How much do Helpers--Electricians make in Gainesville, GA?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $32,400 and the 90th percentile is $50,350. The difference is $17,950, which is 42.4% 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 $35,080 to the 75th at $48,620, covers $13,540.

The mean annual wage is $42,310, which sits below the median of $42,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Gainesville, GA median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $42,670 for Helpers--Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,734, which is 2.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% higher than the Georgia median of $39,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, GA is 96.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $42,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Electricians at $43,734 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 Helpers--Electricians. Gainesville, GA ranks 3rd 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).).

• Athens-Clarke County, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $36,410 and employment of 60. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,007, against $43,734 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 52 miles away, with a median of $40,220 and employment of 1,630. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,197, against $43,734 here.
• Dalton, GA is 68 miles away, with a median of $38,440 and employment of 40. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,785, against $43,734 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Electricians accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Gainesville, GA (60 of 103,870). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (63,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.