Compared with the local labor market
Apprentice pay vs. the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area
Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Helpers--Electricians — about 1,500 people — is $42,670. Charlotte Water Field Operations pays a median base salary of $49,920 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 89th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Charlotte Water Field Operations sits in the local pay range
$35,560
$37,170
$42,670
$47,080
$50,130
Charlotte Water Field Operations median · $49,920
The bar is the range of annual wages for Helpers--Electricians across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Charlotte Water Field Operations’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Helpers--Electricians — about 63,630 people — is $42,670. Charlotte Water Field Operations’s median base salary is 17% above that national figure, about the 77th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$33,020
$36,830
$42,670
$48,470
$58,340
Charlotte Water Field Operations median · $49,920
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Charlotte Water Field Operations is $49,920, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across City of Charlotte
Apprentice is held in 5 City of Charlotte departments. In Charlotte Water Field Operations, the median of $49,920 ranks #3 of 5.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Apprentice role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Apprentice beyond City of Charlotte
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $49,920 ranks #3 of 4. See Apprentice across all of City of Charlotte →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Apprenticeroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.