Electrical General Foreman Salary in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

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BLS does not measure Electrical General Foreman as its own occupation, so this page uses First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (SOC 47-1011, broader occupation). The median annual wage in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ was $79,840 (BLS, May 2025), and the middle half earned $67,080 to $94,830. That is $80 below the national median of $79,920.

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Broader occupation

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers is a broader occupation based on the work described, not a separate data center wage series. BLS does not distinguish this title, experience level, shift, credentials or data center employers. Confirm the actual duties before using this comparison.

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$59,350	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$67,080	25% earned less than this.
Median	$79,840	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$94,830	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$103,620	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$81,560	Average wage.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$28.53	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$32.25	25% earned less than this.
Median	$38.38	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$45.59	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$49.82	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$39.21	Average wage.

United States

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, United States, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$53,280	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$63,400	25% earned less than this.
Median	$79,920	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$101,460	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$128,260	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$86,450	Average wage.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, United States, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$25.62	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$30.48	25% earned less than this.
Median	$38.42	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$48.78	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$61.66	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$41.56	Average wage.

What BLS wages cover: OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. These are straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. Discuss per diem, travel and relocation separately. BLS pay-term definitions.

Employment: 16,770. Location quotient: 1.35.

Location quotient measures job concentration, not pay. A value above 1 means the occupation makes up a larger share of local jobs than it does nationally. It says nothing about wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 47-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Download metropolitan data (ZIP).

Pay relative to all occupations

Median for this occupation divided by the all-occupations median, same area, same annual basis
Measure	Value
This occupation, median	$79,840
All occupations (SOC 00-0000), median	$51,380
Relative wage	1.55 times

A ratio of 1.00 means the same median as all workers in the area. It is arithmetic on two BLS medians, not a BLS statistic.

Change since the prior BLS release

Median annual wage, same SOC and same BLS area code, two releases
Reference period	Median
May 2024	$79,000
May 2025	$79,840
Difference	+$840 (+1.1%)

Two published BLS values, shown as released. Not annualized, not adjusted for inflation, and BLS metro boundaries and survey panels can differ between releases.

What is inside the BLS pay figure

For construction and commissioning hires, separate expense reimbursements and overtime from straight-time pay. Check a project bonus on its actual terms. Guaranteed pay and production incentives count in BLS wages; discretionary nonproduction bonuses do not.

Pay components for Electrical & Mechanical Trade Leadership roles against the BLS wage definition
Component	In the BLS figure?	Note
Base rate and guaranteed pay	Included	BLS counts the "base rate" and "guaranteed pay".
Production and incentive pay	Included	BLS counts "incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses".
On-call waiting or availability pay	Left out	BLS excludes payment for time spent awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. BLS on-call pay definition.
Overtime pay matters here	Left out	BLS excludes "overtime pay". Straight-time pay only.
Shift differentials	Left out	BLS excludes "shift differentials", so night and weekend premiums are not in the figure.
Project-completion and discretionary bonuses matters here	Depends on the terms	Guaranteed pay and production incentives are included. Discretionary nonproduction bonuses are excluded. Check how the payment is defined.
Per diem, travel and relocation matters here	Left out	BLS does not name these as wages. They are expense reimbursements and are not in the figure.
Benefits and employer costs	Left out	BLS excludes "employer costs for supplementary benefits".

Nearby and other areas

Recruiter's read

Qualitative, not from BLS data.

Electrical General Foreman candidates are usually screened on busway, switchgear setting and large cable pulls; crew productivity; journeyman or master license; OSHA 30.

We usually find them through electrical contractors, IBEW and open shop, traveling crews. We contact working people directly rather than relying on job applications.

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What the published rows say about Electrical General Foreman pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Electrical General Foreman maps to First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, SOC 47-1011. For Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, the May 2025 OEWS annual median is $79,840; the middle half runs from $67,080 to $94,830. This is a broader occupation, not a separate wage estimate for this exact job. BLS does not separate seniority titles that share this row. Before setting an offer, pin down who owns the field decisions and whether the hire travels. A shared occupation median cannot price that scope for you.

The middle-half spread is $27,750: $12,760 from the 25th percentile to the median and $14,990 from the median to the 75th. The upper interval is wider. Use these points to compare an offer, not to price a junior or senior hire. Percentiles are not experience bands, and this distribution alone does not explain why individual workers earn different amounts.

The local median is $80 below the national $79,920 on the same annual basis. Both rows cover SOC 47-1011 in May 2025. This is a wage comparison, not a cost-of-living adjustment or evidence of a separate data center premium.

Tucson, AZ reports a annual median of $71,480 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $8,360 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ's median.

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ reports a annual median of $72,580 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $7,260 below Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ's median.

The highest exact national industry medians in the loaded SOC 47-1011 rows are Nuclear Electric Power Generation at $141,350 and Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil at $140,520. These are May 2025 national occupation estimates, not local data center pay. The loaded data has no local industry-by-occupation breakdown, so it cannot rank industries within Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

The matched median moved from $79,000 in May 2024 to $79,840 in May 2025: $840 higher. Both rows use SOC 47-1011, area 38060 and the same annual basis. This is not adjusted for inflation or annualized, and it does not attribute the change to a particular employer.

OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. This is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. Agree travel, per diem and relocation terms separately. No verified Electrical General Foreman-specific allowance is in this occupation row, so none is added to the figures.

Questions about Electrical General Foreman pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Which BLS row supports Electrical General Foreman pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Electrical General Foreman maps to SOC 47-1011, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. The May 2025 annual median for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $79,840. The broader mapping is not a separate survey of this niche title.

Does the figure cover the whole offer for Electrical General Foreman?

OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. Travel and relocation terms still need their own discussion; this row supplies no separate allowance.

Nearest-area selection uses Census Gazetteer internal points, not road distance. Source: 2025 Census Gazetteer.