Know What to Pay Your Electricians

The 2026 Texas Electrical Pay Report gives you real pay data across Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and beyond, built from hundreds of thousands of hours of real electrician placements across Texas. Download your free copy.

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Data sourced from real contractor payroll and hiring data across 12+ Texas metro areas.
Published by Buildforce, the staffing partner built for electrical contractors.
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Overbid
and you lose the job to a competitor with better numbers
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Underbid
and you win the work but leave margin on the table.
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Underpay your crew
and your best electricians walk to the shop down the road.

Better data leads to better decisions

Pay data shouldn't be a guessing game.

National averages don’t help. BLS data is 18 months old. And asking around at the supply house isn’t exactly a compensation strategy
This report gives you real numbers, specific to Texas, specific to your metro, built to help you price and staff smarter in 2026.

What's inside the report

Wages by experience tier
Hourly rates for low-, mid-, and high-level apprentices and licensed journeymen, weighted by actual hours worked, not job board estimates.
Metro-level breakdowns
Side-by-side pay data for Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Central Texas so you can benchmark against your local market.
Labor demand by tier
Where the hours are going, which experience levels are being deployed most in each metro, and how that mix shifted between 2024 and 2025.
Pay rate dispersion
How wide or tight pay bands are within each tier and market, so you know if you're pricing at the middle or the margin.
Overtime patterns
Which tiers and metros are running the most overtime, and what that signals about labor pressure in your area.
Built from real contractor payroll data, not job boards, not national averages.

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FAQs

Is this really free?

Yes, no credit card, no purchase required. We built this report because the pay data available to electrical contractors right now isn't good enough. If you find it useful, we'd be happy to tell you more about how Buildforce helps with staffing. No obligation.

What will you do with my email?

We’ll send you the report immediately, then follow up with a few emails about trends inTexas electrical hiring. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime with one click.

What's the typical salary range for masterelectricians?

BLS data is typically 12-18 months behind and uses broad categories that don’t reflect whatelectrical contractors actually pay in the field. Our data is specific to electrical contracting inTexas, broken down by metro and by role. It’s the difference between a national weatherforecast and knowing it’s going to rain on your jobsite tomorrow.

How current is this data?

This report is updated quarterly using real hiring and payroll data from Texas electricalcontractors. You’re getting the 2026 edition — the freshest numbers available.

Who is Buildforce?

Buildforce is a staffing company built specifically for electrical contractors in Texas. We helpyou find, hire, and retain skilled electricians. This report is part of our commitment to givingcontractors the data they need to compete.

Make your next bid with better data

The contractors who consistently win work and keep their best people aren't relying on gut instinct, they know what the market actually looks like. This report gets you there.

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