Electrician salary in Bangor, ME
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Bangor, ME area earn a median of $63,390 a year, or $30.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $92,740 a year. That's 16% less than the Maine median of $75,380.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $24.78/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 210
- After cost of living
- $65,680
- Median hourly pay
- $30.48/hr
- vs U.S. median
- 0%
- vs Maine median
- −16%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $51,530–$58,940$24.78–$28.34/hr | |
| Journeyman | $63,390$30.48/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $78,260–$92,740$37.62–$44.59/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Bangor, ME compares
- Bangor has the lowest electrician median of the 3 Maine metro areas with published pay.
- Electricians are less concentrated in the Bangor area than nationally: 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.59 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $92,740, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $51,530: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Bangor, ME?
- Electricians in the Bangor, ME area earn a median of $63,390 a year, or $30.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $92,740 a year.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Bangor, ME?
- The median hourly wage is $30.48. The middle half earn between $28.34 and $37.62 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Bangor, ME?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.78 an hour ($51,530 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.34.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Bangor, ME?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $63,390 a year ($30.48 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $78,260–$92,740.
- Do electricians make more in Bangor or Lewiston?
- Lewiston pays more: the median is $63,390 in Bangor and $78,430 in Lewiston, a 19% difference.
- How does Bangor pay compare with the rest of Maine?
- The Bangor median of $63,390 is 16% less than the Maine median of $75,380.
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 12620 (Bangor, ME). 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 (96.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures