Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Minnesota

Median $37.58 an hour for 14,350 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$37.58/hrMedian hourly wageMinnesota, May data
$78,160/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.83 – $57.1310th to 90th percentilehourly range
14,350Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Electrician pay in Minnesota: the full range

Wage percentiles, MinnesotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80/hrMinnesota: 10th $22.83 · 25th $28.09 · median $37.58 · 75th $48.76 · 90th $57.13Minnesota$37.58$22.83$57.13United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Minnesota vs United States, May 2025.

Minnesota ranks 9th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 10th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $38.11). 14,350 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$22.83 – $28.09$47,480 – $58,430roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$28.09 – $48.76$58,430 – $101,410the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$48.76 – $57.13$101,410 – $118,820the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Minnesota

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrMankato: $39.96Mankato$39.96Duluth: $39.76Duluth$39.76Minneapolis: $39.37Minneapolis$39.37St. Cloud: $39.37St. Cloud$39.37Rochester: $38.29Rochester$38.29La Crosse: $37.87La Crosse$37.87Fargo: $36.99Fargo$36.99Grand Forks: $33.51Grand Forks$33.51Sioux Falls: $29.55Sioux Falls$29.55
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Minnesota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Mankato$24.11$39.96$43.91$48.452606% above
Duluth$22.62$39.76$44.77$52.896806% above
Minneapolis$23.54$39.37$37.57$59.258,8105% above
St. Cloud$23.01$39.37$44.94$49.787305% above
Rochester$22.16$38.29$42.17$56.775102% above
La Crosse$22.02$37.87$41.25$52.343201% above
Fargo$22.50$36.99$40.69$48.239202% below
Grand Forks$21.48$33.51$38.65$45.5735011% below
Sioux Falls$22.19$29.55$32.62$38.871,33021% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Electrician wages in Minnesota over time

Minnesota, 1999-2025MinnesotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$37.58Minnesota$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, Minnesota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMinnesota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$22.14$42.78$19.139,450
2000$24.19$45.23$19.2910,600
2001$25.60$46.54$19.6010,210
2002$26.66$47.71$19.909,700
2003$28.24$49.41$20.049,780
2004$28.34$48.30$20.3310,140
2005$28.83$47.52$20.5710,780
2006$28.60$45.67$20.9711,370
2007$27.49$42.68$21.5311,570
2008$27.67$41.38$22.3211,150
2009$28.47$42.72$22.6810,280
2010$29.57$43.66$23.209,270
2011$29.88$42.77$23.719,800
2012$30.07$42.16$23.9610,090
2013$28.30$39.11$24.2810,220
2014$28.52$38.79$24.5710,400
2015$28.91$39.27$24.9411,240
2016$31.85$42.72$25.3510,590
2017$33.78$44.37$26.0110,790
2018$34.25$43.91$26.5310,780
2019$32.71$41.19$27.0110,530
2020$32.68$40.65$27.369,840
2021$30.83$36.63$28.8711,210
2022$34.64$38.11$28.9611,850
2023$37.52$39.64$29.6111,280
2024$39.15$40.18$29.9812,970
2025$37.58$37.58$30.3814,350

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Minnesota changed by -4.3% over the last ten years of data and by -8.8% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Minnesota?

+36.3%Jobs since 201910,530 then, 14,350 in 2025
+27.7%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
4.9Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.0× the US share, 34th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in Minnesota has changed by +51.9%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +36.3%.

Electricians in Minnesota vs United States, 1999 = 100MinnesotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages75100125150175200020052010201520202025152Minnesota124United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Minnesota vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearMinnesota jobsMinnesota indexUS index
19999,450100100
200010,600112105
200110,210108102
20029,70010397
20039,78010495
200410,14010795
200510,78011499
200611,370120101
200711,570122102
200811,150118103
200910,28010995
20109,2709884
20119,80010484
201210,09010785
201310,22010889
201410,40011093
201511,24011997
201610,59011299
201710,790114103
201810,780114107
201910,530111112
20209,840104107
202111,210119106
202211,850125113
202311,280119116
202412,970137121
202514,350152124

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for electricians in Minnesota

+13.2%Projected growth in Minnesota2024–2034, state agency
1,490Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
14,270Jobs in 202416,150 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Minnesota's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +13.2% between 2024 and 2034, from 14,270 to 16,150, with about 1,490 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 14,350 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Minnesota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Minnesota

