Which state pays electrician training certificate graduates the most?

Kentucky, where the median program pays its graduates $47,698 in their first year, the highest of 5 state rankings. Minnesota is next, at $46,852.

Which electrician training certificate program pays the most?

Community College of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania reports the highest first-year pay of the 132 programs ranked here, $151,803. Its median federal debt is $12,000.

How much debt do electrician training certificate graduates have?

The median program leaves its graduates with $9,250 in federal debt. Across programs, the median debt is 22% of first-year pay.

Highest-Paying Electrician Training (Certificate) Programs in the US

143 programs report first-year pay
5 state rankings
Certificate in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median electrician training certificate program in the US pays its graduates $38,994 in their first year and $50,941 five years after. Kentucky has the highest state median ($47,698), and New Jersey the lowest ($28,945). The median program leaves its graduates with $9,250 in federal debt.

Median first-year pay$38,994Across 143 programs

Median pay after 5 years$50,941Across 116 programs

Median federal debt$9,250Across 104 programs

Debt-to-earnings22%Across 95 programs

All 132 programs, ranked by graduate pay

Each program is ranked by the median pay of its graduates one year after they finished, from College Scorecard. This measures what graduates earn, not how good the teaching is. Pay also depends on where graduates live and work. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	After cost of living	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA · public	$151,803	$155,580	Not reported	$12,000	8%
2	City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, IL · public	$142,516	$142,576	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
3	Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldon, IA · public	$78,118	$89,011	$110,999	$5,500	7%
4	Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad, CO · public	$73,424	$71,249	$97,702	$3,588	5%
5	Arkansas State University-NewportNewport, AR · public	$71,039	$81,713	$81,213	Not reported	Not reported
6	Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver, CO · public	$70,780	$68,684	$81,807	$11,000	16%
7	Warren County Career CenterLebanon, OH · public	$70,278	$75,752	$59,373	$8,679	12%
8	Kennebec Valley Community CollegeFairfield, ME · public	$70,166	$72,299	$88,632	$5,812	8%
9	Western Texas CollegeSnyder, TX · public	$68,077	$70,141	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
10	Augusta Technical CollegeAugusta, GA · public	$67,147	$69,732	$39,532	$11,875	18%
11	Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, WA · public	$66,921	$62,535	Not reported	$5,383	8%
12	Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, KY · public	$66,544	$73,807	Not reported	$10,412	16%
13	Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, MN · public	$63,839	$64,732	$79,675	$11,000	17%
14	Danville Community CollegeDanville, VA · public	$62,468	$61,786	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
15	Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, WI · public	$60,950	$64,775	$93,910	$5,500	9%
16	Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, SD · public	$60,565	$68,369	$90,949	$5,500	9%
17	Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeOgden, UT · public	$57,750	$58,414	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
18	Perry Technical InstituteYakima, WA · private nonprofit	$57,462	$53,696	$90,721	$18,483	32%
19	Pratt Community CollegePratt, KS · public	$57,103	$63,400	Not reported	$5,500	10%
20	Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, TX · public	$56,597	$58,313	$106,862	$8,177	14%
21	Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School DistrictChillicothe, OH · public	$55,317	$59,626	Not reported	$5,500	10%
22	Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyNewark, OH · public	$55,052	$59,340	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
23	Hillsborough CollegeTampa, FL · public	$54,584	$52,782	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
24	East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, MS · public	$53,950	$62,045	$52,314	$5,500	10%
25	Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown, KY · public	$53,855	$59,733	Not reported	$7,422	14%
26	Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI · public	$53,242	$55,335	$92,113	$5,500	10%
27	Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, WI · public	$53,024	$56,352	$74,799	$5,225	10%
28	Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green, KY · public	$52,553	$58,289	Not reported	$6,999	13%
29	Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC · public	$52,474	$55,630	$63,808	Not reported	Not reported
30	Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls, MN · public	$51,507	$52,227	$63,095	$10,177	20%
31	South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericus, GA · public	$51,498	$53,481	$57,068	Not reported	Not reported
32	Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattan, KS · public	$50,897	$56,510	$70,017	Not reported	Not reported
33	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, MN · public	$50,776	$51,486	$70,839	$8,939	18%
34	Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, CA · public	$50,745	$45,832	$68,289	Not reported	Not reported
35	New River Community and Technical CollegeBeaver, WV · public	$50,399	$56,314	Not reported	$5,500	11%
36	Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, CO · public	$49,330	$47,869	Not reported	$5,500	11%
37	Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro, KY · public	$49,137	$54,500	Not reported	$8,319	17%
38	Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, ND · public	$48,853	$54,916	$78,479	$5,500	11%
39	St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, MN · public	$48,478	$49,156	$65,711	$8,250	17%
40	Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland, ME · public	$47,382	$48,822	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
41	Riverland Community CollegeAustin, MN · public	$47,288	$47,949	Not reported	$12,000	25%
42	Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, ME · public	$46,875	$48,300	$52,048	$11,515	25%
43	Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, MN · public	$46,852	$47,507	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
44	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiPulaski, TN · public	$46,832	$50,976	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
45	Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, KY · public	$46,259	$51,308	Not reported	$9,500	21%
46	Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, IA · public	$44,198	$50,361	$58,470	Not reported	Not reported
47	Marshalltown Community CollegeMarshalltown, IA · public	$43,768	$49,871	Not reported	$6,837	16%
48	Northwest Technical CollegeBemidji, MN · public	$43,720	$44,331	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
49	Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka, MN · public	$43,686	$44,297	$83,815	$12,850	29%
50	San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia, CA · private for-profit	$43,388	$39,187	Not reported	$12,727	29%
51	Motoring Technical Training InstituteSeekonk, MA · private for-profit	$43,145	$40,796	Not reported	$9,500	22%
52	Withlacoochee Technical CollegeInverness, FL · public	$42,897	$41,481	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
53	Independent Training & Apprenticeship ProgramSacramento, CA · private for-profit	$42,896	$38,743	Not reported	$9,500	22%
54	Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas City, KS · public	$42,224	$46,880	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
55	Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TN · public	$41,936	$45,647	$58,640	$7,000	17%
56	Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, MN · public	$41,802	Not adjusted	$66,149	$12,000	29%
57	North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesville, GA · public	$41,675	$43,279	$58,416	Not reported	Not reported
58	YTI Career Institute-YorkYork, PA · private for-profit	$41,449	$42,480	$46,375	$9,500	23%
59	Mid-EastCTC-Adult EducationZanesville, OH · public	$41,432	$44,659	$97,293	$5,500	13%
60	Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, WI · public	$41,051	$43,627	$76,861	$5,500	13%
61	Milan Institute-San Antonio IngramSan Antonio, TX · private for-profit	$40,238	$41,458	Not reported	$9,500	24%
62	InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaWest Covina, CA · private for-profit	$40,101	$36,218	$46,523	$11,725	29%
63	Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe, LA · public	$39,824	$45,148	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
64	Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, MN · public	$39,770	$40,326	$54,923	$12,000	30%
65	Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, LA · public	$39,762	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
66	Porter & Chester Institute of HamdenHamden, CT · private for-profit	$39,745	$38,360	$46,336	$14,120	36%
67	Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, PA · public	$39,286	$40,264	$47,230	$8,450	22%
68	Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, MN · public	$39,258	$39,807	$60,068	$12,000	31%
69	Orleans Technical CollegePhiladelphia, PA · private nonprofit	$39,139	$40,113	$52,084	$7,521	19%
70	Michigan StateEast Lansing, MI · public	$39,107	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
71	South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, LA · public	$38,994	$44,207	Not reported	$7,409	19%
72	Southern California Institute of TechnologyAnaheim, CA · private for-profit	$38,716	$34,967	$58,044	$10,270	27%
73	Erie Institute of TechnologyErie, PA · private for-profit	$38,674	$39,636	$46,980	$14,732	38%
74	Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA · private nonprofit	$38,265	$36,182	Not reported	$8,663	23%
75	Summit CollegeSan Bernardino, CA · private for-profit	$37,990	$34,312	Not reported	$7,600	20%
76	Industrial Management Training InstituteWaterbury, CT · private for-profit	$37,876	$36,556	$48,486	$9,500	25%
77	EHOVE Career CenterMilan, OH · public	$37,797	$40,741	Not reported	$6,333	17%
78	Porter & Chester InstituteBridgeport, CT · private for-profit	$37,569	Not adjusted	$55,238	$14,120	38%
79	Washburn UniversityTopeka, KS · public	$37,254	$41,362	$52,965	$9,500	26%
80	Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, FL · public	$36,887	$35,669	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
81	Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon, VA · public	$36,340	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
82	Institute for Business and TechnologySan Jose, CA · private for-profit	$36,261	$32,750	$57,474	$8,867	24%
83	Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, VA · public	$36,232	$35,836	Not reported	$7,574	21%
84	Lincoln Technical Institute-New BritainNew Britain, CT · private for-profit	$35,880	$34,630	$48,864	$13,532	38%
85	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, IA · public	$35,556	Not adjusted	$51,283	Not reported	Not reported
86	Orange Technical College-South CampusOrlando, FL · public	$35,198	$34,036	$51,429	Not reported	Not reported
87	Refrigeration SchoolPhoenix, AZ · private for-profit	$35,084	$34,848	Not reported	$7,125	20%
