What are the main factors that influence a Substation Electrician's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Substation Electrician?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Substation Electrician roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Substation Electrician's salary?

A Substation Electrician's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,200 for beginners, reaching about $66,508 at mid-level, and approach $73,341 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Substation Electrician?

Substation Electrician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Substation Electrician roles are District of Columbia $69,967, California $69,702, Massachusetts $68,773. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Substation Electrician roles make?

Salaries for Substation Electrician level roles vary by specialization: Substation Supervisor: $120,766; Engineer, Substation: $110,807; Substation Foreman: $106,524; Substation Apprentice: $105,463; Power Substation Technician: $102,579.

Substation Electrician Salary in Illinois

How much does a Substation Electrician make in Illinois?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Substation Electrician in Illinois is $64,413 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Substation Electrician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,017
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,355 to $74,675
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,198

10% $45,198

50% (Median) $64,413

90% $84,017

Substation Electrician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,675	$6,223	$1,436	$36
Average	$64,413	$5,368	$1,239	$31
25th Percentile	$54,355	$4,530	$1,045	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Substation Electrician Salaries

A Substation Electrician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Substation Electrician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Substation Electrician's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,200
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,619
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,508
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,841
Expert (over 8 years): $73,341

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Substation Electrician	$61,200
Intermediate Level Substation Electrician	$61,619
Senior Level Substation Electrician	$66,508
Specialist Level Substation Electrician	$72,841
Expert Level Substation Electrician	$73,341

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How Do Substation Electrician 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 Substation Electricians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,967.
California: $69,702.
Massachusetts: $68,773.

District of Columbia $69,967 California $69,702 Massachusetts $68,773 Washington $68,520 New Jersey $68,495 Alaska $68,406 Connecticut $67,534 New York $67,180

Hawaii $66,049 Rhode Island $65,519 Maryland $65,158 Minnesota $64,665 Colorado $64,476 Illinois $64,413 Oregon $64,172 Delaware $63,996

New Hampshire $63,884 Virginia $63,635 Pennsylvania $62,909 Nevada $62,542 North Dakota $62,422 Michigan $62,232 Wisconsin $62,163 Vermont $62,024

Texas $61,638 Maine $61,613 Arizona $61,575 Ohio $61,531 Georgia $60,950 Indiana $60,659 Wyoming $60,602 Utah $60,514

Iowa $60,476 Kansas $60,172 Louisiana $60,084 North Carolina $60,052 Missouri $60,040 Florida $59,793 Montana $59,661 Nebraska $59,534

Kentucky $59,465 South Carolina $59,212 Tennessee $59,054 Idaho $58,991 New Mexico $58,529 Oklahoma $58,428 Alabama $58,055 South Dakota $57,430

Arkansas $57,089 West Virginia $56,905 Mississippi $56,356

Top Paying Cities for Substation Electricians

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:

Effingham: $59,376
Saint Peter: $59,294
Salem: $59,520

Effingham, IL $59,376 Saint Peter, IL $59,294 Salem, IL $59,520 Sandoval, IL $59,708 Scheller, IL $59,448 Sesser, IL $59,455 Shobonier, IL $59,485 Harwood Heights, IL $65,235

Elmwood Park, IL $65,260 Lincolnwood, IL $65,246 Niles, IL $65,177 Alsip, IL $64,651 Cicero, IL $65,275 Evergreen Park, IL $65,041 Riverdale, IL $64,049 Kankakee, IL $60,947

Aroma Park, IL $60,911 Ashkum, IL $59,818 Beaverville, IL $60,573 Bone Gap, IL $58,736 Bonnie, IL $59,341 Broughton, IL $59,331 Browns, IL $58,910 Buckner, IL $59,442

Burnt Prairie, IL $59,166 Carmi, IL $59,578 Christopher, IL $59,586 Cisne, IL $59,271 Clay City, IL $59,067 Coello, IL $59,489 Crossville, IL $59,322 Dahlgren, IL $59,320

Dale, IL $59,449 Dix, IL $59,492 Du Bois, IL $59,592 Du Quoin, IL $59,572 Ellery, IL $59,052 Emma, IL $59,606 Enfield, IL $59,365 Ewing, IL $59,327

Fairfield, IL $59,266 Farina, IL $59,241 Flora, IL $59,363 Frankfort Heights, IL $59,484 Freeman Spur, IL $59,528 Geff, IL $59,209 Golden Gate, IL $59,060 Grayville, IL $59,166

Ina, IL $59,430 Irvington, IL $59,805 Iuka, IL $59,275 Johnsonville, IL $59,256 Keenes, IL $59,250 Keensburg, IL $58,814 Kell, IL $59,417 Kinmundy, IL $59,260

Lancaster, IL $57,984 Logan, IL $59,489 Loogootee, IL $59,260 Louisville, IL $59,253 Mc Leansboro, IL $59,396 Macedonia, IL $59,302 Maunie, IL $59,626 Mill Shoals, IL $59,267

Mount Carmel, IL $58,499 Mount Vernon, IL $59,468 Mulkeytown, IL $59,361 Nason, IL $59,355 New Haven, IL $59,594 Noble, IL $58,857 Norris City, IL $59,488 Odin, IL $59,609

Omaha, IL $59,434 Opdyke, IL $59,365 Orient, IL $59,479 Patoka, IL $59,597 Radom, IL $59,700 Richview, IL $59,653 Rinard, IL $59,230 Sailor Springs, IL $59,288

