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Licensed electricians in Escambia County, FL, Greater Pensacola Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand for electricians in Escambia County, FL, from the state register (updated nightly) and BLS.

Escambia County, FL carries 311 licensed electricians and a median wage of $50,510/yr ($24.28/hr).

311
licensed electricians
$50,510
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
79
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 4th 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 Escambia County

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

CountyMedianDifferenceDistance
St. Bernard Parish, LA$62,490+$11,980123 mi
Jackson County, MS$62,440+$11,93078 mi
Harrison County, MS$62,440+$11,930105 mi
Stone County, MS$62,440+$11,930108 mi
Hancock County, MS$62,440+$11,930129 mi

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman155
Master1
Contractor155

Licensed Electrician contractors near Escambia County

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

NameTier
Absolute Power Electric LLCContractor
Accelerated Communications And Construction, LLCContractor
All-N-Clusive Anc, LLCContractor
All-Pro Electrical LLCContractor
Ambco Electric LLCContractor
Anthony's Electric ServiceContractor
Armstrong Electric Company IncContractor
Asc Electric, LLCContractor
Baroco Electric Construction CompanyContractor
Bill Smith Electric IncContractor
Kim N NguyenMaster

Escambia County within the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro

Escambia County holds 53% of the metro area's 593 licensed electricians (the largest electricians pool among its 2 counties), at 9.6 per 10,000 residents against 11.2 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the FL 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 licenses issued6People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licenses lapsed3Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change3New licenses 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 establishments86Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment1,097Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$44MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Escambia 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 permitted1,398Last full year, county-wide. 43 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 employment6,068Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,261 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1984Older 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+1,417People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

8.1 licensed electricians per 10,000 residents; 34 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 3.9 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 Escambia County, FL?
Escambia County has 311 licensed electricians on the FL register.
What do electricians earn in Escambia County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $50,510 ($24.28/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 Pensacola specifically?
This page covers all of Escambia County, FL, which is part of the Greater Pensacola metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Pensacola proper.

License register: 2026-10-05; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-10-05; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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