How much does a Residential Wireman make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Residential Wireman in the United States is $86,994 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.
However, a Residential Wireman's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,832
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,087 to $94,761
Key Factors That Influence Residential Wireman Salaries
A Residential Wireman's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Residential Wireman Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Residential Wiremans. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $109,726
San Francisco: $108,525
Oakland: $106,238
San Jose, CA$109,726
San Francisco, CA$108,525
Oakland, CA$106,238
New York, NY$100,164
Paramus, NJ$98,947
Queens Village, NY$98,942
Passaic, NJ$98,860
Bergenfield, NJ$98,852
Stamford, CT$98,660
Huntington, NY$98,625
Newark, NJ$97,982
Bridgeport, CT$97,798
Vallejo, CA$97,625
New Brunswick, NJ$97,590
Petaluma, CA$97,538
Middlesex, NJ$97,373
Somerset, NJ$97,312
Santa Cruz, CA$97,199
Boston, MA$96,668
Monterey, CA$96,363
Seattle, WA$96,164
Santa Rosa, CA$96,146
Los Angeles, CA$96,120
Juneau, AK$95,894
Washington, DC$95,798
Orange, CA$95,489
Santa Ana, CA$95,259
Long Beach, CA$95,172
Anaheim, CA$95,154
Anchorage, AK$95,111
Santa Maria, CA$94,850
Everett, WA$94,833
Danbury, CT$94,526
Bremerton, WA$94,406
Tacoma, WA$94,093
New Suffolk, NY$94,091
Sacramento, CA$94,067
Santa Barbara, CA$93,971
Trenton, NJ$93,876
San Diego, CA$93,876
Brockton, MA$93,780
Fairbanks, AK$93,567
Lompoc, CA$93,345
Lowell, MA$93,275
Ventura, CA$93,258
Nashua, NH$93,241
Stockton, CA$93,232
Modesto, CA$92,597
Poughkeepsie, NY$92,405
Olympia, WA$92,240
Kennewick, WA$92,240
New Haven, CT$92,205
Lawrence, MA$91,892
Hartford, CT$91,805
Riverside, CA$91,788
New Bedford, MA$91,701
Richland, WA$91,701
Bakersfield, CA$91,579
San Bernardino, CA$91,544
New Britain, CT$91,536
Atlantic City, NJ$91,536
New London, CT$91,501
Norwich, CT$91,475
Portsmouth, NH$91,457
Boulder, CO$91,273
Portland, OR$91,153
Worcester, MA$91,144
Minneapolis, MN$90,874
Philadelphia, PA$90,753
Honolulu, HI$90,465
Saint Paul, MN$90,424
Vineland, NJ$90,405
Providence, RI$90,152
Chicago, IL$89,900
Bellingham, WA$89,796
Springfield, MA$89,726
Baltimore, MD$89,700
Chico, CA$89,482
Pittsfield, MA$89,248
Manchester, NH$89,082
Spokane, WA$88,699
Denver, CO$88,691
Albany, NY$88,282
Troy, NY$88,247
Nassau, NY$88,154
Schenectady, NY$88,064
Wilmington, DE$87,995
Burlington, VT$87,873
Salem, OR$87,838
Portland, ME$87,569
Yakima, WA$87,482
Rochester, MN$87,212
Reno, NV$87,168
Fresno, CA$87,168
Milwaukee, WI$87,090
Detroit, MI$87,003
Ann Arbor, MI$86,988
Allentown, PA$86,977
Colorado Springs, CO$86,829
Syracuse, NY$86,786
Carson City, NV$86,786
Houston, TX$86,664
Eugene, OR$86,620
Gary, IN$86,516
Springfield, OR$86,446
Bismarck, ND$86,429
Galveston, TX$86,368
Medford, OR$86,238
Fort Collins, CO$86,203
Concord, NH$86,159
Austin, TX$86,133
Mesa, AZ$85,950
Reading, PA$85,942
Phoenix, AZ$85,933
Dallas, TX$85,907
Saint Cloud, MN$85,823
Madison, WI$85,707
Utica, NY$85,472
Rochester, NY$85,333
Des Moines, IA$85,324
Raleigh, NC$85,315
Atlanta, GA$85,185
Battle Creek, MI$85,159
Salt Lake City, UT$85,133
Lancaster, PA$85,002
Harrisburg, PA$84,880
Kansas City, MO$84,793
Champaign, IL$84,776
Kansas City, KS$84,776
Fort Worth, TX$84,767
Columbus, OH$84,753
Boca Raton, FL$84,733
Pittsburgh, PA$84,698
Richmond, VA$84,663
Indianapolis, IN$84,646
Cleveland, OH$84,637
Las Vegas, NV$84,532
Cincinnati, OH$84,532
Petersburg, VA$84,402
Huntsville, AL$84,271
Lansing, MI$84,213
Lebanon, PA$84,202
Pueblo, CO$84,193
Appleton, WI$84,167
Buffalo, NY$84,132
Dayton, OH$84,106
Racine, WI$84,089
Charlotte, NC$84,080
Saint Louis, MO$84,054
York, PA$84,002
Elkhart, IN$84,002
Gastonia, NC$83,985
Billings, MT$83,964
Beaumont, TX$83,941
Lorain, OH$83,923
Benton Harbor, MI$83,906
Toledo, OH$83,889
Binghamton, NY$83,845
Rock Hill, SC$83,837
Rockford, IL$83,793
Springfield, IL$83,758
Elyria, OH$83,750
Fargo, ND$83,750
Flagstaff, AZ$83,689
Fort Lauderdale, FL$83,636
Duluth, MN$83,584
Miami, FL$83,584
Cheyenne, WY$83,523
Grand Forks, ND$83,523
Bangor, ME$83,332
Cedar Rapids, IA$83,236
Durham, NC$83,200
Louisville, KY$83,193
Grand Rapids, MI$83,175
Hialeah, FL$83,167
Casper, WY$83,045
Scranton, PA$82,940
New Orleans, LA$82,914
Virginia Beach, VA$82,906
Akron, OH$82,862
Peoria, IL$82,749
Sarasota, FL$82,732
Nashville, TN$82,671
Omaha, NE$82,671
Green Bay, WI$82,671
Baton Rouge, LA$82,627
Charleston, SC$82,610
Jamestown, NY$82,566
Davenport, IA$82,566
Tucson, AZ$82,523
Saint Petersburg, FL$82,471
