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

How much do Electricians make in Gainesville, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Gainesville, FL is $55,680. The 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th percentile is $72,040. Employment is 650.

Median annual wage

$55,680

10th percentile
$36,930
25th percentile
$46,220
Median
$55,680
75th percentile
$61,390
90th percentile
$72,040
Mean
$54,270

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th percentile is $72,040. The difference is $35,110, which is 63.1% 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 $46,220 to the 75th at $61,390, covers $15,170.

The mean annual wage is $54,270, which sits below the median of $55,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Gainesville, FL median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $63,190 for Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,561, which is 8.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the Florida median of $57,250.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, FL is 96.733, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electricians at $57,561 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electricians. Gainesville, FL ranks 8th of 20 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).).

  • Ocala, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $47,700 and employment of 670. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,087, against $57,561 here.
  • Homosassa Springs, FL is 42 miles away, with a median of $49,050 and employment of 170. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,478, against $57,561 here.
  • Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 63 miles away, with a median of $52,960 and employment of 270. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,997, against $57,561 here.

Employment share

Electricians accounts for 0.43% of wage-and-salary employment in Gainesville, FL (650 of 152,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (757,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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 Gainesville, FL · 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 Gainesville, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Gainesville, FL is $55,680. The 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th percentile is $72,040. Employment is 650.

How does that compare with the national median for Electricians?

The local median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $63,190.

What is Electricians pay in Gainesville, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, FL is 96.733, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $55,680 is $57,561. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Gainesville, FL compare with nearby metros for Electricians?

Ocala, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $47,700. Gainesville, FL ranks 8th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.