Electricians made the list of occupations with the most job openings in Massachusetts during the ten-year period leading up to 2024 according to the state’s Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Another agency indicated that Massachusetts offers numerous jobs for electricians. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 2015:
- The Lowell area had the 10th highest concentration of electricians of any city in the country on a population basis
- The Boston area had the 10th highest total number of electricians employed of any city in the country
The Boston Business Journal reported that Massachusetts had the 3rd highest percentage of increase in construction trade workers in the country in the year leading up to March 2016.
Construction Market Data reported that the value of commercial projects that had been bid in Massachusetts totaled more than $59 billion as of July 2016. More than $15 billion worth of civil construction was in the post-bid phase at that time.
Record job growth in Massachusetts’ biotech industry contributes significantly to the state’s need for construction workers such as electricians. About 1.6 million square feet of lab space was under construction in Massachusetts as of 2015 according to the biotech grade group MassBio.
Salaries for Residential Electricians Throughout Massachusetts
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the range of salaries earned by electricians in the major urban and rural areas of Massachusetts. Highly skilled master electricians can expect to earn salaries at the highest end of these ranges (2015):
Salaries for Specialty Electricians in Massachusetts
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides salaries for a number of different types of specialized electricians that work in Massachusetts’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:
- Barnstable Town: $89,490 – $100,580
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton: $85,820 – $98,070
- Framingham: $89,420 – $100,270
- Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem: $90,500 – $100,730
- Peabody-Salem-Beverly: $87,850 – $99,480
- Springfield: $87,690 – $97,800
- Worcester: $85,650 – $99,610
Electrical and Electronics Repairers Specializing in Commercial and Industrial Equipment:
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton: $59,220 – $77,680
- Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton: $75,190 – $111,340
- Framingham: $55,470 – $77,080
- Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town: $61,170 – $75,360
- Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem: $36,920 – $59,930
- Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford: $56,460 – $79,350
- Peabody-Salem-Beverly: $69,350 – $82,310
- Springfield: $69,090 – $81,530
- Taunton-Middleborough-Norton: $47,960 – $61,220
- Worcester: $68,350 – $91,590
Electrical and Electronics Repairers Specializing in Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton: $77,630 – $97,770
Electrical and Electronics Repairers Specializing in Transportation Equipment:
- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua: $69,130 – $94,490
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers Specializing in Motor Vehicles:
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton: $39,710 – $94,160
- Springfield: $25,140 – $38,900
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers:
- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua: $35,910 – $60,550
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers:
- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua: $60,770 – $78,490
- Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford: $56,260 – $80,220
- New Bedford: $46,480 – $71,960
- Springfield: $49,430 – $68,980
- Worcester: $54,290 – $76,450
The statewide average for electricians in these specialized roles is shown in the table below:
Salaries for Electrician Apprentices in the Major Cities of Massachusetts
Electrician apprentices in Worcester earned the 5th highest average salary in the country as of 2015 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This agency also provides salary data for the occupational classification for “Electrician’s Helpers” in the major urban areas of Massachusetts. Shown below is information that represents the wages earned during an electrical apprenticeship; 2015: