Electrician salary in Buffalo, NY
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY area earn a median of $77,930 a year, or $37.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $104,710. Across all of New York, the median is $78,750, so Buffalo pays 1% less than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $18.19/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 2,340
- After cost of living
- $81,310
- Median hourly pay
- $37.47/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +23%
- vs New York median
- −1%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $37,820–$57,680$18.19–$27.73/hr | |
| Journeyman | $77,930$37.47/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $93,190–$104,710$44.80–$50.34/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Buffalo, NY compares
- Buffalo ranks 3rd of 12 New York metro areas for electrician pay.
- Electricians are less concentrated in the Buffalo area than nationally: 4.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.90 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $104,710, is 2.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,820: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Buffalo, NY?
- Electricians in the Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY area earn a median of $77,930 a year, or $37.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $104,710.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Buffalo, NY?
- The median hourly wage is $37.47. The middle half earn between $27.73 and $44.80 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Buffalo, NY?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.19 an hour ($37,820 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.73.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Buffalo, NY?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $77,930 a year ($37.47 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $93,190–$104,710.
- Do electricians make more in Buffalo or New York?
- New York pays more: the median is $77,930 in Buffalo and $79,020 in New York, a 1% difference.
- How does Buffalo pay compare with the rest of New York?
- The Buffalo median of $77,930 is 1% less than the New York median of $78,750.
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 15380 (Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY). 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 (95.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures