American Trades Index Start free trial

Licensed electricians in Green County, WI, Greater Madison Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Green County, WI carries 211 licensed electricians and a median wage of $78,430/yr ($37.71/hr).

211
licensed electricians
$78,430
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
27
construction demand index

See where electricians earn more near you

A free report on your market: what the trade pays here, where your credential sits against the local licensed workforce, and the nearby counties that pay more, with the difference and the distance. No account needed.

Thanks, we'll be in touch.
Something went wrong. Please try again.

How the pay compares

This county sits at the 89th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 13.7% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Where electricians earn more near Green County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
Kankakee County, IL$105,500+$27,070139 mi
McHenry County, IL$102,350+$23,92064 mi
DeKalb County, IL$102,350+$23,92069 mi
Kane County, IL$102,350+$23,92079 mi
DuPage County, IL$102,350+$23,92096 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Apprentice47
Journeyman82
Master55
Contractor16

Licensed Electrician contractors near Green County

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

NameTier
A 1 ElectricContractor
B G Electrical Services LLCContractor
Clark ElectricContractor
Cornerstone Power Inc.Contractor
E SquaredContractor
Ed Ernst ElectricContractor
Gentz Electric IncContractor
Green County Electric IncContractor
J T Electric Service IncContractor
Klassy Services LLCContractor
Alex NusbaumMaster
Anthony D DicristinaMaster
Benjamin Wyatt TimmMaster
Bradley D StewartMaster
Brady Michael CoxMaster
Branden S HoltMaster

Green County within the Madison, WI metro

Green County holds 8% of the metro area's 2,736 licensed electricians (the third-largest electricians pool among its 4 counties), at 57.1 per 10,000 residents against 39.4 metro-wide; the largest pool is Dane County with 1,863.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the WI 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 issued5People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed5Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier2Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change0New 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 establishments9Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment34Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$11MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Green 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 permitted82Last full year, county-wide. 22 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 employment342Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,013 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1972Older 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+47People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

57.1 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 0.8 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 Green County, WI?
Green County has 211 licensed electricians on the WI register.
What do electricians earn in Green County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $78,430 ($37.71/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 Madison specifically?
This page covers all of Green County, WI, which is part of the Greater Madison metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Madison proper.

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

Related pages

County
Green County, WI skilled trades market
Elevator Mechanic
Elevator Mechanics in Green County, WI
Fire Sprinkler Fitter
Fire Sprinkler Fitters in Green County, WI
HVAC Technician
Hvac Technicians in Green County, WI
Plumber
Plumbers in Green County, WI
Market
Wisconsin licensed trades supply
Statewide
How many electricians in Wisconsin
This number changes tonight.

This page is a free snapshot of electricians in Green County, WI. Track the same market every night and see which contractors just got licensed, added a trade, or dropped off, and pull the full record, with contact details, on any of them. Ask it anything, track what matters, and get the weekly intelligence email. Free trial, cancel anytime.

ATI Signals

Planning around this workforce?

ATI rebuilds the licensed skilled-trades workforce of all 3,144 counties every night. When something in it moves enough to matter, we write it up with the chart and send it. One finding, no pitch, and you do not need an account.

You are on the list. The next finding lands in your inbox.

Free. Unsubscribe any time. We never sell your address. See our Privacy Policy.