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Electrician Salary in Minnesota (2026)

The average Electrician in Minnesota earns around $75,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $58,016/year ($4,835/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$58,016
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$4,835
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$2,231
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$28/hr
Federal Tax
$7,670
State Tax
$3,577
FICA Taxes
$5,738
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

22.65%
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Electrician Salary Ranges in Minnesota

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$52,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$75,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$110,000

/year

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Not all Electricians earn the same — not even close

Minnesota's electrician market is anchored by IBEW Local 292 Minneapolis (~5,500 members, one of the largest IBEW locals in the upper Midwest), IBEW Local 110 St. Paul (~3,500 members), Xcel Energy Minneapolis HQ (Fortune 500 utility, ~12K employees, the largest US wind energy provider with substantial IBEW Local 949 utility workforce), 3M Maplewood + Medtronic + Mayo Clinic Rochester + Polaris + Cargill commercial + industrial electrical work, plus Twin Cities data center construction cluster (Cologix + DataBank + DXC + Stream + Compass).

Senior Journeyman Electrician (IBEW 292/110)

$108,000–$148,000

Senior journeyman at IBEW Mpls/St. Paul · commercial + industrial scale · pre-OT band

Senior Journeyman with OT (OBBBA)

$125,000–$185,000+ OT

Journeyman with substantial OT · 2025-2028 OBBBA $12,500 single / $25,000 MFJ deduction

Senior Foreman / General Foreman

$128,000–$185,000

IBEW Local 292/110 foreman · multi-crew supervision · field leadership band

Senior Industrial Electrician (3M / Medtronic)

$118,000–$165,000

3M industrial cleanroom electrical · Medtronic device manufacturing · Cargill processing

Senior Data Center Electrician

$118,000–$165,000

Twin Cities DC build (Cologix + DataBank + DXC + Stream + Compass) · MEP + power distribution

Senior Utility Lineman (Xcel Energy)

$118,000–$165,000+ OT

Xcel Energy IBEW Local 949 · transmission + distribution · storm-response OT premium

Senior Service / Maintenance Electrician

$92,000–$135,000

Commercial service · Mayo + M Health + Twin Cities healthcare 24/7 maintenance · on-call premium

Senior Hospital Electrician (Mayo)

$105,000–$148,000

Mayo Clinic + M Health + Allina hospital electrical · NFPA 99 + life-safety specialty

Mid-Career Journeyman (5-10 yrs)

$92,000–$125,000

Mid-career IBEW journeyman · transitioning to foreman track

Apprentice / Pre-Journeyman (0-5 yrs)

$48,000–$85,000

IBEW Local 292 + 110 5-year apprenticeship · graduated wage scale to journeyman band

Worth knowing: Xcel Energy HQ Minneapolis is the structural depth feature most national trade-career surveys understate for MN. Xcel Energy (Fortune 500 utility, ~12K employees, ~$15B revenue, serving 3.7M electric + 2.1M gas customers across 8 states with MN as primary market) is the largest US provider of wind energy by capacity — Xcel's substantial wind + solar + nuclear + natural gas generation supports robust IBEW Local 949 utility workforce including senior linemen + substation electricians + nuclear electricians at $118-165K TC plus substantial OT premium during storm response (post-derecho + winter weather events). IBEW Local 292 Minneapolis (~5,500 members) + IBEW Local 110 St. Paul (~3,500 members) anchor commercial + industrial electrical work — Mortenson + Kraus-Anderson + Ryan Companies signatory contractor base supports substantial Twin Cities healthcare + corporate + industrial construction. The Twin Cities data center cluster (Cologix + DataBank + DXC + Stream + Compass + Carrier-1) is growing rapidly — substantial MEP + power distribution electrical work supporting senior data center electricians at $118-165K TC. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies to MN electrician OT for tax years 2025-2028.

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