Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

SOC 49-2095 • View wages by state

The median annual wage for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay is $96,600, based on BLS OEWS 2023 data. The mean annual wage is $92,840, and an estimated 24,790 workers are employed in this occupation nationally. Between 2020 and 2023, pay rose +13.2% while consumer prices rose 17.7% — a real change of -3.9% (pay did not keep up with inflation). BLS projects employment will grow 5.5% between 2024 and 2034.

Wage Trend & Inflation Adjustment

How the national median wage for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay has moved across BLS OEWS release years, and what each year's wage is worth in 2023 dollars after adjusting for CPI inflation. "Real" change strips out inflation — the truest measure of whether pay is actually rising.

National median wage trend for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, nominal and inflation-adjusted, BLS OEWS.
Year	Median (nominal)	In 2023 $ (real)	Employment
2023	$96,600	$96,600	24,790
2022	$93,720	$97,578	25,440
2021	$93,420	$105,049	22,490
2020	$85,340	$100,472	23,070

Nominal change

+13.2%

Inflation (CPI)

+17.7%

Real change

-3.9%

Job Outlook (2024–2034 BLS projection)

The BLS Employment Projections program estimates how each occupation's employment will change over the coming decade, and how many job openings to expect each year (from both growth and the need to replace workers who leave).

Projected Growth

+5.5%

Faster than average

Employment 2024

23,400

Projected 2034

24,700

Annual Openings

2,000

Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.

Highest-Paying Areas (2023)

Where Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay earn the most, and how each area's median compares to the national median of $96,600. A positive premium means the area pays above the national rate.

Highest-paying areas for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area	Median Annual	vs National	Employment
Oregon	$127,560	+32%	110
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$122,170	+26.5%	40
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$115,250	+19.3%	40
Georgia	$115,030	+19.1%	690
Washington	$114,480	+18.5%	410
Hawaii	$114,410	+18.4%	120
Alaska	$114,060	+18.1%	90
Minnesota	$113,520	+17.5%	160
California	$113,050	+17%	1,710
Wisconsin	$112,690	+16.7%	230