Allendale, IL $57,335 Altamont, IL $59,303 Annapolis, IL $58,445 Beecher City, IL $59,252 Bridgeport, IL $57,125 Brownstown, IL $59,334 Calhoun, IL $58,051 Casey, IL $58,806

Claremont, IL $57,834 Cowden, IL $59,357 Dennison, IL $57,627 Dieterich, IL $59,260 Dundas, IL $58,508 Edgewood, IL $59,260 Flat Rock, IL $57,187 Greenup, IL $59,014

Herrick, IL $59,436 Hidalgo, IL $58,958 Hutsonville, IL $58,064 Ingraham, IL $59,030 Janesville, IL $59,223 Jewett, IL $59,126 Lakewood, IL $59,403 Lawrenceville, IL $56,754

Lerna, IL $59,280 Marshall, IL $57,904 Martinsville, IL $58,311 Alden, IL $60,874 Antioch, IL $61,242 Arlington Heights, IL $63,836 Elk Grove Village, IL $64,255 Rolling Meadows, IL $63,888

Barrington, IL $62,641 Crystal Lake, IL $61,281 Cary, IL $61,833 Deerfield, IL $63,750 Des Plaines, IL $64,703 Fox Lake, IL $61,233 Fox River Grove, IL $62,085 Glencoe, IL $64,504

Glenview, IL $64,871 Mansfield, IL $61,028 Milmine, IL $60,590 Monticello, IL $60,899 Muncie, IL $60,658 Oakwood, IL $60,395 Ogden, IL $61,013 Penfield, IL $60,861

Pesotum, IL $61,044 Philo, IL $61,224 Potomac, IL $60,589 Rantoul, IL $61,095 Ridge Farm, IL $59,425 Royal, IL $61,069 Sadorus, IL $61,096 Saint Joseph, IL $61,235

Savoy, IL $61,518 Seymour, IL $61,319 Sidell, IL $60,095 Sidney, IL $61,147 Thomasboro, IL $61,261 Tolono, IL $61,294 Weldon, IL $60,457 Westville, IL $59,893

White Heath, IL $61,153 Arcola, IL $60,068 Arthur, IL $60,404 Ashmore, IL $59,348 Atwood, IL $60,731 Bethany, IL $59,748 Brocton, IL $59,386 Camargo, IL $60,442

Charleston, IL $59,509 Chrisman, IL $58,852 Dalton City, IL $59,760 Gays, IL $59,440 Hammond, IL $60,466 Hindsboro, IL $59,883 Humboldt, IL $59,762 Hume, IL $59,725

Kansas, IL $58,726 La Place, IL $60,110 Lovington, IL $60,005 Mattoon, IL $59,568 Metcalf, IL $59,497 Murdock, IL $60,422 Newman, IL $60,282 Oakland, IL $59,640

Paris, IL $58,121 Redmon, IL $58,975 Oquawka, IL $59,408 Homer, IL $60,926 Indianola, IL $59,834 Ivesdale, IL $61,099 Longview, IL $60,846 Sullivan, IL $59,834

Tuscola, IL $60,625 Vermilion, IL $57,777 Villa Grove, IL $60,781 Windsor, IL $59,429 Alhambra, IL $60,397 Alton, IL $60,598 Batchtown, IL $59,966 Benld, IL $60,147

Bethalto, IL $60,608 Bingham, IL $59,419 Brighton, IL $60,412 Brussels, IL $60,340 Bunker Hill, IL $60,340 Butler, IL $59,709 Carrollton, IL $59,829 Coffeen, IL $59,717

Cottage Hills, IL $60,629 Donnellson, IL $59,777 Dorsey, IL $60,458 Dow, IL $60,452 Eagarville, IL $60,096 East Alton, IL $60,686 Edwardsville, IL $60,655 Eldred, IL $59,757

Elsah, IL $60,508 Fidelity, IL $60,206 Fieldon, IL $60,173 Fillmore, IL $59,547 Gillespie, IL $60,079 Glen Carbon, IL $60,785 Godfrey, IL $60,557 Golden Eagle, IL $60,366

Grafton, IL $60,367 Granite City, IL $60,961 Greenfield, IL $59,719 Hamburg, IL $59,692 Hamel, IL $60,485 Hardin, IL $59,983 Hartford, IL $60,891 Hillsboro, IL $59,815

Hillview, IL $59,460 Irving, IL $59,673 Jerseyville, IL $60,266 Kampsville, IL $59,634 Kane, IL $59,953 Litchfield, IL $59,908 Livingston, IL $60,304 Dover, IL $59,750

Eldena, IL $60,038 Grand Ridge, IL $59,618 Granville, IL $59,635 Hennepin, IL $59,618 Kasbeer, IL $59,567 Ladd, IL $59,761 La Moille, IL $59,585 Lee Center, IL $60,244

Leonore, IL $59,764 Long Point, IL $59,699 Lostant, IL $59,597 Mc Nabb, IL $59,624 Magnolia, IL $59,607 Malden, IL $59,591 Manlius, IL $59,563 Mark, IL $59,796

Marseilles, IL $60,071 Mendota, IL $59,817 Mineral, IL $59,452 Neponset, IL $59,461 New Bedford, IL $59,632 Oglesby, IL $59,695 Depue, IL $59,741 Ohio, IL $59,525

Ottawa, IL $59,715 Paw Paw, IL $60,285 Peru, IL $59,729 Princeton, IL $59,578 Rutland, IL $59,666 Seatonville, IL $59,745 Seneca, IL $60,323 Sheffield, IL $59,468

