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Current BLS California employee wages for Helpers--Electricians, SOC 47-3013; excludes premium pay and benefits, licensed-electrician rates and registered-apprentice pay schedules.
Last updated October 21, 2026. Rates are market estimates, not guarantees.
Salary Guides / California
California helper employee wages help you compare electrical-support offers, training time, travel demands and the duties assigned.
California electrician-helper employee wages span $18.57–$33.01/hr, or $38,620–$68,660 a year. These figures describe helpers who support electrical crews, including supplying materials and preparing work areas. Premium pay and benefits are excluded. Compare an offer’s duties and supervision with your authorization for C-10 electrical work. The experience bands describe helper wages, without granting journeyman or master electrician status. Trainee registration and school enrollment remain separate requirements for covered work.
What each rung of the trade is paid, before overtime and per diem.
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$28.00 is above roughly 46% of this market. The top quarter starts at $36.00, and the median sits at $29.00.
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An estimate, not an offer. Overtime is paid at time and a half past forty hours.
These national helper medians show three electrical-work settings. For California offers, compare the crew’s assignments, supervision and paid travel arrangements across the proposed work locations.
Electrical installation and service bring helpers alongside specialist crews. On California C-10 assignments, separate supply handling from regulated connection work. Ask who will direct you when the job moves from unloading supplies to assisting at the installation area.
Commercial building projects involve staged electrical deliveries and several trades. Ask California employers how they schedule helper work around installation crews. Include the time spent receiving fixtures, moving cable and clearing packaging when discussing the hours attached to an offer.
Power-line infrastructure places material support near outdoor utility work. Discuss California project travel, access boundaries and the crew's electrical hazard instruction. Ask where supplies will be staged and how the supervisor keeps support workers clear of restricted electrical activities.
Median hourly across every state with a published guide for this trade. Cost of living is not netted out — compare take-home, not just the rate.
Sorted by payback speed.
| Certification | Rate bump | Extra / year | Cost | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WECA Electrical Apprenticeship - Commercial Inside Wireman (journeyperson) | +$6.70 | $13,936 | $0 | 0 weeks |
| OSHA 30-Hour Construction | +$0.82 | $1,706 | $159 | 5 weeks |
| OSHA 10-Hour Construction | +$0.27 | $562 | $59 | 6 weeks |
| Aerial/Scissor Lift (MEWP) Operator | +$0.07 | $146 | $59 | 22 weeks |
| American Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR/AED | +$0.06 | $125 | $102 | 43 weeks |
| Forklift / Rough-Terrain Forklift Operator (formal instruction) | +$0.03 | $62 | $60 | 50 weeks |
Past forty hours the rate is time and a half. Built from the rate above. At $25.04/hr.
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