Electrician salary in Idaho Falls, ID
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Idaho Falls, ID area earn a median of $65,350 a year, or $31.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $100,770. Statewide, electricians earn a median of $63,000; Idaho Falls is 4% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $18.08/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 540
- After cost of living
- $69,220
- Median hourly pay
- $31.42/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +3%
- vs Idaho median
- +4%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $37,610–$48,400$18.08–$23.27/hr | |
| Journeyman | $65,350$31.42/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $83,350–$100,770$40.07–$48.45/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Idaho Falls, ID compares
- Idaho Falls ranks 3rd of 7 Idaho metro areas for electrician pay.
- Electricians are more concentrated in the Idaho Falls area than nationally: 6.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $100,770, is 2.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,610: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Idaho Falls, ID?
- Electricians in the Idaho Falls, ID area earn a median of $65,350 a year, or $31.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $100,770.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Idaho Falls, ID?
- The median hourly wage is $31.42. The middle half earn between $23.27 and $40.07 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Idaho Falls, ID?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.08 an hour ($37,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.27.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Idaho Falls, ID?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $65,350 a year ($31.42 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $83,350–$100,770.
- Do electricians make more in Idaho Falls or Lewiston?
- Lewiston pays more: the median is $65,350 in Idaho Falls and $77,130 in Lewiston, a 15% difference.
- How does Idaho Falls pay compare with the rest of Idaho?
- The Idaho Falls median of $65,350 is 4% more than the Idaho median of $63,000.
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 26820 (Idaho Falls, ID). 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 (94.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures