Electrician salary in Boston, MA-NH
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH area earn a median of $79,910 a year, or $38.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $129,320 a year. Across all of Massachusetts, the median is $79,420, so Boston pays 1% more than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $22.71/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 13,410
- After cost of living
- $73,810
- Median hourly pay
- $38.42/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +26%
- vs Massachusetts median
- +1%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $47,240–$58,300$22.71–$28.03/hr | |
| Journeyman | $79,910$38.42/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $102,160–$129,320$49.11–$62.17/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Boston, MA-NH compares
- Boston has the highest electrician median of the 7 Massachusetts metro areas with published pay.
- Electricians hold about the same share of jobs in the Boston area as nationally: 5.0 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $129,320, is 2.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,240: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other Massachusetts metro areas
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Boston, MA-NH?
- Electricians in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH area earn a median of $79,910 a year, or $38.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $129,320 a year.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Boston, MA-NH?
- The median hourly wage is $38.42. The middle half earn between $28.03 and $49.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Boston, MA-NH?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.71 an hour ($47,240 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.03.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Boston, MA-NH?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $79,910 a year ($38.42 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $102,160–$129,320.
- Do electricians make more in Boston or Barnstable Town?
- Boston pays more: the median is $79,910 in Boston and $78,570 in Barnstable Town, a 2% difference.
- How does Boston pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?
- The Boston median of $79,910 is 1% more than the Massachusetts median of $79,420.
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 14460 (Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH). 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 (108.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures