Electrician salary in Eugene, OR
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Eugene–Springfield, OR area earn a median of $94,680 a year, or $45.52 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $122,700. Across all of Oregon, the median is $101,310, so Eugene pays 7% less than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $27.13/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 750
- After cost of living
- $93,220
- Median hourly pay
- $45.52/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +50%
- vs Oregon median
- −7%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $56,420–$76,140$27.13–$36.61/hr | |
| Journeyman | $94,680$45.52/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $106,070–$122,700$51.00–$58.99/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Eugene, OR compares
- Eugene ranks 6th of 8 Oregon metro areas for electrician pay.
- Electricians hold about the same share of jobs in the Eugene area as nationally: 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $122,700, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $56,420: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Eugene, OR?
- Electricians in the Eugene–Springfield, OR area earn a median of $94,680 a year, or $45.52 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $122,700.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Eugene, OR?
- The median hourly wage is $45.52. The middle half earn between $36.61 and $51.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Eugene, OR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.13 an hour ($56,420 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $36.61.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Eugene, OR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $94,680 a year ($45.52 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $106,070–$122,700.
- Do electricians make more in Eugene or Portland?
- Portland pays more: the median is $94,680 in Eugene and $105,090 in Portland, a 10% difference.
- How does Eugene pay compare with the rest of Oregon?
- The Eugene median of $94,680 is 7% less than the Oregon median of $101,310.
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 21660 (Eugene-Springfield, OR). 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 (101.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures