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Electrician I

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

6 employees hold this title in Clemson University. Median total compensation for the role is $50,261, below the department median of $85,097.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $301.6K
Role median: $50,261
Agency median: $85,097
Comparison: Below

Compared with the local labor market

Electrician I pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Electricians — about 8,010 people — is $58,740. Clemson University pays a median base salary of $50,261 for this role, 14% below that figure — about the 30th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Clemson University sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,330

$47,910

$58,740

$66,190

$77,800

Clemson University median · $50,261

The bar is the range of annual wages for Electricians across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Clemson University’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. Clemson University’s median base salary is 20% below that national figure, about the 27th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$42,640

$49,430

$63,190

$83,940

$108,510

Clemson University median · $50,261

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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Clemson University is $50,261, 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 South Carolina

Electrician I is held in 12 South Carolina departments. In Clemson University, the median of $50,261 ranks #12 of 12.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Corrections

$62,639 · 10

Coastal Carolina University

$61,289 · 3

Patriot's Point

$61,100 · 1

Greenville Technical College

$60,790 · 1

Tri-County Technical College

$60,000 · 1

SC Department Juvenile Justice

$59,968 · 3

Department of Public Safety

$59,500 · 1

Department of Administration

$55,133 · 3

University of Charleston

$55,000 · 1

Behavioral Health & Development Disability

$54,591 · 2

University of South Carolina

$54,378 · 6

Median total compensation for the Electrician I role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Electrician beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 30 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $61,674 ranks #23 of 30. See Electrician across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$206,162 · 101

$186,465 · 15

$177,403 · 174

$151,263 · 568

$148,844 · 96

$131,019 · 20

$117,956 · 8

Davis School District, Utah

$110,332 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable Electrician roles 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.

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