What is the average electrician salary in North Carolina?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average electrician salary in North Carolina is $49,030. This number takes into account both union and non-union workers. Electricians in North Carolina earn an annual income of $24.98 per hour and $1,178 per week.
In addition to this, electricians are paid well because the job market for electrical work is high. The number of jobs for electricians has grown by over 3% since 2011 and continues to rise steadily. The field also offers benefits such as retirement plans, paid vacation time and health insurance for employees who work full-time hours at their job site during regular business hours throughout most weeks during a year (i.e., Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm).
Electrician Salary In Nc
Electrician Salaries in North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Commerce gave a 5 star rating to the job prospects for electricians during the ten-year period ending in 2022. The state reserves this rating for jobs with the best prospects based on wages, number of openings, and job growth rate.
In fact, this Department expects the number of jobs for electricians in North Carolina to increase by more than 28% during this time frame. This level of growth should result in an average of 671 jobs a year becoming available.
Search Electrician Programs
Get information on Electrician programs by entering your zip code and request enrollment information.
Sponsored Listings
Featured Programs:
SPONSORED SCHOOL(S)
Featured Program: Online Residential Electrician Career Diploma Program
Featured Program: Online Electrician Career Diploma – NEC-aligned lessons – Finish in as few as 4 months.
Skilled craft workers such as electricians are in demand in North Carolina. Nearly 90% of the state’s contractors surveyed by the American General Contractors of America in 2015 expect it to be difficult to find and hire skilled craft workers over the coming year.
The Charlotte Business Journal described how construction in the area is booming as of July 2016. Construction started on a $66 million FedEx distribution center—the second to be built in the business park along I-85 in Cabarrus County.
Plans to remake the former Pepsi bottling facility in North End are underway. Developers will transform the building into 432 apartments and 26,000-square feet of retail space. South Charlotte’s Toringdon will soon boast a new hotel, multifamily development, and retail space.
The Charlotte City Council approved two major construction projects in July 2016. One is a second Marriott hotel to be built in SouthPark. The other is a plan to redevelop industrial buildings in the South End to a 400+ apartment complex and up to 2,500 square feet to be used for nonresidential properties.
Salaries for Residential Electricians Throughout North Carolina
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the range of salaries earned by electricians in North Carolina’s cities and rural areas. Highly skilled master electricians can expect to earn salaries at the highest end of these ranges (2015):
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Asheville NC
510
19.39
40320
19.01
22.18
24.54
39540
46140
51050
Burlington NC
140
20.55
42740
18.55
22.40
32.22
38590
46600
67020
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia NC-SC
3910
20.33
42280
19.36
23.00
27.72
40260
47840
57660
Durham-Chapel Hill NC
740
19.96
41520
19.57
22.81
26.55
40710
47450
55230
Fayetteville NC
360
19.05
39630
17.96
22.84
26.56
37360
47510
55240
Greensboro-High Point NC
1580
20.39
42410
18.98
22.97
28.50
39470
47770
59290
Greenville NC
170
20.22
42060
19.59
22.57
25.86
40740
46940
53790
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton NC
100
20.79
43250
20.78
23.02
25.25
43210
47880
52520
Jacksonville NC
140
17.97
37390
17.54
21.60
26.36
36490
44920
54820
New Bern NC
90
20.28
42190
18.41
23.45
29.19
38290
48770
60720
Raleigh NC
2350
18.95
39420
18.33
21.60
24.09
38120
44930
50100
Rocky Mount NC
210
20.10
41820
18.87
22.90
28.46
39240
47630
59190
Wilmington NC
580
19.28
40110
18.89
22.29
24.64
39290
46360
51260
Winston-Salem NC
860
24.37
50690
22.58
32.06
35.90
46960
66680
74670
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
1080
19.46
40480
19.50
22.39
24.75
40550
46570
51480
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
210
22.15
46060
20.90
23.90
32.45
43480
49710
67500
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
560
19.45
40460
19.22
22.55
26.46
39990
46910
55030
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
370
19.53
40610
18.51
22.53
26.78
38490
46870
55690
Salaries for Specialty Electricians in North Carolina’s Major Cities
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides salaries for a number of different types of specialized electricians that work in North Carolina’s largest cities (2015). Those with the most education and experience tend to earn salaries at the upper end of the ranges shown here:
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
- Asheville: $67,250 – $77,840
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia: $52,540 – $72,379
- Durham-Chapel Hill: $69,650 – $78,270
- Fayetteville: $45,380 – $73,100
- Goldsboro: $68,950 – $81,560
- Greensboro-High Point: $63.430 – $77,620
- Greenville: $47,330 – $61,550
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton: $48,440 – $73,000
- New Bern: $61.420 – $81,010
- Raleigh: $59,820 – >$187,200*
- Rocky Mount: $41,800 – $54,270
- Wilmington: $59,570 – $80,490
- Winston-Salem: $46,990 – $76,560
*Salaries are equal to or greater than $187,200. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics does not report salaries this high.
