Electrician salary in Killeen, TX
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Killeen–Temple, TX area earn a median of $49,660 a year, or $23.88 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,360. That's 15% less than the Texas median of $58,570.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $17.73/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 550
- After cost of living
- $54,490
- Median hourly pay
- $23.88/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −21%
- vs Texas median
- −15%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $36,880–$41,890$17.73–$20.14/hr | |
| Journeyman | $49,660$23.88/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $62,070–$75,360$29.84–$36.23/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Killeen, TX compares
- Killeen ranks 14th of 25 Texas metro areas for electrician pay.
- Electricians are less concentrated in the Killeen area than nationally: 3.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.75 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $75,360, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,880: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Killeen, TX?
- Electricians in the Killeen–Temple, TX area earn a median of $49,660 a year, or $23.88 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,360.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Killeen, TX?
- The median hourly wage is $23.88. The middle half earn between $20.14 and $29.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Killeen, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.73 an hour ($36,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.14.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Killeen, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $49,660 a year ($23.88 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $62,070–$75,360.
- Do electricians make more in Killeen or Beaumont?
- Beaumont pays more: the median is $49,660 in Killeen and $61,380 in Beaumont, a 19% difference.
- How does Killeen pay compare with the rest of Texas?
- The Killeen median of $49,660 is 15% less than the Texas median of $58,570.
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 28660 (Killeen-Temple, TX). 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 (91.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures