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

How much do Electricians make in Fairbanks-College, AK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Fairbanks-College, AK is $97,860. The 10th percentile is $60,210 and the 90th percentile is $106,080. Employment is 260.

Median annual wage

$97,860

10th percentile
$60,210
25th percentile
$72,440
Median
$97,860
75th percentile
$101,420
90th percentile
$106,080
Mean
$89,180

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $60,210 and the 90th percentile is $106,080. The difference is $45,870, which is 46.9% 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 $72,440 to the 75th at $101,420, covers $28,980.

The mean annual wage is $89,180, which sits below the median of $97,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fairbanks-College, AK median is 54.9% higher than the national median of $63,190 for Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,818, which is 50.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.4% higher than the Alaska median of $89,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fairbanks-College, AK is 103.208, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electricians at $94,818 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Electricians. Fairbanks-College, AK ranks 1st of 2 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).).

  • Anchorage, AK is 196 miles away, with a median of $82,440 and employment of 930. That median is 15.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,201, against $94,818 here.

Employment share

Electricians accounts for 0.71% of wage-and-salary employment in Fairbanks-College, AK (260 of 36,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (757,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 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 Fairbanks-College, AK · 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 Fairbanks-College, AK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Fairbanks-College, AK is $97,860. The 10th percentile is $60,210 and the 90th percentile is $106,080. Employment is 260.

How does that compare with the national median for Electricians?

The local median is 54.9% higher than the national median of $63,190.

What is Electricians pay in Fairbanks-College, AK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fairbanks-College, AK is 103.208, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $97,860 is $94,818. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fairbanks-College, AK compare with nearby metros for Electricians?

Anchorage, AK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 196 miles away, at $82,440. Fairbanks-College, AK ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.