How much does an Electrician make in Minnesota?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $81,430 for Electricians in Minnesota as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $60,860 and the 75th-percentile is $102,820.

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Electrician salary in Minnesota?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 98.3 for Minnesota), the real-wage equivalent is $82,837 — what the $81,430 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $61,911 to $104,596.

Why is the BEA RPP for Minnesota different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Minnesota's overall index of 98.3 reflects rents 90.7, services 89.4, and goods 102.1.

Where does Minnesota rank for Electrician pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Minnesota ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Minnesota?

The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Minnesota.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

How long is the electrician apprenticeship in Minnesota?

Minnesota typically requires 4 years (8,000 hours) of supervised on-the-job training plus classroom hours before the journeyman exam. Apprenticeship pay starts at roughly 40-50% of journeyman scale and steps up annually. Many Minnesota apprentices reach full journeyman pay 5-6 years after starting.

Electrician Pay in Minnesota: $81K Median + Purchasing Power (2026)

TL;DR

$81,430 is the BLS median wage for Electricians in Minnesota; $82,837 is the BEA-adjusted purchasing-power equivalent.
Cost of living tracks roughly with the national index, so nominal and real wages stay close.
BLS percentile breakdown: P10 $47,470 · P25 $60,860 · P75 $102,820 · P90 $114,300.
Electrician ranking: #8 on the BLS table, #4 once cost of living is in.

Wage breakdown — Minnesota

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$47,470	$48,290
P25 (lower quartile)	$60,860	$61,911
P50 (median)	$81,430	$82,837
P75 (upper quartile)	$102,820	$104,596
P90 (top tier)	$114,300	$116,274
Mean	$83,030	$84,464
Employment	12,970 Electricians in Minnesota

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Minnesota index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	98.3
Goods	102.1
Services	89.4
Rents	90.7

Minnesota's overall RPP (98.3) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Minnesota (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Electrician)	$81,430	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$9,162	11.3% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$4,087	5.35–9.85% (graduated)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$6,229	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$61,952	76.1% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$63,022	÷ (98.3 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Minnesota state-tax burden means for Electrician take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 5.0% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $61,952 (76.1% of gross). After the 98.3 RPP, real take-home is $63,022.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $62,350 for Electricians with mean pay of $69,630 and total employment of 742,580. Minnesota sits at #8 on nominal pay and #4 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Minnesota climbs 4 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does an Electrician make in Minnesota?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $81,430 for Electricians in Minnesota as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $60,860 and the 75th-percentile is $102,820.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Electrician salary in Minnesota?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 98.3 for Minnesota), the real-wage equivalent is $82,837 — what the $81,430 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $61,911 to $104,596.
Why is the BEA RPP for Minnesota different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Minnesota's overall index of 98.3 reflects rents 90.7, services 89.4, and goods 102.1.
Where does Minnesota rank for Electrician pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Minnesota ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Minnesota?: The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Minnesota.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
How long is the electrician apprenticeship in Minnesota?: Minnesota typically requires 4 years (8,000 hours) of supervised on-the-job training plus classroom hours before the journeyman exam. Apprenticeship pay starts at roughly 40-50% of journeyman scale and steps up annually. Many Minnesota apprentices reach full journeyman pay 5-6 years after starting.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 47-2111, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

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