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Electricians in Minnesota: what they earn

Electricians in Minnesota earned a median $78,160 a year in May 2025, $37.58 an hour. 14,350 people held the job, 4.9 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 24% above the national figure of $63,190, and Minnesota ranks 9 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$78,160
$37.58 an hour
Rank by pay
#9
of 51 states and DC
Employed in MN
14,350
4.9 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
1.00
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Minnesota

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$22.83$47,480A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$28.09$58,430A quarter earn less.
Median$37.58$78,160Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$48.76$101,410A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$57.13$118,820A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$38.86$80,830The average. Pulled up by the top earners.

Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, BLS's full-time year. Overtime is inside the survey's earnings but not separated out.

Minnesota against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
6 Massachusetts $79,420 17,810
7 District of Columbia $78,970 2,440
8 New York $78,750 40,130
9 Minnesota $78,160 14,350
10 Connecticut $77,540 7,710
11 New Jersey $77,250 13,520
12 Montana $76,760 2,750

The complete ranking is on the Electricians page.

Against the national figure

MinnesotaUnited States
Median annual$78,160$63,190
Median hourly$37.58$30.38
10th percentile, annual$47,480$42,640
90th percentile, annual$118,820$108,510
Employed14,350757,220

Other trades in Minnesota

Plumbers and pipefitters ($94,410) · HVAC technicians ($76,350) · Welders ($60,280) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($61,990)

See all five ranked by pay in Minnesota.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Minnesota are being collected from the state authority and will appear here once sourced and cited. Numbers on this page are the May 2025 BLS estimates; see how the numbers are built.