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Texas Electrician Salary: Median Pay, Metro Ranges and Union Scale

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Short answer: The median pay for electricians in Texas was $28.16 an hour, about $58,570 a year, in the May 2025 federal wage data. That number covers every experience level and is base pay without overtime. New apprentices in Texas programs start lower, at published rates from $16.25 to $21.07 an hour, and union journeyman scales in North Texas and Austin are above $38 an hour.

By Tsai Electro. Built from public BLS wage data and the published wage pages of Texas training programs, checked October 2026. Every figure below links to its source at the end of the page.

Statewide pay for Texas electricians

  • Median pay, Texas: $28.16 an hour, about $58,570 a year (BLS, May 2025, electricians, occupation code 47-2111).
  • Lower end of the range, Texas: the 10th to 25th percentile ran from $18.23 to $22.44 an hour.
  • Electricians employed in Texas: 76,770.
  • For comparison, the national median was $63,190 a year. Nationally the lowest 10% earned less than $42,640 and the highest 10% earned more than $108,510.

These are base wages. Overtime, shift premiums and per diem are not in them, and a median says nothing about what one employer will offer you on day one.

Pay by metro

The federal data also gives the lower end of the range, the 10th to 25th percentile, for the four largest metros:

  • Houston: $18.66 to $22.71 an hour, 19,730 electricians employed.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth: $18.63 to $22.85 an hour, 20,930 employed.
  • Austin: $18.87 to $22.97 an hour, 7,340 employed.
  • San Antonio: $18.01 to $21.78 an hour, 6,660 employed.

Helper pay and the full metro table are on What Starting Pay to Expect as a Texas Electrical Apprentice, by Metro.

Union journeyman scale

  • North Texas Electrical JATC: journeyman base rate $40.65 an hour from March 1, 2026. Apprentices start at 50% of it, $20.33.
  • Austin JATC: journeyman rate $38.30 an hour on the wage scale effective January 5, 2026. Apprentices start at 55% of it, $21.07.
  • IBEW 716, Houston Zone A: the published first-period apprentice rate is $18.34 and the sixth-period rate is $34.64, effective August 31, 2026.

A union scale applies to work under that contract. Nonunion shops set their own pay, so compare the full offer, including hours, classes and benefits.

Where a new electrician starts

Published first-year apprentice rates in Texas: $16.25 an hour at IEC Fort Worth, $17.33 at Houston JATC, $20.33 at North Texas JATC, $21.07 at Austin JATC and $19.79 at South Texas JATC, where the published year-two rate is $23.67.

What moves your pay up

The license step is the big one: journeyman scale is roughly double the apprentice start in the union programs above. Industry matters too. Nationally in May 2025 the median for electricians was $79,820 in government, $74,550 in manufacturing and $61,570 at electrical contractors. Specialized work such as data center electrical work is another path, usually after you are licensed.

Next step

Tsai Electro members get the Texas route from zero to helper, apprentice and journeyman as one map, with the tasks and checklists for each step. Start your 7-day free trial and see the first step for your situation.

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