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

How much do Electricians make in Tuscaloosa, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Tuscaloosa, AL is $60,110. The 10th percentile is $37,540 and the 90th percentile is $83,040. Employment is 560.

Median annual wage

$60,110

10th percentile
$37,540
25th percentile
$46,970
Median
$60,110
75th percentile
$71,750
90th percentile
$83,040
Mean
$59,040

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $37,540 and the 90th percentile is $83,040. The difference is $45,500, which is 75.7% 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 $46,970 to the 75th at $71,750, covers $24,780.

The mean annual wage is $59,040, which sits below the median of $60,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tuscaloosa, AL median is 4.9% lower than the national median of $63,190 for Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,523, which is 8.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.9% higher than the Alabama median of $55,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tuscaloosa, AL is 87.722, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electricians at $68,523 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electricians. Tuscaloosa, AL ranks 7th of 22 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).).

  • Birmingham, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $56,630 and employment of 2,780. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,793, against $68,523 here.
  • Montgomery, AL is 96 miles away, with a median of $49,910 and employment of 760. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,652, against $68,523 here.
  • Decatur, AL is 104 miles away, with a median of $63,930 and employment of 480. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,304, against $68,523 here.

Employment share

Electricians accounts for 0.52% of wage-and-salary employment in Tuscaloosa, AL (560 of 108,460). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (757,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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 Tuscaloosa, AL · 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 Tuscaloosa, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electricians in Tuscaloosa, AL is $60,110. The 10th percentile is $37,540 and the 90th percentile is $83,040. Employment is 560.

How does that compare with the national median for Electricians?

The local median is 4.9% lower than the national median of $63,190.

What is Electricians pay in Tuscaloosa, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tuscaloosa, AL is 87.722, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,110 is $68,523. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tuscaloosa, AL compare with nearby metros for Electricians?

Birmingham, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 62 miles away, at $56,630. Tuscaloosa, AL ranks 7th of 22 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.