Spring Valley, IL $59,720 Standard, IL $59,770 Streator, IL $59,817 Sublette, IL $59,723 Tiskilwa, IL $59,537 Toluca, IL $59,757 Tonica, IL $59,622 Triumph, IL $59,886

Troy Grove, IL $59,739 Utica, IL $59,573 Van Orin, IL $59,590 Varna, IL $59,769 Walnut, IL $59,528 Wenona, IL $59,672 West Brooklyn, IL $59,993 Wyanet, IL $59,518

Galesburg, IL $59,571 Abingdon, IL $59,492 Adair, IL $59,348 Alexis, IL $59,394 Alpha, IL $59,392 Altona, IL $59,425 Avon, IL $59,427 Bardolph, IL $59,547

Berwick, IL $59,312 Biggsville, IL $59,314 Bishop Hill, IL $59,419 Blandinsville, IL $59,245 Bradford, IL $59,503 Bushnell, IL $59,467 Cameron, IL $59,369 Camp Grove, IL $59,698

Carman, IL $59,267 Castleton, IL $59,614 Cuba, IL $59,733 Dahinda, IL $59,538 East Galesburg, IL $59,624 Ellisville, IL $59,491 Fairview, IL $59,656 Fiatt, IL $59,763

Galva, IL $59,441 Gerlaw, IL $59,390 Gilson, IL $59,451 Gladstone, IL $59,315 Good Hope, IL $59,318 Henderson, IL $59,408 Industry, IL $59,298 Ipava, IL $59,506

Keithsburg, IL $59,376 Kewanee, IL $59,442 Kirkwood, IL $59,369 Knoxville, IL $59,524 La Fayette, IL $59,488 La Harpe, IL $59,273 Laura, IL $59,702 Littleton, IL $59,197

Little York, IL $59,367 Lomax, IL $59,285 Macomb, IL $59,432 Maquon, IL $59,584 Marietta, IL $59,430 Media, IL $59,278 Monmouth, IL $59,466 New Windsor, IL $59,389

North Henderson, IL $59,396 Oneida, IL $59,419 Ophiem, IL $59,379 Bloomington, IL $60,122 Anchor, IL $60,004 Armington, IL $59,911 Arrowsmith, IL $60,362 Atlanta, IL $59,884

Bellflower, IL $60,773 Carlock, IL $59,875 Chenoa, IL $59,686 Clinton, IL $59,906 Colfax, IL $59,822 Congerville, IL $59,887 Cooksville, IL $59,712 Cropsey, IL $59,934

Danvers, IL $59,917 Deer Creek, IL $59,973 Delavan, IL $59,917 Dewitt, IL $60,273 Downs, IL $59,848 Ellsworth, IL $59,828 El Paso, IL $59,754 Fairbury, IL $59,799

Flanagan, IL $59,692 Forrest, IL $59,880 Goodfield, IL $59,926 Graymont, IL $59,678 Gridley, IL $59,740 Heyworth, IL $59,803 Hopedale, IL $59,918 Hudson, IL $59,843

Kenney, IL $59,849 Lane, IL $60,265 Lawndale, IL $59,865 Le Roy, IL $60,022 Lexington, IL $59,748 Mc Lean, IL $59,881 Mackinaw, IL $59,942 Maroa, IL $59,839

Merna, IL $59,784 Minier, IL $59,897 Minonk, IL $59,727 Normal, IL $60,062 Pontiac, IL $59,760 Saunemin, IL $59,559 Saybrook, IL $60,522 Secor, IL $59,841

Shirley, IL $59,782 Sibley, IL $60,130 Stanford, IL $59,904 Strawn, IL $59,968 Towanda, IL $59,791 Wapella, IL $59,762 Waynesville, IL $59,725 Urbana, IL $61,582

Allerton, IL $60,456 Alvin, IL $59,974 Armstrong, IL $60,944 Bement, IL $60,756 Bismarck, IL $59,928 Bondville, IL $61,425 Broadlands, IL $60,778 Catlin, IL $60,075

Cerro Gordo, IL $60,405 Champaign, IL $61,582 Cisco, IL $60,539 Collison, IL $60,665 Danville, IL $60,149 Tilton, IL $60,174 De Land, IL $60,777 Dewey, IL $61,150

Fairmount, IL $60,465 Farmer City, IL $60,619 Fisher, IL $61,048 Fithian, IL $60,746 Foosland, IL $60,885 Georgetown, IL $59,630 Gifford, IL $60,941 Henning, IL $60,258

Prairie City, IL $59,425 Raritan, IL $59,574 Rio, IL $59,400 Roseville, IL $59,312 Saint Augustine, IL $59,396 Sciota, IL $59,214 Seaton, IL $59,382 Smithfield, IL $59,507

Smithshire, IL $59,287 Speer, IL $59,805 Stronghurst, IL $59,304 Table Grove, IL $59,427 Toulon, IL $59,569 Vermont, IL $59,400 Victoria, IL $59,491 Viola, IL $59,396

Wataga, IL $59,412 Williamsfield, IL $59,617 Woodhull, IL $59,400 Wyoming, IL $59,699 Astoria, IL $59,473 Benson, IL $59,801 Brimfield, IL $59,921 Bryant, IL $59,788

Canton, IL $59,852 Chillicothe, IL $59,930 Dunfermline, IL $59,831 Dunlap, IL $59,997 Edelstein, IL $59,916 Edwards, IL $60,046 Elmwood, IL $59,860 Eureka, IL $59,926

Farmington, IL $59,784 Forest City, IL $59,881 Glasford, IL $59,978 Green Valley, IL $59,935 Groveland, IL $60,057 Hanna City, IL $60,036 Henry, IL $59,664 Kingston Mines, IL $60,007

