High demand
Electrician Careers in New York
Everything you need to build an electrical career in New York.
$38–$64 / hr
Typical pay range
High
Electrician demand
Market pay ranges: Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Derived from BLS OEWS median Commercial and journeyman scale runs 35% above the BLS OEWS, May 2025 median hourly wage for all electricians in New York ($37.86/hr).
Commercial rate ranges are derived from each state's BLS OEWS median electrician wage (SOC 47-2111, May 2025) applied against a national commercial-premium multiplier (1.15×–1.58×), based on 2026 published journeyman wage data. Not a direct BLS figure.
Electrical career overview
New York licenses electricians locally rather than statewide. Union density is high in the downstate market, and transit, high-rise, and grid work dominate.
How licensing works in New York
New York has no statewide electrician license of any kind — every city and county sets its own rules. New York City's system, run through DOB, is uniquely demanding: it skips journeyman entirely and licenses only Master and Special Electricians.