Electrician Salary in Nashville
Metro area wage data for electricians from the BLS OEWS program, May 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 429 is the union local for electricians in Nashville. Union apprentices train through the Nashville Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee in an inside wireman program of 8,000 on-the-job hours and 720 classroom hours. No union scale figure is available for this market, because no negotiated electrician rate is published for Davidson County and neither the local nor the JATC publishes a wage sheet. Contact the JATC for current rate and apprenticeship information.
All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels
No union scale is published for this area yet. Ask the nearest local hall which agreement covers work here.
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What to expect →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 | $63,340 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $66,710 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $30.45 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $32.07 |
| Total Employed | 6,220 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2111). How we build these figures →