Lacon, IL $59,829 La Rose, IL $59,799 Lewistown, IL $59,690 Liverpool, IL $59,836 London Mills, IL $59,564 Lowpoint, IL $59,924 Manito, IL $59,920 Mapleton, IL $60,036

Metamora, IL $59,992 Morton, IL $60,036 Mossville, IL $60,038 Norris, IL $59,817 Pekin, IL $60,041 Princeville, IL $59,863 Putnam, IL $59,590 Roanoke, IL $59,866

Rome, IL $59,973 Saint David, IL $59,822 South Pekin, IL $59,997 Sparland, IL $59,764 Topeka, IL $59,855 Tremont, IL $59,991 Trivoli, IL $59,930 Washburn, IL $59,881

Washington, IL $60,042 Yates City, IL $59,736 Peoria, IL $60,109 Creve Coeur, IL $60,110 East Peoria, IL $60,109 Peoria Heights, IL $60,109 Sims, IL $59,271 Andalusia, IL $59,475

Springerton, IL $59,280 Tamaroa, IL $59,573 Texico, IL $59,302 Thompsonville, IL $59,343 Valier, IL $59,563 Vernon, IL $59,516 Walnut Hill, IL $59,566 Waltonville, IL $59,427

Wayne City, IL $59,298 West Frankfort, IL $59,472 Whittington, IL $59,350 Woodlawn, IL $59,554 Xenia, IL $59,257 Carbondale, IL $59,550 Alto Pass, IL $59,264 Anna, IL $59,419

Ava, IL $59,485 Belknap, IL $59,204 Boles, IL $59,306 Brookport, IL $59,031 Buncombe, IL $59,315 Cairo, IL $59,303 Cambria, IL $59,594 Campbell Hill, IL $59,649

Carrier Mills, IL $59,401 Carterville, IL $59,485 Cave In Rock, IL $59,177 Cobden, IL $59,353 Colp, IL $59,538 Ridott, IL $60,672 Rochelle, IL $60,658 Rock City, IL $60,674

Rock Falls, IL $59,726 Rockton, IL $60,840 Roscoe, IL $60,840 Savanna, IL $59,563 Scales Mound, IL $59,582 Seward, IL $60,780 Shannon, IL $60,111 Shirland, IL $60,804

South Beloit, IL $60,778 Sterling, IL $59,758 Stillman Valley, IL $60,764 Stockton, IL $59,808 Warren, IL $59,985 Winnebago, IL $60,871 Winslow, IL $60,138 Woosung, IL $59,930

Rockford, IL $60,867 Loves Park, IL $60,880 Machesney Park, IL $60,881 Rock Island, IL $59,237 Albany, IL $59,427 Aledo, IL $59,404 Dana, IL $59,633 Chandlerville, IL $59,949

Bluford, IL $59,315 Mahomet, IL $61,186 Andover, IL $59,378 Chapin, IL $59,711 Chatham, IL $60,658 Chesterfield, IL $59,825 Concord, IL $59,762 Easton, IL $59,831

Elkhart, IL $60,372 Emden, IL $59,891 Franklin, IL $60,180 Frederick, IL $59,435 Girard, IL $60,177 Greenview, IL $60,258 Hartsburg, IL $59,884 Havana, IL $59,726

Hettick, IL $59,770 Jacksonville, IL $60,045 Kilbourne, IL $59,873 Lincoln, IL $60,047 Lincolns New Salem, IL $60,304 Literberry, IL $60,072 Loami, IL $60,548 Lowder, IL $60,352

Manchester, IL $59,916 Mason City, IL $59,915 Meredosia, IL $59,571 Middletown, IL $60,278 Modesto, IL $60,140 Murrayville, IL $59,841 New Berlin, IL $60,526 New Holland, IL $60,030

Nilwood, IL $60,126 Oakford, IL $60,049 Palmyra, IL $59,922 Petersburg, IL $60,315 Pleasant Plains, IL $60,548 Rushville, IL $59,399 San Jose, IL $59,904 Scottville, IL $59,890

Sherman, IL $60,684 Shipman, IL $60,188 Tallula, IL $60,385 Thayer, IL $60,377 Virden, IL $60,327 Virginia, IL $59,831 Waverly, IL $60,318 Williamsville, IL $60,539

Winchester, IL $59,594 Woodson, IL $60,103 Springfield, IL $60,842 Bonfield, IL $60,763 Creal Springs, IL $59,364 Annawan, IL $59,437 Atkinson, IL $59,417 Barstow, IL $59,324

Buffalo Prairie, IL $59,444 Cambridge, IL $59,398 Carbon Cliff, IL $59,278 Coal Valley, IL $59,273 Colona, IL $59,334 Cordova, IL $59,434 Deer Grove, IL $59,510 East Moline, IL $59,305

Erie, IL $59,424 Fenton, IL $59,454 Fulton, IL $59,463 Geneseo, IL $59,394 Hampton, IL $59,367 Hillsdale, IL $59,404 Hooppole, IL $59,442 Illinois City, IL $59,453

Joy, IL $59,408 Lyndon, IL $59,506 Lynn Center, IL $59,376 Matherville, IL $59,393 Milan, IL $59,371 Moline, IL $59,161 Morrison, IL $59,547 New Boston, IL $59,419

Orion, IL $59,337 Osco, IL $59,364 Port Byron, IL $59,408 Preemption, IL $59,384 Prophetstown, IL $59,469 Rapids City, IL $59,389 Reynolds, IL $59,424 Sherrard, IL $59,377

