Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in North Dakota

Median $31.59 an hour for 3,570 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$31.59/hrMedian hourly wageNorth Dakota, May data
$65,710/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.33 – $48.5710th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,570Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Electrician pay in North Dakota: the full range

Wage percentiles, North DakotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrNorth Dakota: 10th $22.33 · 25th $27.36 · median $31.59 · 75th $38.71 · 90th $48.57North Dakota$31.59$22.33$48.57United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: North Dakota vs United States, May 2025.

North Dakota ranks 24th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 14th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $35.49). 3,570 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.2× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$22.33 – $27.36$46,440 – $56,920roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$27.36 – $38.71$56,920 – $80,510the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$38.71 – $48.57$80,510 – $101,020the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in North Dakota

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrFargo: $36.99Fargo$36.99Grand Forks: $33.51Grand Forks$33.51Bismarck: $29.76Bismarck$29.76Minot: $28.75Minot$28.75
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in North Dakota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Fargo$22.50$36.99$40.69$48.2392017% above
Grand Forks$21.48$33.51$38.65$45.573506% above
Bismarck$22.42$29.76$32.70$44.584806% below
Minot$21.97$28.75$33.05$46.553409% below

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

Electrician wages in North Dakota over time

North Dakota, 1999-2025North DakotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$31.59North Dakota$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, North Dakota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNorth Dakota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$18.40$35.56$19.131,130
2000$16.80$31.41$19.291,230
2001$17.10$31.09$19.601,420
2002$17.62$31.53$19.901,320
2003$17.79$31.13$20.041,300
2004$18.38$31.33$20.331,480
2005$19.22$31.68$20.571,740
2006$20.00$31.94$20.971,780
2007$20.05$31.13$21.531,760
2008$20.76$31.04$22.321,920
2009$20.68$31.03$22.681,970
2010$21.87$32.29$23.202,020
2011$22.76$32.58$23.712,000
2012$24.20$33.93$23.962,600
2013$25.15$34.76$24.283,430
2014$26.03$35.40$24.574,160
2015$27.15$36.88$24.944,590
2016$27.89$37.41$25.353,920
2017$28.75$37.76$26.013,540
2018$29.10$37.31$26.533,110
2019$30.17$37.99$27.013,480
2020$31.70$39.43$27.363,550
2021$29.81$35.42$28.872,780
2022$30.69$33.76$28.962,970
2023$36.60$38.67$29.613,180
2024$31.65$32.48$29.983,150
2025$31.59$31.59$30.383,570

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in North Dakota changed by -14.3% over the last ten years of data and by -16.9% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in North Dakota?

+2.6%Jobs since 20193,480 then, 3,570 in 2025
-22.2%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
8.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.7× the US share, 2nd of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of electricians counted in North Dakota has changed by +215.9%, against +23.7% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +2.6%.

Electricians in North Dakota vs United States, 1999 = 100North DakotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages0100200300400500200020052010201520202025316North Dakota124United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, North Dakota vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearNorth Dakota jobsNorth Dakota indexUS index
19991,130100100
20001,230109105
20011,420126102
20021,32011797
20031,30011595
20041,48013195
20051,74015499
20061,780158101
20071,760156102
20081,920170103
20091,97017495
20102,02017984
20112,00017784
20122,60023085
20133,43030489
20144,16036893
20154,59040697
20163,92034799
20173,540313103
20183,110275107
20193,480308112
20203,550314107
20212,780246106
20222,970263113
20233,180281116
20243,150279121
20253,570316124

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 North Dakota

+15.4%Projected growth in North Dakota2024–2034, state agency
350Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
3,270Jobs in 20243,780 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

North Dakota's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +15.4% between 2024 and 2034, from 3,270 to 3,780, with about 350 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 3,570 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in North Dakota

