- The middle half earn between $33.88 and $58.05 an hour.
- Only 2 states pay electricians more at the median.
- Hawaii pays more than both nearby states it is compared with.
- BLS counts about 3,070 electricians on payrolls in Hawaii.
- At the state median wage, an electrical contracting business needs to bill about $152.04 an hour on the labor rate calculator's starting numbers.
Electrician pay in Hawaii, bottom to top
The BLS group covers electricians who install and repair wiring in homes, businesses and plants. Line workers on power lines are counted separately and are not included.
| Pay level | Hourly | Yearly | National hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $21.99 | $45,730 | $20.50 |
| 25th percentile | $33.88 | $70,460 | $23.76 |
| Median | $46.38 | $96,460 | $30.38 |
| 75th percentile | $58.05 | $120,740 | $40.36 |
| 90th percentile | $59.90 | $124,590 | $52.17 |
| Average (mean) | $44.65 | $92,870 | $34.37 |
From the bottom tenth ($21.99) to the top tenth ($59.90), the top of the scale pays about 2.7 times the bottom in Hawaii, close to the 2.5 times spread for electricians nationwide.
Both ends of the scale beat the national figures: $21.99 against $20.50 at the bottom tenth, and $59.90 against $52.17 at the top.
The average wage ($44.65) is a little under the median, so the low end of the range stretches further than the high end in Hawaii.
How Hawaii compares with other states
Over a full year, the Hawaii median of $96,460 is $33,270 more than the national $63,190.
In the state ranking, Hawaii sits 3rd, between Illinois ($47.87) and Washington ($45.78). The range runs from $23.59 in Arkansas to $48.71 in Oregon.
Hawaii has no land border, so it is set here against California and Alaska. Hawaii pays more than both.
These are wages as paid, not adjusted for what it costs to live in Hawaii. Rent, home prices and taxes decide how far a higher wage goes.
| Nearby state | Median hourly | Median yearly | Against Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $46.38 | $96,460 | |
| California | $36.62 | $76,160 | −$9.76 an hour |
| Alaska | $43.00 | $89,440 | −$3.38 an hour |
How many electricians work in Hawaii
About 3,070 electricians work on payrolls in Hawaii, 0.4% of the 757,220 nationwide, the 43rd largest count among the states.
That is 4.9 of every 1,000 jobs in Hawaii, close to the trade's share of jobs nationally.
What an electrical contracting business in Hawaii should charge
Higher wages in Hawaii go straight into the price. Take an electrical contracting business in Hawaii paying the state median of $46.38 and run it through the labor rate calculator with its starting numbers (40-hour weeks, 10 paid days off, 2 unbilled hours a day, 7.65% payroll taxes, $90,000 a year of overhead and 15% profit).
| Step | Math | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Paid hours | 40 × 52 | 2,080 |
| Hours at work | 2,080 − 10 days × 8 | 2,000 |
| Billable hours | 2,000 × 6 ÷ 8 | 1,500 |
| Labor cost | $46.38 × 2,080 × 1.0765 | $103,850 |
| Break-even rate | ($103,850 + $90,000) ÷ 1,500 | $129.23 |
| Rate with 15% profit | $129.23 ÷ 0.85 | $152.04 |
That is $152.04 per billable hour, 3.3 times the wage, and $28.10 more than the $123.94 the same math gives at the national median wage.
Paying the 75th percentile instead, $58.05 in Hawaii, to hire and keep experienced people raises the rate to $172.53.
At this wage the pay itself is the biggest part of the price, so every raise shows up in the rate: a dollar more an hour adds about $1.76 per billed hour.
Run it with your own numbers in the electrician labor rate calculator. It is free and shows every step.
Working as an electrician in Hawaii
- Licensing. What Hawaii asks for before you can work on your own: Electrical license in Hawaii.
- Running the business. Quotes, invoices, booking and your website in one place: how electrical contractors run on Koira.
- Getting found. The free Koira report checks how your business shows up in search and on maps against shops near you.
Where these numbers come from
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
The figures are the BLS state estimates for SOC 47-2111, electricians, across all industries, read straight from the May 2025 state data file. They cover wage and salary workers, not the self-employed. Where BLS did not publish a figure, this page leaves it out.
All states in one table: electrician salary by state.