Women Electricians in California: Pay, Gap, and Numbers
Electricians are 3.4% women; union wage scales give this trade one of the smallest adjusted pay gaps. This page applies California’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for electricians to estimate the state-level pay gap.
Earnings estimate — Electricians in California
Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying California’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (+6.2% vs national) to the national BLS median for female electricians. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.
National baseline
California context
California’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 89.0%, ranking #2 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 32.5% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 19 women from California serve in the 119th US Congress. No woman has been elected governor of California.
Other professions in California
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Frequently asked
What is the median salary for female electricians in California?
Estimated at $60,087 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female electricians ($56,576) adjusted by California’s overall wage environment (+6.2% vs national).
What is the pay gap for electricians in California?
Estimated at 10.2%, or about $6,837 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.
How does California compare nationally on pay equity?
California ranks #2 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).
What BLS occupation code applies here?
47-2111 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.
Are these numbers adjusted for experience?
No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.