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Electricians salary in Eugene, OR

Median pay for electricians in Eugene, OR: $78,860/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,370 – $99,730 · about 610 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($60,730) by +$18,130 (+30%).

What it's really worth in Eugene

With Eugene's cost of living at 104 (US=100), that $78,860 has the buying power of about $76,161 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $65,157 · median home $459,366 · median rent $1,780/mo.

Full Eugene cost of living & taxes →

How Eugene ranks for this job

On raw pay, Eugene, OR is 19th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Eugene's cost of living is applied, it ranks 34th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Eugene sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Eugene

A median home in Eugene, OR costs $459,366 — about 5.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,780/mo works out at 27% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where electricians earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Eugene.

MetroMedian payvs EugeneRent vs Eugene
Kennewick, WA $103,240 +31%
Honolulu, HI $102,280 +30% 1.7×
San Jose, CA $98,970 +26%
Chicago, IL $98,790 +25% 1.3×

Same job elsewhere in OR

MetroMedian payvs EugeneRent vs Eugene
Portland, OR $96,940 +23%
Salem, OR $79,630 +1% 0.9×

Staying in OR keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires electricians around Eugene

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Eugene

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.