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Electricians in Maryland: what they earn

Electricians in Maryland earned a median $73,490 a year in May 2025, $35.33 an hour. 13,690 people held the job, 5.0 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 16% above the national figure of $63,190, and Maryland ranks 20 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$73,490
$35.33 an hour
Rank by pay
#20
of 51 states and DC
Employed in MD
13,690
5.0 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
1.02
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Maryland

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$22.33$46,450A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$27.73$57,680A quarter earn less.
Median$35.33$73,490Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$46.16$96,010A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$56.91$118,370A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$36.28$75,450The average. Pulled up by the top earners.

Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, BLS's full-time year. Overtime is inside the survey's earnings but not separated out.

Maryland against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
17 Maine $75,380 3,780
18 Rhode Island $74,090 2,420
19 Nevada $73,570 8,350
20 Maryland $73,490 13,690
21 Indiana $68,490 19,020
22 Pennsylvania $67,600 22,730
23 Kansas $65,860 6,350

The complete ranking is on the Electricians page.

Against the national figure

MarylandUnited States
Median annual$73,490$63,190
Median hourly$35.33$30.38
10th percentile, annual$46,450$42,640
90th percentile, annual$118,370$108,510
Employed13,690757,220

Other trades in Maryland

Plumbers and pipefitters ($65,400) · HVAC technicians ($70,020) · Welders ($60,310) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($59,360)

See all five ranked by pay in Maryland.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Maryland are being collected from the state authority and will appear here once sourced and cited. Numbers on this page are the May 2025 BLS estimates; see how the numbers are built.