Silvis, IL $59,253 Tampico, IL $59,505 Taylor Ridge, IL $59,456 Thomson, IL $59,556 La Salle, IL $59,690 Amboy, IL $59,834 Ancona, IL $59,642 Arlington, IL $59,486

Blackstone, IL $59,591 Buda, IL $59,462 Bureau, IL $59,711 Cedar Point, IL $59,753 Cherry, IL $59,721 Compton, IL $60,090 Cornell, IL $59,719 Dalzell, IL $59,795

Cypress, IL $59,305 De Soto, IL $59,391 Dongola, IL $59,319 Dowell, IL $59,571 Eddyville, IL $59,257 Eldorado, IL $59,499 Elizabethtown, IL $59,194 Elkville, IL $59,372

Energy, IL $59,518 Equality, IL $59,379 Galatia, IL $59,374 Golconda, IL $59,171 Goreville, IL $59,388 Gorham, IL $59,264 Grand Chain, IL $59,216 Grand Tower, IL $59,239

Grantsburg, IL $59,293 Harrisburg, IL $59,446 Herod, IL $59,201 Herrin, IL $59,540 Hurst, IL $59,516 Jacob, IL $59,262 Johnston City, IL $59,466 Jonesboro, IL $59,295

Joppa, IL $59,406 Junction, IL $59,362 Karbers Ridge, IL $59,265 Karnak, IL $59,262 Mc Clure, IL $59,188 Makanda, IL $59,360 Marion, IL $59,461 Metropolis, IL $59,285

Millcreek, IL $59,429 Miller City, IL $58,972 Mound City, IL $59,335 Mounds, IL $59,289 Muddy, IL $59,500 Murphysboro, IL $59,423 New Burnside, IL $59,349 Olive Branch, IL $59,262

Olmsted, IL $59,225 Oraville, IL $59,504 Ozark, IL $59,318 Perks, IL $59,279 Pittsburg, IL $59,389 Pomona, IL $59,235 Pulaski, IL $59,285 Raleigh, IL $59,413

Ridgway, IL $59,504 Rosiclare, IL $59,268 Royalton, IL $59,394 Shawneetown, IL $59,433 Simpson, IL $59,271 Stonefort, IL $59,285 Tamms, IL $59,266 Thebes, IL $59,230

Ullin, IL $59,302 Unity, IL $59,273 Vergennes, IL $59,439 Vienna, IL $59,364 Villa Ridge, IL $59,226 Willisville, IL $59,964 Wolf Lake, IL $59,155 Zeigler, IL $59,549

Centralia, IL $59,774 Hoyleton, IL $59,788 Akin, IL $59,307 Albion, IL $59,052 Alma, IL $59,402 Ashley, IL $59,621 Barnhill, IL $59,259 Belle Rive, IL $59,301

Bellmont, IL $59,034 Benton, IL $59,440 Bourbonnais, IL $61,279 Bradley, IL $61,271 Buckingham, IL $60,114 Buckley, IL $60,176 Cabery, IL $59,829 Campus, IL $59,995

Chatsworth, IL $59,963 Chebanse, IL $60,415 Cissna Park, IL $60,165 Claytonville, IL $60,064 Clifton, IL $60,047 Crescent City, IL $59,908 Cullom, IL $59,657 Danforth, IL $59,754

Donovan, IL $60,232 East Lynn, IL $60,339 Elliott, IL $60,703 Emington, IL $59,522 Essex, IL $60,749 Gibson City, IL $60,667 Gilman, IL $59,927 Goodwine, IL $60,087

Grant Park, IL $61,958 Herscher, IL $60,275 Hoopeston, IL $60,043 Hopkins Park, IL $60,984 Iroquois, IL $60,103 Kempton, IL $59,548 Loda, IL $60,479 Ludlow, IL $60,880

Manteno, IL $61,698 Martinton, IL $60,244 Melvin, IL $60,426 Milford, IL $59,827 Momence, IL $61,612 Onarga, IL $59,990 Papineau, IL $60,703 Paxton, IL $60,729

Pembroke Township, IL $60,980 Piper City, IL $59,893 Rankin, IL $60,494 Reddick, IL $60,343 Roberts, IL $60,152 Rossville, IL $60,002 Saint Anne, IL $60,740 Sheldon, IL $59,716

Stockland, IL $59,629 Thawville, IL $60,007 Union Hill, IL $60,616 Watseka, IL $59,845 Wellington, IL $59,897 Woodland, IL $59,913 Apple River, IL $59,763 Ashton, IL $60,321

Baileyville, IL $60,523 Belvidere, IL $60,811 Byron, IL $60,742 Caledonia, IL $60,820 Capron, IL $60,835 Cedarville, IL $60,543 Chadwick, IL $59,555 Chana, IL $60,542

Cherry Valley, IL $60,817 Dakota, IL $60,617 Davis, IL $60,710 Davis Junction, IL $60,785 Dixon, IL $59,999 Durand, IL $60,780 East Dubuque, IL $59,518 Eleroy, IL $60,414

Elizabeth, IL $59,536 Forreston, IL $60,296 Franklin Grove, IL $60,128 Freeport, IL $60,526 Galena, IL $59,558 Galt, IL $59,817 Garden Prairie, IL $60,840 German Valley, IL $60,642

Hanover, IL $59,482 Harmon, IL $59,559 Holcomb, IL $60,728 Kent, IL $59,935 Lanark, IL $59,843 Leaf River, IL $60,669 Lena, IL $60,141 Lindenwood, IL $60,717

