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Electricians in Maine: what they earn

Electricians in Maine earned a median $75,380 a year in May 2025, $36.24 an hour. 3,780 people held the job, 5.9 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 19% above the national figure of $63,190, and Maine ranks 17 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$75,380
$36.24 an hour
Rank by pay
#17
of 51 states and DC
Employed in ME
3,780
5.9 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
1.21
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Maine

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$26.05$54,180A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$30.25$62,930A quarter earn less.
Median$36.24$75,380Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$40.57$84,390A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$55.63$115,720A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$37.14$77,250The 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.

Maine against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
14 Michigan $76,270 23,530
15 California $76,160 73,310
16 Wyoming $76,120 2,960
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

The complete ranking is on the Electricians page.

Against the national figure

MaineUnited States
Median annual$75,380$63,190
Median hourly$36.24$30.38
10th percentile, annual$54,180$42,640
90th percentile, annual$115,720$108,510
Employed3,780757,220

Other trades in Maine

Plumbers and pipefitters ($64,000) · HVAC technicians ($63,170) · Welders ($62,220) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($57,050)

See all five ranked by pay in Maine.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Maine 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.