Electrician federal salary series 2805
Full-time federal employees in the Electrician series earned a median of $81,623 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 26% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $74,162 and $89,866.
What shapes electrician pay
The most common grade with published pay is WG-10 (2,379 employees, median $77,553). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (813 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($88,969) and lowest in Florida ($73,546), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.
OPM withheld pay for 73% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Electrician pay by grade
Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.
| Pay plan–grade | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| WG-8 | 418 | $70,311 |
| WG-10 | 2,379 | $77,553 |
| WG-11 | 226 | $85,880 |
| WL-10 | 451 | $86,297 |
| WS-9 | 226 | $95,115 |
| WS-10 | 312 | $98,193 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Electrician pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 813 | $77,720 |
| Department of Justice | 232 | $94,792 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 98 | $78,534 |
| Department of the Interior | 48 | $80,433 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Electrician pay by state
The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.
| State | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 105 | $79,672 |
| California | 94 | $86,715 |
| New York | 84 | $83,605 |
| Texas | 72 | $77,261 |
| Florida | 72 | $73,546 |
| District of Columbia | 69 | $88,969 |
| Pennsylvania | 69 | $77,198 |
| Illinois | 52 | $82,123 |
| Ohio | 39 | $80,203 |
| Virginia | 38 | $85,275 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
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Change since September 2025
The median moved +4.7% from $77,970 in September 2025 to $81,623 in September 2026. Headcount went from 5,010 to 4,884 (−2.5%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.