Compared with the local labor market
Electrician pay vs. the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area
Across all employers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, the median wage for Electricians — about 9,750 people — is $101,780. Finance and Administrative Service pays a median base salary of $131,019 for this role, 29% above that figure — about the 78th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Finance and Administrative Service sits in the local pay range
$55,690
$75,610
$101,780
$125,950
$151,290
Finance and Administrative Service median · $131,019
The bar is the range of annual wages for Electricians across every employer in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Finance and Administrative Service’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Electricians — about 757,220 people — is $63,190. Finance and Administrative Service’s median base salary is 107% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$42,640
$49,430
$63,190
$83,940
$108,510
Finance and Administrative Service median · $131,019
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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Finance and Administrative Service is $131,019, 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 Seattle
Electrician is held in 4 City of Seattle departments. In Finance and Administrative Service, the median of $131,019 ranks #1 of 4.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Electrician role in other City of Seattledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Electrician beyond City of Seattle
This role is reported in 30 jurisdictions. In City of Seattle, the median of $131,019 ranks #6 of 30. See Electrician across all of City of Seattle →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Electricianroles 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.