Electrical and Electronics Repairers Specializing in Commercial and Industrial Equipment:
- Asheville: $42,190 – $60,330
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia: $56,830 – $77,080
- Durham-Chapel Hill: $49,860 – $76,590
- Fayetteville: $55,010 – $62,840
- Greensboro-High Point: $53,100 – $71,440
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton: $47,700 – $64,260
- Raleigh: $45,730 – $72,380
- Wilmington: $46,820 – $79,140
- Winston-Salem: $45,630 – $80.120
Electrical and Electronics Repairers Specializing in Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
- Asheville: $75,310 – $95,370
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia: $69,770 – $93,220
- Durham-Chapel Hill: $74,520 – $93,300
- Fayetteville: $55,220 – $85,010
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton: $70,040 – $88,080
- Raleigh: $67,910 – $79,290
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers Specializing in Motor Vehicles:
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia: $32.320 – $43,410
- Fayetteville: $18,120 – $22.230
- Raleigh: $35,000 – $54,670
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers:
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia: $43,620 – $55,220
- Raleigh: $29,860 – $44,670
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
- Asheville: $34,040 – $44,880
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia: $43,350 – $58,040
- Durham-Chapel Hill: $25.840 – $47,460
- Fayetteville: $35,880 – $67,090
- Greensboro-High Point: $37,400 – $59,680
- Greenville: $37,890 – $59,800
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton: $45,030 – $72,540
- Raleigh: $43,900 – $60,180
- Wilmington: $37,680 – $50,340
- Winston-Salem: $42,600 – $57,640
The statewide average for electricians in these specialized roles is shown in the table below:
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers / Transportation Equipment
150
27.55
57300
27.95
32.24
35.71
58140
67070
74270
Electrical and Electronics Repairers Commercial and Industrial Equipment
2440
25.20
52420
25.18
30.21
35.64
52370
62830
74120
Electrical and Electronics Repairers Powerhouse Substation and Relay
1290
33.67
70030
34.30
39.32
45.18
71350
81790
93970
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers Motor Vehicles
330
14.67
30510
13.41
18.55
24.17
27900
38580
50270
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
770
16.35
34000
14.77
18.52
23.15
30720
38520
48150
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
2430
19.93
41460
19.81
23.49
28.33
41200
48860
58930
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
4760
26.58
55280
25.60
32.33
36.72
53240
67240
76390
Salaries for Electrician Apprentices in Urban and Rural North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Commerce expects an extremely high number of new jobs for electrician apprentices in the state in the ten-year period ending in 2022. It predicts that the number of electrician apprentices will increase by more than 50% during this period.
North Carolina had the 2nd highest concentration of electrician apprentices in the country as of 2015 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Several areas of North Carolina had an exceptionally high number of jobs for electrician apprentices that year:
- Charlotte area—7th highest number of jobs of any city
- Piedmont rural area—2nd highest number of jobs of any rural area
- Southeast Coastal rural area—4th highest number of jobs of any rural area
This agency provides salary data for the occupational classification for “Electrician’s Helpers” throughout North Carolina. Shown below is information that represents the wages earned during an electrical apprenticeship:
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Asheville NC
310
12.79
26600
12.83
14.37
16.52
26680
29890
34370
Burlington NC
30
10.96
22790
10.64
13.22
14.57
22130
27500
30300
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia NC-SC
1360
13.48
28040
13.45
15.16
18.03
27980
31540
37500
Durham-Chapel Hill NC
260
13.01
27050
12.84
14.80
17.25
26700
30780
35890
Fayetteville NC
Estimate not released
10.56
21970
10.51
11.86
13.85
21870
24670
28810
Greensboro-High Point NC
380
12.28
25540
12.48
14.20
16.53
25960
29540
34390
Greenville NC
40
11.77
24480
11.06
12.11
14.92
23010
25190
31040
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton NC
60
14.05
29230
13.91
16.10
17.92
28940
33500
37270
Jacksonville NC
30
11.37
23650
11.37
12.98
14.17
23640
26990
29470
Raleigh NC
790
13.22
27490
12.91
14.78
17.66
26860
30750
36740
Rocky Mount NC
90
14.31
29770
14.22
16.27
17.84
29570
33840
37110
Wilmington NC
150
12.70
26420
12.97
14.29
16.16
26980
29720
33620
Winston-Salem NC
350
13.43
27940
13.24
15.44
17.73
27540
32120
36880
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
240
11.81
24570
12.35
13.75
14.58
25690
28590
30330
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
120
12.25
25480
11.52
14.33
17.12
23970
29810
35620
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
280
14.88
30960
14.89
17.12
18.40
30980
35600
38270
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Estimate not released
12.90
26830
13.18
14.26
14.91
27410
29660
31020
