Electrician Salary in Savannah
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 508, effective September 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 508 is the union local for electricians in Savannah; its hall is on Dean Forest Road and it also keeps an office in Brunswick. Union apprentices train through the Savannah Electrical Training Alliance, a program of the local and the National Electrical Contractors Association. The same negotiated electrician rate applies in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties.
- →One negotiated electrician rate applies across the metro
IBEW Local 508 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 508 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 | Savannah Electrical Training Alliance |
| Phone | (912) 964-1989 |
| Website | ibewlocal508.org |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to IBEW Local 508?
Check with IBEW Local 508 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 | $58,430 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $59,750 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $28.09 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $28.73 |
| Total Employed | 650 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in Georgia, 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 →