How much does an Electrician make in Ohio?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $63,560 for Electricians in Ohio as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $48,380 and the 75th-percentile is $79,890.

How are Ohio Electrician salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

Why is the BEA RPP for Ohio different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Ohio's overall index of 91.9 reflects rents 72.1, services 89.2, and goods 94.2.

Is Ohio a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Electricians?

Yes — the BEA RPP of 91.9 is below the national 100 baseline, so nominal $63,560 stretches to a real-wage equivalent of $69,160. The take-home advantage versus a higher-RPP state is meaningful for Electricians comparing offers across regions.

What are the limits of these Electrician salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

How long is the electrician apprenticeship in Ohio?

Ohio typically requires 4 years (8,000 hours) of supervised on-the-job training plus classroom hours before the journeyman exam. Apprenticeship pay starts at roughly 40-50% of journeyman scale and steps up annually. Many Ohio apprentices reach full journeyman pay 5-6 years after starting.

Ohio Electrician Salary 2026 — BLS Median $64K, Real Take-Home $69K

TL;DR

Median Electrician salary in Ohio: $63,560 nominal, $69,160 real (BEA RPP basis).
On a real-wage basis, this state sits at #21 of 51; nominal rank is #26.
Low BEA RPP (91.9) means the paycheck stretches further than the BLS number suggests; net lift roughly $5,600.
BLS percentile breakdown: P10 $37,710 · P25 $48,380 · P75 $79,890 · P90 $93,630.

Wage breakdown — Ohio

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$37,710	$41,032
P25 (lower quartile)	$48,380	$52,642
P50 (median)	$63,560	$69,160
P75 (upper quartile)	$79,890	$86,929
P90 (top tier)	$93,630	$101,879
Mean	$65,970	$71,782
Employment	27,150 Electricians in Ohio

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Ohio index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	91.9
Goods	94.2
Services	89.2
Rents	72.1

Ohio sits below the national baseline (RPP 91.9), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 72.1.

After-tax take-home — Ohio (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Electrician)	$63,560	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$5,489	8.6% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$1,037	0–3.5% (graduated, +local 0.5–3% RITA cities)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$4,862	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$52,171	82.1% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$56,768	÷ (91.9 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Ohio state-tax burden means for Electrician take-home

Ohio's state tax is light at this income tier (~1.6% effective). The bigger compensation lever is the below-baseline cost of living (RPP 91.9), which lifts real take-home above nominal after-tax — net real after-tax $56,768. Local-tax overlay: Most Ohio cities levy 0.5–3% local income tax (RITA / CCA jurisdictions). Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Akron all assess ≥2.5%.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $62,350 for Electricians with mean pay of $69,630 and total employment of 742,580. Ohio sits at #26 on nominal pay and #21 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Ohio climbs 5 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does an Electrician make in Ohio?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $63,560 for Electricians in Ohio as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $48,380 and the 75th-percentile is $79,890.
How are Ohio Electrician salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
Why is the BEA RPP for Ohio different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Ohio's overall index of 91.9 reflects rents 72.1, services 89.2, and goods 94.2.
Is Ohio a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Electricians?: Yes — the BEA RPP of 91.9 is below the national 100 baseline, so nominal $63,560 stretches to a real-wage equivalent of $69,160. The take-home advantage versus a higher-RPP state is meaningful for Electricians comparing offers across regions.
What are the limits of these Electrician salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
How long is the electrician apprenticeship in Ohio?: Ohio typically requires 4 years (8,000 hours) of supervised on-the-job training plus classroom hours before the journeyman exam. Apprenticeship pay starts at roughly 40-50% of journeyman scale and steps up annually. Many Ohio apprentices reach full journeyman pay 5-6 years after starting.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 47-2111, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

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