Mc Connell, IL $60,476 Milledgeville, IL $59,733 Monroe Center, IL $60,774 Mount Carroll, IL $59,612 Mount Morris, IL $60,490 Nachusa, IL $59,980 Nora, IL $60,078 Orangeville, IL $60,593

Oregon, IL $60,490 Pearl City, IL $59,970 Pecatonica, IL $60,804 Polo, IL $60,021 Poplar Grove, IL $60,815 Midlothian, IL $64,131 Mason, IL $59,248 Romeoville, IL $63,462

Minooka, IL $62,096 Mokena, IL $63,357 Monee, IL $62,526 Morris, IL $60,989 New Lenox, IL $63,084 Oak Forest, IL $63,950 Oak Lawn, IL $65,029 Bridgeview, IL $65,112

Hometown, IL $65,094 Hickory Hills, IL $64,943 Justice, IL $65,132 Burbank, IL $65,135 Odell, IL $59,508 Olympia Fields, IL $62,992 Orland Park, IL $64,115 Palos Heights, IL $64,502

Palos Park, IL $64,421 Palos Hills, IL $64,777 Park Forest, IL $62,715 Peotone, IL $62,109 Posen, IL $64,016 Ransom, IL $59,634 Richton Park, IL $62,820 Robbins, IL $64,253

South Holland, IL $63,213 South Wilmington, IL $60,691 Steger, IL $62,626 Thornton, IL $62,981 Tinley Park, IL $63,645 Country Club Hills, IL $63,390 Verona, IL $60,152 Willow Springs, IL $64,737

Wilmington, IL $61,363 Worth, IL $64,744 University Park, IL $62,568 Homer Glen, IL $63,702 Bedford Park, IL $65,166 Summit Argo, IL $65,184 Aurora, IL $63,069 Batavia, IL $62,812

Big Rock, IL $61,225 Bristol, IL $61,968 Brookfield, IL $65,207 Clarendon Hills, IL $64,703 Downers Grove, IL $64,413 Woodridge, IL $64,155 Earlville, IL $60,078 Eola, IL $63,151

Hinckley, IL $60,712 Hinsdale, IL $64,891 Oak Brook, IL $64,849 La Grange, IL $65,153 La Grange Park, IL $65,180 Willowbrook, IL $64,675 Lee, IL $60,650 Leland, IL $60,195

Lisle, IL $64,042 Lyons, IL $65,218 Millbrook, IL $61,219 Millington, IL $61,006 Montgomery, IL $62,550 Mooseheart, IL $62,655 Naperville, IL $63,659 Newark, IL $60,975

North Aurora, IL $62,576 Oswego, IL $62,498 Plainfield, IL $62,950 Plano, IL $61,345 Riverside, IL $65,237 Sandwich, IL $60,864 Serena, IL $60,177 Shabbona, IL $60,545

Sheridan, IL $60,451 Somonauk, IL $60,595 Steward, IL $60,617 Sugar Grove, IL $61,932 Warrenville, IL $63,522 Waterman, IL $60,583 Wedron, IL $60,071 Western Springs, IL $65,037

Westmont, IL $64,680 Yorkville, IL $61,841 Darien, IL $64,457 Mode, IL $59,203 Montrose, IL $59,185 Mount Erie, IL $58,994 Neoga, IL $59,302 Newton, IL $58,912

Oblong, IL $58,495 Olney, IL $58,624 Palestine, IL $57,593 Parkersburg, IL $58,509 Robinson, IL $57,897 Saint Elmo, IL $59,286 Sainte Marie, IL $58,662 Saint Francisville, IL $57,078

Shumway, IL $59,229 Sigel, IL $59,240 Stewardson, IL $59,251 Stoy, IL $58,412 Strasburg, IL $59,282 Sumner, IL $57,478 Teutopolis, IL $59,302 Toledo, IL $59,209

Trilla, IL $59,243 Vandalia, IL $59,620 Watson, IL $59,309 Westfield, IL $59,175 West Liberty, IL $58,436 West Salem, IL $58,679 West Union, IL $57,899 West York, IL $58,047

Wheeler, IL $59,161 Willow Hill, IL $58,574 Yale, IL $58,724 Argenta, IL $60,051 Assumption, IL $59,809 Beason, IL $59,787 Blue Mound, IL $60,200 Boody, IL $60,131

Buffalo, IL $60,465 Bulpitt, IL $60,402 Chestnut, IL $60,071 Cornland, IL $60,445 Dawson, IL $60,622 Decatur, IL $60,057 Divernon, IL $60,454 Edinburg, IL $60,443

Elwin, IL $60,033 Farmersville, IL $60,241 Findlay, IL $59,550 Forsyth, IL $60,121 Glenarm, IL $60,584 Harristown, IL $60,110 Harvel, IL $60,057 Illiopolis, IL $60,305

Kincaid, IL $60,375 Lake Fork, IL $60,375 Latham, IL $60,112 Macon, IL $59,904 Mechanicsburg, IL $60,510 Morrisonville, IL $60,153 Mount Auburn, IL $60,330 Mount Pulaski, IL $60,252

Mt Zion, IL $60,020 Moweaqua, IL $59,871 Niantic, IL $60,187 Oconee, IL $59,558 Oreana, IL $60,019 Owaneco, IL $59,884 Palmer, IL $60,175 Pana, IL $59,808

