Helpers--Electricians in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Helpers--Electricians pay in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL at a median of $37,440 per year ($18.00/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $42,670, the metro estimate is 12% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 130 helpers--electricians are employed across the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach MSA in SOC 47-3013.

The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach pay distribution spans from $32,000 at the 10th percentile to $49,570 at the 90th, a 1.5× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $36,690 and the 75th at $44,840, so half of Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach-based helpers--electricians earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide FL estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.