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Electricians by US metro, 2022

The US had 81,842 electricians with paid staff in 2022, employing 951,773 people at an average of $71,880 a year. 77% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 11.6 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 5,795.

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Electricians in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
New York5,79557,754$81,36980%1st
Los Angeles3,18433,877$79,93581%2nd
Chicago2,10022,636$91,08580%3rd
Miami2,02317,742$63,92581%4th
Boston1,78919,345$92,18184%5th
Dallas1,59825,199$68,48272%6th
Philadelphia1,52616,096$83,47578%7th
Atlanta1,44922,540$66,49476%8th
Houston1,26424,043$72,06670%9th
Washington1,07421,107$78,66772%13th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs electricians hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 238210 (Electrical contractors). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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