Pawnee, IL $60,479 Raymond, IL $59,880 Riverton, IL $60,661 Rochester, IL $60,639 Shelbyville, IL $59,518 Stonington, IL $60,203 Taylorville, IL $60,201 Tovey, IL $60,394

Tower Hill, IL $59,587 West Point, IL $59,203 Fox Valley, IL $63,242 Golf, IL $65,070 Lovejoy, IL $61,057 Waggoner, IL $60,084 Warrensburg, IL $59,989 Alexander, IL $60,319

Alsey, IL $59,631 Arenzville, IL $59,655 Ashland, IL $60,225 Athens, IL $60,547 Auburn, IL $60,474 Bath, IL $59,612 Beardstown, IL $59,687 Bluffs, IL $59,566

Bluff Springs, IL $59,685 Browning, IL $59,465 Cantrall, IL $60,705 Carlinville, IL $59,863 Kingston, IL $60,792 Kirkland, IL $60,743 Lafox, IL $62,079 Lombard, IL $64,478

Malta, IL $60,734 Maple Park, IL $60,919 Marengo, IL $60,935 Maywood, IL $65,236 Westchester, IL $65,185 Broadview, IL $65,220 Lake In The Hills, IL $61,561 Medinah, IL $64,098

Schaumburg, IL $63,757 Melrose Park, IL $65,224 Hillside, IL $65,173 Berkeley, IL $65,139 Stone Park, IL $65,208 Hoffman Estates, IL $63,443 Plato Center, IL $61,638 River Grove, IL $65,239

Roselle, IL $63,882 Saint Charles, IL $62,690 Schiller Park, IL $65,195 South Elgin, IL $62,489 Sycamore, IL $60,980 Union, IL $61,013 Villa Park, IL $64,766 Wasco, IL $61,968

Wayne, IL $62,945 West Chicago, IL $63,267 Wheaton, IL $63,910 Winfield, IL $63,640 Wood Dale, IL $64,579 Evanston, IL $65,193 Chicago, IL $65,304 Oak Park, IL $65,269

River Forest, IL $65,256 Beecher, IL $62,286 Berwyn, IL $65,255 Crest Hill, IL $63,078 Shorewood, IL $62,505 Blue Island, IL $64,336 Braceville, IL $60,909 Braidwood, IL $61,250

Calumet City, IL $63,032 Channahon, IL $62,145 Chicago Heights, IL $62,702 Chicago Ridge, IL $64,909 Grayslake, IL $61,600 Gurnee, IL $61,520 Harvard, IL $60,903 Hebron, IL $60,574

Highland Park, IL $63,905 Fort Sheridan, IL $63,630 Palatine, IL $63,543 Highwood, IL $63,663 Ingleside, IL $61,280 Island Lake, IL $61,653 Kenilworth, IL $64,997 Lake Bluff, IL $62,555

Lake Forest, IL $63,117 Lake Villa, IL $61,338 Lake Zurich, IL $62,803 Libertyville, IL $62,239 Mchenry, IL $61,080 Morton Grove, IL $65,169 Mount Prospect, IL $64,382 Mundelein, IL $62,208

Vernon Hills, IL $62,845 Northbrook, IL $64,357 North Chicago, IL $62,052 Park Ridge, IL $65,127 Lincolnshire, IL $63,355 Prospect Heights, IL $64,148 Richmond, IL $61,002 Ringwood, IL $60,971

Round Lake, IL $61,371 Russell, IL $61,187 Skokie, IL $65,215 Waukegan, IL $61,623 Spring Grove, IL $61,145 Techny, IL $64,634 Wadsworth, IL $61,327 Wauconda, IL $61,901

Kaneville, IL $61,551 Pocahontas, IL $60,210 Great Lakes, IL $62,313 Coal City, IL $61,193 Crete, IL $62,511 Crestwood, IL $64,331 Dolton, IL $63,516 Dwight, IL $59,972

Elwood, IL $62,353 Flossmoor, IL $63,111 Frankfort, IL $62,922 Gardner, IL $60,418 Glenwood, IL $62,845 Harvey, IL $63,651 Markham, IL $63,698 Hazel Crest, IL $63,411

Homewood, IL $63,186 Joliet, IL $62,588 Kinsman, IL $59,786 Lansing, IL $62,801 Lemont, IL $64,122 Bolingbrook, IL $63,862 Lockport, IL $63,407 Manhattan, IL $62,390

Matteson, IL $63,018 Mazon, IL $60,551 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $60,197 Red Bud, IL $60,361 Renault, IL $60,260 Rockwood, IL $59,474 Saint Jacob, IL $60,574 Saint Libory, IL $60,344

Smithboro, IL $59,776 Smithton, IL $60,668 Sparta, IL $59,997 Steeleville, IL $59,851 Summerfield, IL $60,549 Tilden, IL $60,211 Trenton, IL $60,474 Troy, IL $60,694

Valmeyer, IL $60,462 Walsh, IL $59,891 Waterloo, IL $60,579 Quincy, IL $59,533 Augusta, IL $59,233 Barry, IL $59,236 Basco, IL $59,212 Baylis, IL $59,183

Bowen, IL $59,236 Camden, IL $59,149 Camp Point, IL $59,274 Carthage, IL $59,274 Chambersburg, IL $59,297 Clayton, IL $59,222 Coatsburg, IL $59,263 Colchester, IL $59,278

Colusa, IL $59,259 Dallas City, IL $59,262 Elvaston, IL $59,396 Ferris, IL $59,467 Fowler, IL $59,303 Golden, IL $59,278 Griggsville, IL $59,306 Hamilton, IL $59,337

