IBEW Pay Scale by State
California has the highest Maximum Annual Salary in 2026 ($182,500), followed by Washington ($153,900) and Pennsylvania ($141,940). Mississippi has the lowest ($60,500).
Maximum Annual Salary, 2026
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Biggest changes · 2025 → 2026
51 states have a value in both years.
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Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | $182,500 | $98,900 |
| 2 |  Washington | $153,900 | $99,100 |
| 3 |  Pennsylvania | $141,940 | $70,920 |
| 4 |  Massachusetts | $132,340 | $91,980 |
| 5 |  Oregon | $131,000 | $91,160 |
| 6 |  New Jersey | $130,860 | $102,000 |
| 7 |  New York | $128,500 | $76,500 |
| 8 |  Illinois | $125,220 | $74,000 |
| 9 |  District of Columbia | $119,000 | $80,800 |
| 10 |  Nevada | $117,660 | $104,000 |
| 11 |  Alaska | $114,880 | $114,880 |
| 12 |  Minnesota | $113,600 | $83,780 |
| 13 |  Hawaii | $113,100 | $113,100 |
| 14 |  Rhode Island | $112,220 | $112,220 |
| 15 |  Michigan | $108,140 | $77,640 |
| 16 |  Missouri | $108,020 | $64,500 |
| 17 |  Indiana | $104,000 | $72,740 |
| 18 |  Ohio | $102,080 | $68,000 |
| 19 |  Wisconsin | $101,720 | $77,480 |
| 20 |  Maryland | $101,000 | $57,600 |
| 21 |  Delaware | $98,000 | $98,000 |
| 22 |  Connecticut | $94,800 | $87,500 |
| 23 |  Colorado | $93,600 | $63,800 |
| 24 |  Nebraska | $92,800 | $70,000 |
| 25 |  Iowa | $92,000 | $70,780 |
| 26 |  Idaho | $90,600 | $73,940 |
| 27 |  Montana | $87,840 | $73,320 |
| 28 |  Utah | $87,300 | $87,300 |
| 29 |  Wyoming | $83,820 | $71,060 |
| 30 |  West Virginia | $82,820 | $70,200 |
| 31 |  Oklahoma | $82,800 | $75,500 |
| 32 |  Kentucky | $81,920 | $64,740 |
| 32 |  North Dakota | $81,920 | $70,700 |
| 34 |  New Mexico | $80,600 | $76,000 |
| 35 |  Florida | $80,000 | $56,840 |
| 36 |  Kansas | $79,900 | $71,100 |
| 37 |  Texas | $79,500 | $58,820 |
| 38 |  Virginia | $78,700 | $60,680 |
| 39 |  Arizona | $78,180 | $64,000 |
| 40 |  Georgia | $77,300 | $62,000 |
| 41 |  Maine | $76,140 | $74,200 |
| 42 |  Tennessee | $72,760 | $60,080 |
| 43 |  Louisiana | $72,000 | $51,380 |
| 44 |  New Hampshire | $69,100 | $69,100 |
| 45 |  South Dakota | $68,040 | $56,500 |
| 46 |  South Carolina | $68,000 | $68,000 |
| 47 |  North Carolina | $67,660 | $53,400 |
| 48 |  Arkansas | $65,740 | $54,560 |
| 49 |  Vermont | $63,800 | $63,800 |
| 50 |  Alabama | $62,500 | $59,500 |
| 51 |  Mississippi | $60,500 | $53,600 |
What correlates with Maximum Annual Salary (2026)?
Pearson r against 2,095 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Maximum Annual Salary tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Maximum Annual Salary tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
- Maternal Mortality Total Deaths (2019-2023)Maternal Mortality Rate by StatePlotr = −0.73 · very strong · n = 39
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- Favorable Gun Laws RankBest States for Gun OwnersA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.66 · strong · n = 50
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Maximum Annual Salary?
- California has the highest Maximum Annual Salary in 2026, at $182,500, followed by Washington ($153,900) and Pennsylvania ($141,940).
- Which state has the lowest Maximum Annual Salary?
- Mississippi has the lowest Maximum Annual Salary in 2026, at $60,500.
- What is the median Maximum Annual Salary across US states?
- The median is $90,600 across the 51 US states with data in 2026.
- Where does this ibew pay scale by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: IBEW Union Electrician Salary / Pay Scale - Union Pay Scales; Union Electrician Salary in Vermont - Zip Recruiter.