South Florida (Non-Metro)
$57,640
Non-Metro
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Union Rates in Florida and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Florida, 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.

IBEW Local 915
North Port
$33.11/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
Effective December 2025
IBEW Local 349
Cape Coral
$37.42/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
Effective September 2025
IBEW Local 508
Savannah
$33.35/hr
Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination
Effective September 2025
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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2111). How we build these figures →