SOC 47-2111 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electricians make in College Station-Bryan, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in College Station-Bryan, TX is $48,410. The 10th percentile is $34,740 and the 90th percentile is $74,170. Employment is 500.

Median annual wage

$48,410

10th percentile
$34,740
25th percentile
$42,330
Median
$48,410
75th percentile
$59,820
90th percentile
$74,170
Mean
$52,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $34,740 and the 90th percentile is $74,170. The difference is $39,430, which is 81.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $42,330 to the 75th at $59,820, covers $17,490.

The mean annual wage is $52,560, which sits above the median of $48,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The College Station-Bryan, TX median is 23.4% lower than the national median of $63,190 for Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,226, which is 15.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.3% lower than the Texas median of $58,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for College Station-Bryan, TX is 90.951, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electricians at $53,226 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electricians. College Station-Bryan, TX ranks 12th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Waco, TX is 75 miles away, with a median of $48,880 and employment of 650. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,815, against $53,226 here.
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $60,390 and employment of 7,340. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,581, against $53,226 here.
  • Killeen-Temple, TX is 83 miles away, with a median of $49,660 and employment of 550. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,492, against $53,226 here.

Employment share

Electricians accounts for 0.37% of wage-and-salary employment in College Station-Bryan, TX (500 of 134,040). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (757,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in College Station-Bryan, TX · Electricians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Electricians make in College Station-Bryan, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in College Station-Bryan, TX is $48,410. The 10th percentile is $34,740 and the 90th percentile is $74,170. Employment is 500.

How does that compare with the national median for Electricians?

The local median is 23.4% lower than the national median of $63,190.

What is Electricians pay in College Station-Bryan, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for College Station-Bryan, TX is 90.951, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,410 is $53,226. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does College Station-Bryan, TX compare with nearby metros for Electricians?

Waco, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $48,880. College Station-Bryan, TX ranks 12th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.