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Electrician Salary in Wichita

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 271, effective May 2025.

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IBEW Local 271 is the union local for electricians in Wichita; its inside jurisdiction includes Sedgwick County.

IBEW Local 271 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$40.64
Effective May 2025
Base wage: $40.64/hr
Benefit contribution: $18.29/hr
Total package: $58.93/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$84,531
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$18,861
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 271 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.

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

Median Annual
$65,670
+$2,480 vs. national
Median Hourly
$31.57
vs. Kansas
+$2,976
vs. state average
Total Employed
1,610
In this area

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$65,670
Annual Mean Wage$68,250
Hourly Median Wage$31.57
Hourly Mean Wage$32.81
Total Employed1,610
Area TypeMetropolitan Area

Up to six other metros in Kansas, 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.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2111). How we build these figures →