SOC 47-2111 · Area 36220 · May 2025

Electricians

Odessa, TX

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Odessa, TX. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$41,690$20.04
25th percentile$49,660$23.88
Median$57,110$27.46
75th percentile$61,790$29.71
90th percentile$75,150$36.13
Average$58,060$27.91

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 1,030. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $49,660 to $61,790 in 2025, a span of $12,130.

The area median is $1,460 (2.5%) below Texas's $58,570 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 30 other published areas
  • This area's median is $11,540 (25.3%) above the $45,570 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
  • This area's median is $11,030 (23.9%) above the $46,080 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
  • This area's median is $10,970 (23.8%) above the $46,140 median in Laredo, TX.
  • This area's median is $10,180 (21.7%) above the $46,930 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
  • This area's median is $10,110 (21.5%) above the $47,000 median in Lubbock, TX.
  • This area's median is $9,710 (20.5%) above the $47,400 median in Abilene, TX.
  • This area's median is $9,530 (20.0%) above the $47,580 median in Longview, TX.
  • This area's median is $9,060 (18.9%) above the $48,050 median in San Angelo, TX.
  • This area's median is $8,970 (18.6%) above the $48,140 median in El Paso, TX.
  • This area's median is $8,700 (18.0%) above the $48,410 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
  • This area's median is $8,250 (16.9%) above the $48,860 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $8,230 (16.8%) above the $48,880 median in Waco, TX.
  • This area's median is $7,450 (15.0%) above the $49,660 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
  • This area's median is $6,850 (13.6%) above the $50,260 median in Tyler, TX.
  • This area's median is $6,470 (12.8%) above the $50,640 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $5,100 (9.8%) above the $52,010 median in Victoria, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,920 (5.4%) above the $54,190 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $2,750 (5.1%) above the $54,360 median in Amarillo, TX.
  • This area's median is $100 (0.2%) above the $57,010 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
  • This area's median is $390 (0.7%) below the $57,500 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $970 (1.7%) below the $58,080 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
  • This area's median is $1,030 (1.8%) below the $58,140 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
  • This area's median is $1,900 (3.2%) below the $59,010 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,070 (3.5%) below the $59,180 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,300 (3.9%) below the $59,410 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,420 (4.1%) below the $59,530 median in Midland, TX.
  • This area's median is $3,170 (5.3%) below the $60,280 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
  • This area's median is $3,280 (5.4%) below the $60,390 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
  • This area's median is $4,270 (7.0%) below the $61,380 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
  • This area's median is $6,620 (10.4%) below the $63,730 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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