Electrician Salary in Manchester
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with collectively bargained journey-level scale from IBEW Local 490, effective June 2026.
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 490 is the union local for electricians in the Manchester area; its union hall is on Airport Road in Concord. The rate shown is the local's own inside journeyman wage, effective June 2026. Local 490's four-year union apprenticeship is open to applicants who live in New Hampshire or York County, Maine.
IBEW Local 490 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 490 inside wireman journey-level rate under the current collective bargaining agreement. The BLS area median reflects all electricians across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | IBEW Local 490 JATC |
| Address | 48 Airport Rd, Concord, NH 03301 |
| Phone | (603) 224-4239 |
| Website | ibew490.org |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to IBEW Local 490?
Check with IBEW Local 490 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 | $64,080 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $64,880 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $30.81 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $31.19 |
| Total Employed | 970 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
There is no other New Hampshire metro in our coverage. These are the nearest metros in other states, within 300 miles, nearest first. 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 →