Salary Data/Electrician by State/Midwest/Ohio/Dayton

Electrician Salary in Dayton

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 82, effective December 2024.

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Market Context

IBEW Local 82 is the union local for electricians in Dayton. Union apprentices train through the Dayton Ohio Area Electrical JATC on Poe Avenue. Ohio prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Union Scale

IBEW Local 82 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$38.00

Effective December 2024

Base wage: $38.00/hr

Benefit contribution: $22.49/hr

Total package: $60.49/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$79,040

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$17,170

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 82 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 Center	Dayton Ohio Area Electrical JATC
Address	6550 Poe Ave., Dayton, OH 45414
Phone	(937) 264-2052
Website	82jatc.com
Minimum Score	4 out of 9
Retake Policy	Applicants scoring below 4 are not eligible to retake the test at any JATC for three months.

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Check with IBEW Local 82 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

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Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$61,870

-$1,320 vs. national

Median Hourly

$29.75

vs. Ohio

-$3,696

vs. state average

Total Employed

1,920

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	$61,870
Annual Mean Wage	$65,360
Hourly Median Wage	$29.75
Hourly Mean Wage	$31.42
Total Employed	1,920
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Ohio

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Other Electrician Markets in Ohio

Eastern Ohio (Non-Metro)

$66,860

Non-Metro

West Northwestern Ohio (Non-Metro)

Union Rates in Ohio and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Ohio, 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 212

Cincinnati

$38.05/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

IBEW Local 8

Toledo