On federally funded construction in Minnesota, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 87 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $76.74). The market median for the state is $37.58.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MNAitkin: $80.79 (survey)Anoka: $99.38 (survey)Becker: $66.74 (survey)Beltrami: $73.18 (survey)Benton: $66.74 (survey)Big Stone: $85.72 (survey)Blue Earth: $76.74 (survey)Brown: $70.01 (survey)Carlton: $80.79 (survey)Carver: $99.38 (survey)Cass: $80.79 (survey)Chippewa: $85.72 (survey)Chisago: $99.38 (survey)Clay: $56.03 (survey)Clearwater: $38.21 (survey)Cook: $80.79 (survey)Cottonwood: $70.01 (survey)Crow Wing: $80.79 (survey)Dakota: $99.38 (survey)Dodge: $76.74 (survey)Douglas: $66.74 (survey)Faribault: $76.74 (survey)Fillmore: $76.74 (survey)Freeborn: $76.74 (survey)Goodhue: $76.74 (survey)Grant: $66.74 (survey)Hennepin: $99.38 (survey)Houston: $76.74 (survey)Hubbard: $80.79 (survey)Isanti: $99.38 (survey)Itasca: $81.32 (survey)Jackson: $70.01 (survey)Kanabec: $99.38 (survey)Kandiyohi: $85.72 (survey)Kittson: $56.03 (survey)Koochiching: $81.32 (survey)Lac qui Parle: $20.00 (survey)Lake: $80.79 (survey)Lake of the Woods: $73.18 (survey)Le Sueur: $99.38 (survey)Lincoln: $70.01 (survey)Lyon: $70.01 (survey)McLeod: $85.72 (survey)Mahnomen: $47.46 (survey)Marshall: $56.03 (survey)Martin: $70.01 (survey)Meeker: $85.72 (survey)Mille Lacs: $99.38 (survey)Morrison: $80.79 (survey)Mower: $76.74 (survey)Murray: $55.90 (survey)Nicollet: $76.74 (survey)Nobles: $55.90 (survey)Norman: $20.00 (survey)Olmsted: $76.74 (survey)Otter Tail: $47.12 (survey)Pennington: $50.81 (survey)Pine: $80.79 (survey)Pipestone: $61.97 (survey)Polk: $56.03 (survey)Pope: $85.72 (survey)Ramsey: $99.38 (survey)Red Lake: $39.52 (survey)Redwood: $70.01 (survey)Renville: $70.01 (survey)Rice: $99.38 (survey)Rock: $55.90 (survey)Roseau: $46.34 (survey)St. Louis: $80.79 (survey)Scott: $99.38 (survey)Sherburne: $99.38 (survey)Sibley: $76.74 (survey)Stearns: $85.72 (survey)Steele: $76.74 (survey)Stevens: $85.72 (survey)Swift: $85.72 (survey)Todd: $78.23 (survey)Traverse: $45.95 (survey)Wabasha: $76.74 (survey)Wadena: $80.79 (survey)Waseca: $76.74 (survey)Washington: $99.38 (survey)Watonwan: $70.01 (survey)Wilkin: $43.55 (survey)Winona: $76.74 (survey)Wright: $99.38 (survey)Yellow Medicine: $70.01 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$62.92$76.74$80.79$85.72survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for electricians by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (survey)$0$25$50$75$100$125/hrAnoka (Minneapolis): market median $39.37, prevailing (survey) $99.38, gap +$60.01Anoka (Minneapolis)+$60.01Stearns (St. Cloud): market median $39.37, prevailing (survey) $85.72, gap +$46.35Stearns (St. Cloud)+$46.35Carlton (Duluth): market median $39.76, prevailing (survey) $80.79, gap +$41.03Carlton (Duluth)+$41.03Houston (La Crosse): market median $37.87, prevailing (survey) $76.74, gap +$38.87Houston (La Crosse)+$38.87Dodge (Rochester): market median $38.29, prevailing (survey) $76.74, gap +$38.45Dodge (Rochester)+$38.45Blue Earth (Mankato): market median $39.96, prevailing (survey) $76.74, gap +$36.78Blue Earth (Mankato)+$36.78Rock (Sioux Falls): market median $29.55, prevailing (survey) $55.90, gap +$26.35Rock (Sioux Falls)+$26.35Polk (Grand Forks): market median $33.51, prevailing (survey) $56.03, gap +$22.52Polk (Grand Forks)+$22.52Clay (Fargo): market median $36.99, prevailing (survey) $56.03, gap +$19.04Clay (Fargo)+$19.04
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Minnesota.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Anokastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260028
Carverstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$63.59$35.79$99.38MN20260036
Chisagostate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260039
Dakotastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260045
Hennepinstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$63.59$35.79$99.38MN20260053
Isantistate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260056
Kanabecstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260059
Le Sueurstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260066
Mille Lacsstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260074
Ramseystate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260088
Ricestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260092
Scottstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$63.59$35.79$99.38MN20260095
Sherburnestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260096
Washingtonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$61.39$37.99$99.38MN20260108
Wrightstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$63.59$35.79$99.38MN20260112

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Minnesota prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Minnesota?

161.1kConstruction jobsMinnesota, 2026-09
+5.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025161kSep 2026
Construction employment in Minnesota (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at electrical contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just electricians), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 78 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 70,177 in 2015 to 87,254 in 2025, +24.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Ramsey County711,716$124,502$2,394
Hennepin County2115,859$116,206$2,235
Goodhue County15378$114,816$2,208
Anoka County1011,804$103,652$1,993
Dakota County80899$101,676$1,955
Carver County37664$96,027$1,847
Steele County6146$93,947$1,807
St. Louis County50460$93,382$1,796
Chippewa County638$91,793$1,765
Freeborn County1286$91,752$1,764
Nicollet County996$88,458$1,701
Stearns County54745$86,372$1,661

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Minnesota?

The median electrician in Minnesota earned $37.58 an hour ($78,160 a year) in May 2025, 24% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $28.09–$48.76; the top 10% earn more than $57.13.

Where does Minnesota rank for electrician pay?

Minnesota ranks 9th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $37.58 an hour, and 10th after adjusting for Minnesota's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.6, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Minnesota?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a electrician classification for most Minnesota counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many electricians work in Minnesota?

BLS counted 14,350 electricians in Minnesota in May 2025, 4.9 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.00; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Minnesota?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in Minnesota went from 11,240 in 2015 to 14,350 in 2025, +27.7%, and +36.3% since 2019. Minnesota's labor market agency projects +13.2% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 14,270 to 16,150 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Minnesota?

Minnesota projects about 1,490 openings a year for electricians over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 72,700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota and metro areas, SOC 47-2111. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Minnesota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.