88	Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationBaldwin Park, CA · public	$35,016	$31,626	$47,692	Not reported	Not reported
89	Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, MI · public	$34,972	$36,347	$48,229	$6,707	19%
90	Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, VA · public	$34,439	$34,063	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
91	Midwest Technical Institute-IllinoisSpringfield, IL · private for-profit	$34,080	Not adjusted	$40,623	$13,000	38%
92	Advanced Training InstituteLas Vegas, NV · private for-profit	$33,980	$33,987	Not reported	$7,600	22%
93	Pennco Tech-BristolBristol, PA · private for-profit	$33,494	$34,327	$47,658	$9,500	28%
94	Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood, NJ · private for-profit	$33,390	$30,688	$40,449	$9,500	28%
95	Lincoln College of Technology-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · private for-profit	$32,841	$35,188	$43,389	$13,875	42%
96	Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, SC · public	$32,356	$34,513	Not reported	$5,500	17%
97	HVAC Technical InstituteChicago, IL · private for-profit	$32,208	$32,222	Not reported	$6,861	21%
98	West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, KY · public	$31,942	$35,429	Not reported	$5,500	17%
99	Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg, FL · public	$31,550	$30,508	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
100	Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin, NJ · private for-profit	$31,480	$28,932	Not reported	$14,587	46%
101	Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterClearwater, FL · public	$31,412	$30,375	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
102	Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, KY · public	$31,178	$34,581	$53,561	$9,000	29%
103	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonJackson, TN · public	$31,155	$33,912	$48,195	Not reported	Not reported
104	Berk Trade and Business SchoolLong Island City, NY · private for-profit	$31,116	$28,832	$43,525	$6,333	20%
105	Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, WI · public	$31,061	$33,010	$71,020	Not reported	Not reported
106	Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolWashington, PA · private for-profit	$30,941	$31,711	$45,364	$7,912	26%
107	Apex Technical SchoolLong Island City, NY · private nonprofit	$30,816	$28,554	$47,041	$9,500	31%
108	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · public	$30,771	$33,494	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
109	Tulsa Welding School-TulsaTulsa, OK · private for-profit	$30,684	$34,931	Not reported	$7,125	23%
110	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownMorristown, TN · public	$30,527	$33,228	$46,035	Not reported	Not reported
111	Scioto County Career Technical CenterLucasville, OH · public	$30,503	$32,879	$56,303	Not reported	Not reported
112	Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, LA · public	$30,212	$34,251	Not reported	$11,977	40%
113	Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek, FL · public	$29,493	$28,519	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
114	Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, OK · public	$29,307	$33,363	$44,068	Not reported	Not reported
115	Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPaterson, NJ · private for-profit	$28,945	$26,603	$37,560	$10,070	35%
116	Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood, FL · public	$28,911	$27,957	$40,179	Not reported	Not reported
117	Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PA · public	$28,384	$29,090	$50,717	Not reported	Not reported
118	Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack, NJ · public	$28,266	$25,979	Not reported	$6,179	22%
119	Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland, KY · public	$27,034	$29,985	Not reported	$7,250	27%
120	Liceo de Arte y TecnologiaSan Juan, PR · private for-profit	$25,852	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
121	Southern Careers Institute-BrownsvilleBrownsville, TX · private for-profit	$25,267	$26,033	Not reported	$7,125	28%
122	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonElizabethton, TN · public	$24,630	$26,810	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
123	Professional Technical InstitutionBayamon, PR · private for-profit	$23,984	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
124	Dewey University-Juana DiazJuana Diaz, PR · private nonprofit	$23,843	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
125	National Career InstituteEast Orange, NJ · private for-profit	$22,597	$20,768	$25,554	$6,756	30%
126	Mech-Tech CollegeCaguas, PR · private for-profit	$22,057	Not adjusted	Not reported	$6,055	27%
127	Centura College-ChesapeakeChesapeake, VA · private for-profit	$20,928	$20,699	Not reported	$14,750	70%
128	NUC UniversityBayamon, PR · private for-profit	$20,568	Not adjusted	$20,249	$9,500	46%
129	South Texas CollegeMcAllen, TX · public	$20,150	$20,761	$30,828	Not reported	Not reported
130	D'Mart InstituteBarranquitas, PR · private for-profit	$17,921	Not adjusted	$16,894	Not reported	Not reported
131	Advantage Technical CollegeManati, PR · private for-profit	$17,714	Not adjusted	$19,578	Not reported	Not reported
132	Universal Technology College of Puerto RicoAguadilla, PR · private nonprofit	$17,313	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Pay after cost of living divides first-year pay by the Bureau of Economic Analysis price level of the school's state, where the US average is 100. It is shown for 117 programs where at least half of the graduates who work are working in the school's state. The other 15, whose graduates mostly work in other states or whose state has no price level, are listed last when you sort by it.

47 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

College Scorecard withholds pay for programs with too few graduates, to protect their privacy, so those programs can't be ranked. 11 more programs report pay but aren't listed, because College Scorecard's school file doesn't name their schools. The national medians above still count them.

Electrician Training (Certificate) programs by state

Each row is the median across the state's electrician training certificate programs. State names link to the full ranking of that state's programs.

#	State	Programs	Year 1 pay	Debt
1	Kentucky	8	$47,698	$8,014
2	Minnesota	11	$46,852	$12,000
3	California	8	$39,409	$9,885
4	Pennsylvania	8	$38,907	$9,500
5	New Jersey	5	$28,945	$9,500

Programs in 31 more states and territories report pay, but too few to rank. A state ranking needs at least five programs that report both pay and debt.

Quick picks nationwide

Lowest median debt

West Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY$5,500
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS, NJ$6,179
National Career Institute, NJ$6,756
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY$6,999
Ashland Community and Technical College, KY$7,250
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, KY$7,422
Orleans Technical College, PA$7,521
Summit College, CA$7,600
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School, PA$7,912
St Cloud Technical and Community College, MN$8,250

Lowest debt for the pay

Community College of Allegheny County, PA8%
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY13%
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, KY14%
Bluegrass Community and Technical College, KY16%
Owensboro Community and Technical College, KY17%
St Cloud Technical and Community College, MN17%
West Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY17%
Dakota County Technical College, MN17%
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, MN18%
Orleans Technical College, PA19%

Only the 35 programs with their own page here are included. "Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay.

What electricians earn

Pay for electricians across the US, across all experience levels, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Electricians

$63,190

Median pay in the US. 757,220 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 72,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $42,640Top 10%: $108,510

Common questions

The median electrician training certificate program in the US pays its graduates $38,994 in their first year and $50,941 five years after. Electricians earn a median of $63,190 across all experience levels.

Electrician Training (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked41 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Medians are across programs, not students: each program counts once, however many graduates it has.
National medians include every program in the 50 states, DC, and US territories, including schools that have since closed. Schools with several campuses that report one combined figure are counted once.
Programs are ranked by College Scorecard median pay one year after graduation. Pay after cost of living uses the price level of the school's state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025. Price levels are the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024