SOC 47-2111 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Electricians make in Jackson, TN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Jackson, TN is $60,360. The 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th percentile is $81,660. Employment is 520.
Median annual wage
$60,360
- 10th percentile
- $37,650
- 25th percentile
- $46,720
- Median
- $60,360
- 75th percentile
- $71,920
- 90th percentile
- $81,660
- Mean
- $61,100
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th percentile is $81,660. The difference is $44,010, which is 72.9% 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 $46,720 to the 75th at $71,920, covers $25,200.
The mean annual wage is $61,100, which sits above the median of $60,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Jackson, TN median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $63,190 for Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,578, which is 11.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.2% lower than the Tennessee median of $61,090.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, TN is 85.522, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electricians at $70,578 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electricians. Jackson, TN ranks 6th of 16 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).).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 74 miles away, with a median of $60,890 and employment of 2,770. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,056, against $70,578 here.
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 93 miles away, with a median of $59,770 and employment of 570. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,469, against $70,578 here.
- Paducah, KY-IL is 93 miles away, with a median of $73,930 and employment of 400. That median is 22.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,881, against $70,578 here.
Employment share
Electricians accounts for 0.62% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, TN (520 of 84,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (757,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.26 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 Jackson, TN · 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 Jackson, TN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Jackson, TN is $60,360. The 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th percentile is $81,660. Employment is 520.
How does that compare with the national median for Electricians?
The local median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $63,190.
What is Electricians pay in Jackson, TN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, TN is 85.522, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,360 is $70,578. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Jackson, TN compare with nearby metros for Electricians?
Memphis, TN-MS-AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 74 miles away, at $60,890. Jackson, TN ranks 6th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.