Electrician Salary in Houston
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with collectively bargained journey-level scale from IBEW Local 716, effective August 2026.
Wage figures reflect all electricians across all employment types, union and non-union, residential and commercial, apprentice through master.
Petrochemical and industrial facility work drives Houston's electrician market, with a largely non-union workforce.
Houston's electrician market is driven heavily by petrochemical, refinery, and industrial facility work alongside residential construction. Union presence is limited outside of industrial sectors. Industrial facilities in oil and gas concentrate demand for electricians with specialty skills.
- →Petrochemical and refinery work drives demand for industrial electricians
- →Primarily non-union residential and commercial sector
- →No state income tax, so take-home pay is effectively higher than nominal wages
IBEW Local 716 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 716 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 | Houston Electrical Training Center |
| Address | 108 Covern Street, Houston, TX 77061 |
| Phone | (713) 649-2739 |
| Website | houstonjatc.com |
| Minimum Score | 4 out of 9 |
| Application Window | Contact houstonjatc.com directly for current dates |
| Retake Policy | 90 days per Electrical Training Alliance guidance |
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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 | $59,180 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $61,470 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $28.45 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $29.55 |
| Total Employed | 19,730 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
Journey-level rates below are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement. Union density and market conditions vary significantly by region.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 - SOC 47-2111 (Electricians) - Cross-Industry, All Ownership
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