On federally funded construction in North Dakota, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 42 of the 53 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $57.59 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $34.00). 11 of the 53 counties still use a survey rate dated 2014 or earlier (for example Adams County at $34.00). The market median for the state is $31.59.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, NDAdams: $34.00 (survey)Barnes: $56.03 (union)Benson: $56.03 (union)Billings: $34.00 (survey)Bottineau: $59.16 (union)Bowman: $34.00 (survey)Burke: $59.16 (union)Burleigh: $59.16 (union)Cass: $56.03 (union)Cavalier: $56.03 (union)Dickey: $59.16 (union)Divide: $34.00 (survey)Dunn: $34.00 (survey)Eddy: $56.03 (union)Emmons: $59.16 (union)Foster: $56.03 (union)Golden Valley: $34.00 (survey)Grand Forks: $56.03 (union)Grant: $59.16 (union)Griggs: $56.03 (union)Hettinger: $34.00 (survey)Kidder: $56.03 (union)LaMoure: $56.03 (union)Logan: $56.03 (union)McHenry: $59.16 (union)McIntosh: $56.03 (union)McKenzie: $34.00 (survey)McLean: $59.16 (union)Mercer: $59.16 (union)Morton: $59.16 (union)Mountrail: $59.16 (union)Nelson: $56.03 (union)Oliver: $59.16 (union)Pembina: $56.03 (union)Pierce: $59.16 (union)Ramsey: $56.03 (union)Ransom: $59.16 (union)Renville: $59.16 (union)Richland: $59.16 (union)Rolette: $59.16 (union)Sargent: $59.16 (union)Sheridan: $59.16 (union)Sioux: $59.16 (union)Slope: $34.00 (survey)Stark: $34.00 (survey)Steele: $56.03 (union)Stutsman: $56.03 (union)Towner: $56.03 (union)Traill: $56.03 (union)Walsh: $56.03 (union)Ward: $59.16 (union)Wells: $56.03 (union)Williams: $34.00 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$42.81$56.03$56.66survey 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 (union)$20$30$40$50$60$70/hrMcHenry (Minot): market median $28.75, prevailing (union) $59.16, gap +$30.41McHenry (Minot)+$30.41Burleigh (Bismarck): market median $29.76, prevailing (union) $59.16, gap +$29.40Burleigh (Bismarck)+$29.40Grand Forks (Grand Forks): market median $33.51, prevailing (union) $56.03, gap +$22.52Grand Forks (Grand Forks)+$22.52Cass (Fargo): market median $36.99, prevailing (union) $56.03, gap +$19.04Cass (Fargo)+$19.04
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in North Dakota.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BottineauUnion ELEC0714-012 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260021
BurkeUnion ELEC0714-012 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260035
BurleighUnion ELEC0714-013 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260012
DickeyUnion ELEC0714-001 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260036
EmmonsUnion ELEC0714-001 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260036
GrantUnion ELEC0714-001 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260036
McHenryUnion ELEC0714-012 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260035
McLeanUnion ELEC0714-012 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260023
MercerUnion ELEC0714-012 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260024
MortonUnion ELEC0714-013 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260015
MountrailUnion ELEC0714-012 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260025
OliverUnion ELEC0714-013 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260016
PierceUnion ELEC0714-012 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260035
RansomUnion ELEC0714-001 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260036
RenvilleUnion ELEC0714-012 2025-06-30$40.94$18.22$59.16ND20260028

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

Is construction work growing in North Dakota?

33.7kConstruction jobsNorth Dakota, 2026-09
-0.3%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k10k20k30k40k50k1990199520002005201020152020202534kSep 2026
Construction employment in North Dakota (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 33 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 17,862 in 2015 to 17,468 in 2025, -2.2%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
McKenzie County16169$126,810$2,439
Williams County31559$126,626$2,435
Ramsey County441$99,327$1,910
Stark County29336$99,305$1,910
Burleigh County48542$89,158$1,715
Ward County43426$84,637$1,628
Mountrail County10120$82,788$1,592
Walsh County745$79,678$1,532
Richland County1497$76,961$1,480
Rolette County719$74,019$1,423
Grand Forks County34301$73,207$1,408
Cass County991,061$73,192$1,408

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in North Dakota?

The median electrician in North Dakota earned $31.59 an hour ($65,710 a year) in May 2025, 4% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $27.36–$38.71; the top 10% earn more than $48.57.

Where does North Dakota rank for electrician pay?

North Dakota ranks 24th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $31.59 an hour, and 14th after adjusting for North Dakota's cost of living (BEA price parity 89.0, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in North Dakota?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 42 counties, with a typical package of $57.59 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in North Dakota?

BLS counted 3,570 electricians in North Dakota in May 2025, 8.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.71; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in North Dakota?

The BLS employer survey count of electricians in North Dakota went from 4,590 in 2015 to 3,570 in 2025, -22.2%, and +2.6% since 2019. North Dakota's labor market agency projects +15.4% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 3,270 to 3,780 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in North Dakota?

North Dakota projects about 350 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, North Dakota 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: North Dakota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.