How much do Electrician schools cost in New Jersey?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 16 electrician schools in New Jersey is $20,464. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.

Can you get paid to train as a electrician in New Jersey?

Yes — New Jersey has 657 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the electrician apprenticeships page for the current list.

What does a electrician earn in New Jersey?

Working electrician professionals in New Jersey earn a median of $77,250 per year, ranging from about $48,570 to $130,860 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Electrician Schools in New Jersey

16 schools in New Jersey offer electrician-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 657 registered apprenticeship programs in New Jersey train electrician apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups electrician with electrical lineman — schools below may offer any of these.

Schools in New Jersey

Median net price / yr (New Jersey)

$20,464

national: $8,759

Median earnings (New Jersey)

$42,013

national: $38,112

Apprenticeship sponsors

657

earn while training

Electrician pay in New Jersey (all workers)

$77,250

range $48,570–$130,860 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working electrician professionals in New Jersey earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Official license records related to electrician in New Jersey

From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:

ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR — Department of Community Affairs~Office of Inspector Licensing~Bureau of Code Services
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR — Department of Law and Public Safety~Division of Consumer Affairs~Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors

Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

School	City	Type	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Raritan Valley Community College	Branchburg	public	$6,778	34.6%	$48,145
Union County Vocational Technical School	Scotch Plains	public	$7,361	97.4%	$37,590
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS	Hackensack	public	$10,588	80.7%	$49,739
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School	Toms River	public	$10,828	67.6%	$47,122
Brookdale Community College	Lincroft	public	$11,231	34.6%	$44,379
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences	Paterson	private for-profit	$22,148	80.7%	$43,917
Pennco Tech-Blackwood	Blackwood	private for-profit	$22,671	70.5%	$42,013
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union	Union	private for-profit	$27,311	73.6%	$46,396
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah	Mahwah	private for-profit	$28,968	73.6%	$46,396
American Institute-Toms River	Toms River	private for-profit	$19,781	50.7%	$28,710
American Institute-Clifton	CLIFTON	private for-profit	$20,371	55.5%	$28,710
American Institute-Somerset	Somerset	private for-profit	$20,464	50.9%	$28,710
American Institute-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	private for-profit	$21,458	56.1%	$28,710
National Career Institute	East Orange	private for-profit	$25,261	59%	$26,415
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin	Iselin	private for-profit	$37,819	52.7%	$31,914
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton	public	not reported	82.4%	not reported

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not electrician graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Electrician school in New Jersey

How much do Electrician schools cost in New Jersey?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 16 electrician schools in New Jersey is $20,464. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a electrician in New Jersey?: Yes — New Jersey has 657 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the electrician apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a electrician earn in New Jersey?: Working electrician professionals in New Jersey earn a median of $77,250 per year, ranging from about $48,570 to $130,860 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.