Paid apprenticeship
Union Gap, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
From day one
Journey rate
On completion
Term
+ 800 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
82 listings on file
Electrician programs in Washington
72 registered apprenticeships and 10 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order is fixed and nobody can pay to change it.
What the job pays in Washington
$95,220median, per year
This is what electricians earn across Washington, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $63,190.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2111 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
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Paid apprenticeships · 56
These pay you from day one. No tuition.
Paid apprenticeship
Chehalis, WA
Year-one pay
$32.94/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$38.19/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 714 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Longview, WA
Year-one pay
$41.98/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$52.48/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 594 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Ferndale, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$22.50/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$45/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 824 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Wenatchee, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$51.06/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$68.91/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 1,590 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$37.87/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$56.52/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 432 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Tacoma, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$51.35/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$65.72/hr
On completion
Term
7,000 hrs
+ 528 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Kennewick, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$23.20/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$58/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 984 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Kennewick, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$17.08/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$31.05/hr
On completion
Term
4,000 hrs
+ 320 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Bellevue, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$20.70/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$51.75/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 804 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Bellevue, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$19.29/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$35.07/hr
On completion
Term
4,000 hrs
+ 400 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Tacoma, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$24.75/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$55/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 856 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Anacortes, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$26.26/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$43.76/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 648 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Vancouver, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$21.54/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$53.86/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 732 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Ferndale, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$18/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$40/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Richland, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$41.03/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$54.70/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 519 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Port Townsend, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$24.50/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$49/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 824 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Battle Ground, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$24.24/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$53.86/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 768 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Port Orchard, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$18/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$45/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 824 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Camas, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$35.02/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$47.32/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 810 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
South Kent, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$27.13/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$38.75/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 432 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Spokane, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$22.30/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$49.55/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 1,000 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Spokane, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$16.14/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$32.27/hr
On completion
Term
4,000 hrs
+ 440 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Sunnyside, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$17/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$34/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Mount Vernon, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$26.12/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$65.30/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 1,417 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Mount Vernon, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$26.12/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$65.30/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 1,000 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Mount Vernon, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$17.04/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$34.07/hr
On completion
Term
4,000 hrs
+ 330 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Long Beach, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$56.29/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$75.25/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 576 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Puyallup, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$15.20/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$38/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Yakima, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$18/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$36/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 824 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
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Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$29.89/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$44.61/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 200 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$30.78/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$76.95/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 1,000 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$30.41/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$60.82/hr
On completion
Term
4,000 hrs
+ 400 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$24.50/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$40.83/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 600 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$25.97/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$60.82/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 1,000 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Renton, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$25.35/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$42.25/hr
On completion
Term
4,000 hrs
+ 400 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Bellingham, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$21.50/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$43/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Pullman, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$19.24/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$32.06/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 477 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Pullman, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$19.24/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$32.06/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 824 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Tacoma, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$26.75/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$66.88/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 960 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Tacoma, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$19.05/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$31.75/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 432 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Tacoma, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$22.96/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$37.03/hr
On completion
Term
4,200 hrs
+ 288 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Yakima, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$22.80/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$38/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 800 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Battle Ground, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$21.60/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$54/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 760 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Lynden, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$22/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$44/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 800 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Bellingham, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$20/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$40/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 824 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Raymond, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$27.94/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$37.76/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 972 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Ellensburg, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$18/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$45/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 850 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Kennewick, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$20/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$50/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 800 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Friday Harbor, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$15.74/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$31.48/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Clarkston, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$18.85/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$37.70/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 827 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Suquamish, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$18.40/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$46/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 824 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Arlington, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$18.26/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$45.65/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Lake Stevens, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$16.32/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$40.81/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Yakima, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$22.50/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$45/hr
On completion
Term
8,000 hrs
+ 720 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Paid apprenticeship
Yakima, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
$22.40/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$32/hr
On completion
Term
4,000 hrs
+ 360 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
No working website on record. Search this name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs
Name and place only
Also registered in Washington · 16
16 sponsors appear in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
- Benton Rural Electrical Association Apprenticeship Committee · Prosser, WA
- Big Bend Electric Cooperative Apprenticeship · Ritzville, WA
- City of Milton & IBEW Local 483 Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee · Milton, WA
- City of Richland Energy Services Department Local Union 77 IBEW Apprenticeship Committee · Richland, WA
- Columbia Rural Electric Association Apprenticeship Committee · Walla Walla, WA
- Energy Northwest Industrial Maintenance Electrician · RICHLAND, WA
- Franklin P.U.D. - Local 77 IBEW Apprenticeship Committee · Pasco, WA
- Gonzaga 06 Electrical Apprenticeship · Spokane, WA
- Greater Spokane Electrical Training Apprenticeship · Spokane, WA
- Lakeview Light & Power and IBEW Local Union #483 · Lakewood, WA
- Mastercraft Electric Inc. · Pacific, WA
- Nespelem Valley Electric Cooperative Apprenticeship Committee · NESPELEM, WA
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative Meter Electrician · Winthrop, WA
- Perry Technical Institute Electrical Technology Program · Yakima, WA
- Public Utility District No. 1 of Benton County IBEW #77 Apprenticeship Committee · Kennewick, WA
- TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC/IBEW Local 125 · CENTRALIA, WA
Price on file
Trade schools · 10
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Bellingham, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,997
After grant aid
Median debt
$17,459
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Moses Lake, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$12,210
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,166
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Aberdeen, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$4,783
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,075
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Tacoma, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,292
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Bremerton, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$7,172
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Yakima, WA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$20,047
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,139
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
79%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Seattle, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,004
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Spokane, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,473
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,501
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Walla Walla, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,406
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Yakima, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$11,843
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,966
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
How to actually get in
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into an electrician apprenticeship82 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.