Tampa, FL$82,453
Evansville, IN$82,401
Port Arthur, TX$82,401
Bradenton, FL$82,366
Santa Fe, NM$82,210
Orlando, FL$82,053
Clearwater, FL$82,027
Canton, OH$81,844
La Crosse, WI$81,844
Albuquerque, NM$81,792
Newport News, VA$81,783
High Point, NC$81,757
Ogden, UT$81,723
Corpus Christi, TX$81,653
Norfolk, VA$81,601
Laramie, WY$81,601
Rock Island, IL$81,549
Saginaw, MI$81,531
Jacksonville, FL$81,522
Salisbury, NC$81,505
Boise, ID$81,488
Moline, IL$81,444
Fort Myers, FL$81,418
Memphis, TN$81,401
Tulsa, OK$81,357
Waterloo, IA$81,305
Spartanburg, SC$81,218
Lincoln, NE$81,174
Fort Wayne, IN$81,157
Provo, UT$81,148
Cedar Falls, IA$81,044
San Antonio, TX$81,009
Greensboro, NC$80,974
South Bend, IN$80,966
Savannah, GA$80,870
Muskegon, MI$80,835
Birmingham, AL$80,826
Winston Salem, NC$80,784
Lake Charles, LA$80,574
Anderson, IN$80,557
Lexington, KY$80,531
Augusta, GA$80,505
Greenville, SC$80,505
Lima, OH$80,435
Wichita, KS$80,426
Tuscaloosa, AL$80,426
Columbia, SC$80,348
Springfield, OH$80,331
Asheville, NC$80,191
Bloomington, IN$80,131
Knoxville, TN$79,817
Shreveport, LA$79,809
Wilmington, NC$79,696
Roanoke, VA$79,696
Topeka, KS$79,539
Frankfort, KY$79,529
Oklahoma City, OK$79,469
Chillicothe, OH$79,435
Longview, TX$79,426
Melbourne, FL$79,417
Sioux Falls, SD$79,278
Mobile, AL$79,269
Terre Haute, IN$79,234
Altoona, PA$79,182
Amarillo, TX$79,121
Killeen, TX$79,095
Fayetteville, AR$79,026
Chattanooga, TN$79,000
Sioux City, IA$78,921
Idaho Falls, ID$78,904
Lynchburg, VA$78,834
Gainesville, FL$78,721
Portsmouth, OH$78,678
Little Rock, AR$78,660
Lafayette, LA$78,626
Youngstown, OH$78,626
Daytona Beach, FL$78,573
Clarksville, TN$78,565
Pensacola, FL$78,556
Temple, TX$78,550
Hopkinsville, KY$78,295
Erie, PA$78,278
Florence, SC$78,243
Charleston, WV$78,104
Great Falls, MT$78,060
Macon, GA$77,938
Tallahassee, FL$77,930
Fayetteville, NC$77,912
Waco, TX$77,895
Helena, MT$77,834
Pine Bluff, AR$77,801
Vincennes, IN$77,695
Lubbock, TX$77,660
Alamogordo, NM$77,608
Twin Falls, ID$77,529
Rapid City, SD$77,503
Jackson, MS$77,347
Huntington, WV$77,341
Greenville, MS$77,338
Parkersburg, WV$77,249
Montgomery, AL$77,234
Wichita Falls, TX$77,147
Springfield, MO$77,147
Biloxi, MS$77,103
Monroe, LA$77,016
Johnstown, PA$76,955
Sumter, SC$76,920
Columbus, GA$76,912
Pascagoula, MS$76,746
Abilene, TX$76,746
Kingsport, TN$76,520
Albany, GA$76,520
Gulfport, MS$76,494
Alexandria, LA$76,207
Fort Smith, AR$75,990
El Paso, TX$75,755
Las Cruces, NM$75,363
Harlingen, TX$75,142
Pocatello, ID$75,128
Florence, AL$75,015
Brownsville, TX$74,998
Mcallen, TX$74,815
Dothan, AL$74,693
Columbus, MS$74,177
Altus, OK$73,771
Lawton, OK$73,606
Pierre, SD$73,293
What Skills Can Increase a Residential Wireman's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 4.01% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 4.01% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Foodservice (Mentioned in 2.88% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Residential Wireman's salary.
Directs Work: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Residential Wireman Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Residential Wireman roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Residential Wireman positions in Telecom or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Residential Wireman as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Residential Wireman
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$113,093
$54.0
30%
Business Services
$104,393
$50.0
20%
How Education impacts a Residential Wireman's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Residential Wiremans enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Residential Wireman with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$91,592
and $95,035).
Residential Wireman Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Residential Wireman's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Residential Wireman can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $72,720 in 2023
to around $72,038 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Residential Wireman salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Residential Wireman
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Residential Wireman
Here are companies hiring for Residential Wireman and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Residential Wireman
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Residential Wireman?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Residential Wireman roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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