Electrician Salary in Providence
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 99, effective June 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 99 is the union local for electricians in the Providence area; its hall is on Amflex Drive in Cranston. Union apprentices train at the Local 99 JATC's apprentice school on Western Industrial Drive in Cranston. The rate shown is the base electrician rate, before premiums for hazardous, high or tunnel work.
IBEW Local 99 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 99 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 | IBEW Local 99 JATC |
| Address | 40 Western Industrial Drive, Cranston, RI 02921 |
| Phone | (401) 946-9908 |
| Website | ibew99.org |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to IBEW Local 99?
Check with IBEW Local 99 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 | $73,980 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $73,080 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $35.57 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $35.14 |
| Total Employed | 3,560 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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There is no other Rhode Island 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 →