Electrician Salary in Greenville, SC
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 379, effective September 2024.
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 379, based in Charlotte, is the union local for electricians in Greenville; its inside jurisdiction takes in Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Laurens counties along with the rest of upstate South Carolina. The rate shown is the base journeyman rate, before a separate premium for work from swinging scaffolds, boson chairs or raw structural steel.
- →The local's hall is in Charlotte
IBEW Local 379 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate
Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective September 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.
Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 379 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 379 |
| Address | 1900 Cross Beam Dr, Charlotte, NC 28217 |
| Phone | (704) 455-4595 |
| Website | ibew379.com |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to IBEW Local 379?
Check with IBEW Local 379 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 | $60,210 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $61,220 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $28.95 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $29.43 |
| Total Employed | 1,670 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
No other South Carolina metro has a published rate yet. 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 →