Hull, IL $59,156 Huntsville, IL $59,121 Kinderhook, IL $59,185 La Prairie, IL $59,149 Liberty, IL $59,252 Lima, IL $59,316 Loraine, IL $59,234 Mendon, IL $59,273

Milton, IL $59,516 Mount Sterling, IL $59,269 Nauvoo, IL $59,285 Nebo, IL $59,428 New Canton, IL $59,149 New Salem, IL $59,200 Niota, IL $59,245 Paloma, IL $59,305

Payson, IL $59,274 Pearl, IL $59,390 Perry, IL $59,342 Pittsfield, IL $59,315 Plainville, IL $59,248 Pleasant Hill, IL $59,325 Plymouth, IL $59,200 Rockport, IL $59,123

Sutter, IL $59,152 Tennessee, IL $59,223 Timewell, IL $59,177 Ursa, IL $59,233 Versailles, IL $59,367 Warsaw, IL $59,226 Buffalo Grove, IL $63,465 Wheeling, IL $64,051

Wilmette, IL $65,077 Winnetka, IL $64,799 Winthrop Harbor, IL $61,215 Wonder Lake, IL $60,785 Woodstock, IL $60,916 Zion, IL $61,275 Addison, IL $64,491 Algonquin, IL $61,791

Bartlett, IL $63,192 Bellwood, IL $65,210 Bensenville, IL $64,901 Streamwood, IL $63,195 Bloomingdale, IL $63,944 Burlington, IL $61,072 Carpentersville, IL $62,117 Clare, IL $60,767

Cortland, IL $60,951 Creston, IL $60,692 Dekalb, IL $60,862 Carol Stream, IL $63,786 Dundee, IL $62,079 Elburn, IL $61,793 Elgin, IL $62,761 Elmhurst, IL $64,962

Esmond, IL $60,703 Forest Park, IL $65,252 Franklin Park, IL $65,200 Hanover Park, IL $63,549 Geneva, IL $62,480 Genoa, IL $60,871 Gilberts, IL $61,650 Glen Ellyn, IL $64,209

Glendale Heights, IL $64,099 Hampshire, IL $61,107 Hines, IL $65,235 Huntley, IL $61,076 Itasca, IL $64,315 Madison, IL $61,046 Marine, IL $60,519 Maryville, IL $60,802

Medora, IL $60,120 Michael, IL $59,740 Moro, IL $60,557 Mount Olive, IL $60,079 Mozier, IL $59,616 National Stock Yards, IL $61,057 New Douglas, IL $60,243 Nokomis, IL $59,783

Ohlman, IL $59,844 Panama, IL $59,982 Patterson, IL $59,652 Piasa, IL $60,291 Ramsey, IL $59,405 Rockbridge, IL $59,843 Roodhouse, IL $59,713 Rosamond, IL $59,705

Roxana, IL $60,744 Sawyerville, IL $60,172 Sorento, IL $59,975 South Roxana, IL $60,789 Staunton, IL $60,271 Taylor Springs, IL $59,897 Venice, IL $61,057 Walshville, IL $59,874

White Hall, IL $59,674 Wilsonville, IL $60,229 Witt, IL $59,731 Wood River, IL $60,713 Worden, IL $60,441 Wrights, IL $59,688 East Saint Louis, IL $61,057 Fairview Heights, IL $60,893

Addieville, IL $60,237 Albers, IL $60,318 Aviston, IL $60,347 Baldwin, IL $60,224 Bartelso, IL $60,049 Beckemeyer, IL $60,243 Belleville, IL $60,780 Mascoutah, IL $60,553

Scott Air Force Base, IL $60,666 Breese, IL $60,249 Carlyle, IL $59,901 Caseyville, IL $60,902 Chester, IL $59,861 Collinsville, IL $60,854 Columbia, IL $60,796 Coulterville, IL $59,921

Cutler, IL $59,708 Dupo, IL $60,962 East Carondelet, IL $60,925 Ellis Grove, IL $59,893 Evansville, IL $60,165 Freeburg, IL $60,600 Fults, IL $60,360 Germantown, IL $60,293

Greenville, IL $59,965 Hagarstown, IL $59,659 Hecker, IL $60,526 Highland, IL $60,402 Hoffman, IL $60,028 Huey, IL $59,860 Keyesport, IL $59,806 Lebanon, IL $60,649

Lenzburg, IL $60,368 Maeystown, IL $60,410 Marissa, IL $60,280 Menard, IL $59,873 Millstadt, IL $60,833 Modoc, IL $59,811 Mulberry Grove, IL $59,691 Nashville, IL $59,881

New Athens, IL $60,475 New Baden, IL $60,423 New Memphis, IL $60,380 Oakdale, IL $59,919 O Fallon, IL $60,774 Okawville, IL $60,179 Percy, IL $59,780 Pierron, IL $60,275

Pinckneyville, IL $59,732

Substation Electrician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Substation Electrician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 57% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Substation Electrician positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Substation Electrician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Substation Electrician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$80,516	$39.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$77,295	$37.0	20%
Financial Services	$74,075	$36.0	15%
Pharmaceuticals	$72,142	$35.0	12%
Aerospace & Defense	$70,854	$34.0	10%

Substation Electrician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Substation Electrician'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.

$54,355

Average $64,413/year

$74,675

$4,530

Average $5,368/month

$6,223

$1,045

Average $1,239/week

$1,436

$26

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,675	$6,223	$1,436	$36
Average	$64,413	$5,368	$1,239	$31
25th Percentile	$54,355	$4,530	$1,045	$26

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