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Licensed electricians in Comal County, TX, Greater San Antonio Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand outlook for electricians in Comal County, TX, updated nightly from the state register and BLS.

Comal County, TX carries 1,327 licensed electricians and a median wage of $57,010/yr ($27.41/hr).

1,327
licensed electricians
$57,010
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
72
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 11th percentile nationally for electricians pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 1.8% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Comal County

Counties within 150 miles whose published median for this occupation is higher than Comal County's. Medians from the same BLS OEWS series shown above, not offers, and pay is only one reason to move.

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Hays County, TX$60,390+$3,38022 mi
Caldwell County, TX$60,390+$3,38038 mi
Travis County, TX$60,390+$3,38045 mi
Bastrop County, TX$60,390+$3,38060 mi
Williamson County, TX$60,390+$3,38070 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice670
Intermediate22
Journeyman324
Master222
Contractor86

Licensed Electrician contractors near Comal County

Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the TX register.

NameTier
46 Electric Co LLCContractor
9 Banded ElectricContractor
Adair Electric, LLCContractor
Amp Aces Electric LLCContractor
Aos Electric TexasContractor
Archie's Electric ServiceContractor
Ascension Electrical Services LLCContractor
Axiom Electrical Solutions LLCContractor
Azer Electric LLCContractor
Bagley ElectricContractor
Adan MagallanMaster
Alfaro MartinezMaster
Amos Charles EdgettMaster
Andrian Leroy AllenMaster
Andy K LowryMaster
Antonio Jr OchoaMaster

Comal County within the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Comal County holds 7% of the metro area's 17,937 licensed electricians (the second-largest electricians pool among its 8 counties), at 68.4 per 10,000 residents against 66.3 metro-wide; the largest pool is Bexar County with 13,653.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the TX register itself, over the trailing year. Runs that failed a data-quality gate are excluded, so a scraper outage is never reported as workers leaving.

MovementWorkersWhat it means
New licences issued37People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed30Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier3Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change7New licences minus lapsed. Negative means the licensed base shrank.

Who employs electricians here

Employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for the industry this trade sits in; payroll from the Census County Business Patterns. Establishment counts are QCEW where the county is disclosed and an ATI estimate otherwise.

MeasureValueWhat it counts
Employer establishments73Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment532Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$34MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Comal County

County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than electricians specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted1,726Last full year, county-wide. 89 per 10,000 residents. Permits lead construction hiring by months, so this is the earliest honest signal of work arriving (Census Building Permits Survey).
Construction employment4,856Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,329 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built2005Older stock means more repair, replacement and retrofit work, which is steadier than new build and does not stop in a downturn (Census ACS).
Net migration+2,015People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

68.3 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 146 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 10.3 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 4.8 apprentices per 10,000 residents. A thin pipeline against an ageing licensed base is how a shortage forms years before it shows up in wages.

Common questions

How many licensed electricians are in Comal County, TX?
Comal County has 1,327 licensed electricians on the TX register.
What do electricians earn in Comal County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $57,010 ($27.41/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Is this a job board?
No. This page is ATI's own licensed-workforce and market data for this county and trade. Job listings above, where present, are an additive real-time layer, not the page's core content.
Is this page for San Antonio specifically?
This page covers all of Comal County, TX, which is part of the Greater San Antonio metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to San Antonio proper.

License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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