Electrician salary in Phoenix, AZ
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ area earn a median of $61,210 a year, or $29.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $86,800. Across all of Arizona, the median is $61,060, so Phoenix pays about the same as the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $22.56/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 17,240
- After cost of living
- $59,250
- Median hourly pay
- $29.43/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −3%
- vs Arizona median
- 0%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $46,920–$48,900$22.56–$23.51/hr | |
| Journeyman | $61,210$29.43/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $77,060–$86,800$37.05–$41.73/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Phoenix, AZ compares
- Phoenix ranks 2nd of 7 Arizona metro areas for electrician pay.
- Electricians are more concentrated in the Phoenix area than nationally: 7.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $86,800, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,920: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Phoenix, AZ?
- Electricians in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ area earn a median of $61,210 a year, or $29.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $86,800.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Phoenix, AZ?
- The median hourly wage is $29.43. The middle half earn between $23.51 and $37.05 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Phoenix, AZ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.56 an hour ($46,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.51.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Phoenix, AZ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $61,210 a year ($29.43 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $77,060–$86,800.
- Do electricians make more in Phoenix or Flagstaff?
- Pay is about the same: the median is $61,210 in Phoenix and $61,330 in Flagstaff.
- How does Phoenix pay compare with the rest of Arizona?
- The Phoenix median of $61,210 is about the same as the Arizona median of $61,060.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2111 (Electricians), area code 38060 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed electricians and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (103.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures