Electrical contractors in Washington 2,418 establishments · 25,486 employees · 2024
Firms (WA)
2,418
Employment
25,486
Avg Annual Pay
$97,325
State Rank
#13 of 52
How Washington compares to national
Metric
Washington
National
Washington vs. U.S.
Establishments
2,418
99,685
2.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$97,325
$82,730
+$14,595 (+17.6%)
Location quotient
1.24
1.00
24% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
10.5
11.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
+6.9%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.24 means electrical contractors are 24% over-represented in Washington's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 23821 (5-digit aggregation). Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json