Electrician Salary in Wales
Official ONS earnings for Wales.
Median salary — Wales
£34,719
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£36,177
What a typical electrician takes home
On the median of £34,719, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,376
Take-home a year
£28,517
Income Tax
£4,430
National Insurance
£1,772
What most electricians actually earn
Half of electricians across the UK earn between £30,899 and £48,416. Earning above £48,416 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of electricians earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Electricians and electrical fitters
- SOC 2020 code
- 5241
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 13.7% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank Wales against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Electrician salary FAQs
What is the average Electrician salary in Wales?
The median is £34,719 a year and the mean is £36,177, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a electrician earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £19.00 excluding overtime. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for Wales.
What is a good Electrician salary?
Half of electricians earn between £30,899 and £48,416. Anything above £48,416 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a electrician?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of electricians earn under £23,616 and the lowest quarter under £30,899 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid electricians earn?
The top 10% of electricians earn more than £57,280 a year, and the top quarter more than £48,416. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Do electricians in Wales earn more than the UK average?
The median in Wales is £34,719 against £39,187 across the UK, 11.4% lower. ONS marks the Wales figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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