Electrician salary in Sierra Vista, AZ
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Sierra Vista–Douglas, AZ area earn a median of $57,960 a year, or $27.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,490 a year. That's 5% less than the Arizona median of $61,060.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $19.46/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 150
- After cost of living
- $64,950
- Median hourly pay
- $27.87/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −8%
- vs Arizona median
- −5%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $40,470–$46,580$19.46–$22.40/hr | |
| Journeyman | $57,960$27.87/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $66,750–$81,490$32.09–$39.18/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Sierra Vista, AZ compares
- Sierra Vista ranks 6th of 7 Arizona metro areas for electrician pay.
- Electricians are less concentrated in the Sierra Vista area than nationally: 4.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.89 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $81,490, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,470: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Sierra Vista, AZ?
- Electricians in the Sierra Vista–Douglas, AZ area earn a median of $57,960 a year, or $27.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,490 a year.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Sierra Vista, AZ?
- The median hourly wage is $27.87. The middle half earn between $22.40 and $32.09 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Sierra Vista, AZ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.46 an hour ($40,470 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.40.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Sierra Vista, AZ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $57,960 a year ($27.87 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $66,750–$81,490.
- Do electricians make more in Sierra Vista or Phoenix?
- Phoenix pays more: the median is $57,960 in Sierra Vista and $61,210 in Phoenix, a 5% difference.
- How does Sierra Vista pay compare with the rest of Arizona?
- The Sierra Vista median of $57,960 is 5% less than 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 43420 (Sierra Vista-Douglas, 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 (89.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures