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Licensed electricians in Skagit County, WA, Greater Mount Vernon Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

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

Skagit County, WA carries 109 licensed electricians and a median wage of $104,510/yr ($50.24/hr).

109
licensed electricians
$104,510
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
49
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 100th percentile nationally for electricians pay, above the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades fell 0.9% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

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Licensed Electrician contractors near Skagit County

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

NameTier
A-Line Contracting & Elect LLCContractor
Ackermann Electric CompanyContractor
Advanced Home Technologies LLCContractor
All Systems Electric IncContractor
Alpine Communications Sys LLCContractor
Alpine Heating And Cooling IncContractor
Anacortes ElectricContractor
Aperture Electrical LLCContractor
Apex Radiant HeatingContractor
Array Electric LLCContractor

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the WA 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 issued1People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed5Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change-4New 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 establishments49Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment856Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$35MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Skagit 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 permitted373Last full year, county-wide. 28 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 employment2,365Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,731 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1986Older 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-281People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

7.7 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 16 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 0.2 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 0.1 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 Skagit County, WA?
Skagit County has 109 licensed electricians on the WA register.
What do electricians earn in Skagit County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $104,510 ($50.24/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 Mount Vernon specifically?
This page covers all of Skagit County, WA, which is part of the Greater Mount Vernon metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Mount Vernon proper.

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

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