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Electrician salary in Laredo, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Electricians in the Laredo, TX area earn a median of $46,140 a year, or $22.18 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $63,910 a year. Statewide, electricians earn a median of $58,570; Laredo is 21% below it.

Median yearly pay$46,140
Bottom 10% under$28,390Top 10% over$63,910
Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
$13.65/hr
Jobs in this area
340
After cost of living
$53,060
Median hourly pay
$22.18/hr
vs U.S. median
−27%
vs Texas median
−21%
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29700, Laredo, TX). Excludes self-employed electricians. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay

StageYearly payHourly pay
Apprentice$28,390–$35,970$13.65–$17.29/hr
Journeyman$46,140$22.18/hr
Master / top earners$57,540–$63,910$27.66–$30.73/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Laredo, TX compares

  • Laredo ranks 23rd of 25 Texas metro areas for electrician pay.
  • Electricians are less concentrated in the Laredo area than nationally: 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.64 times the U.S. share.
  • The 90th-percentile wage, $63,910, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $28,390: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do electricians make in Laredo, TX?
Electricians in the Laredo, TX area earn a median of $46,140 a year, or $22.18 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $63,910 a year.
How much do electricians make an hour in Laredo, TX?
The median hourly wage is $22.18. The middle half earn between $17.29 and $27.66 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice electricians make in Laredo, TX?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $13.65 an hour ($28,390 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.29.
How much does a journeyman electrician make in Laredo, TX?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $46,140 a year ($22.18 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $57,540–$63,910.
Do electricians make more in Laredo or Beaumont?
Beaumont pays more: the median is $46,140 in Laredo and $61,380 in Beaumont, a 25% difference.
How does Laredo pay compare with the rest of Texas?
The Laredo median of $46,140 is 21% 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 29700 (Laredo, 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 (87.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures