Electrician salary in Mankato, MN
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Mankato, MN area earn a median of $83,120 a year, or $39.96 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $100,770. Statewide, electricians earn a median of $78,160; Mankato is 6% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $24.11/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 260
- After cost of living
- $91,390
- Median hourly pay
- $39.96/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +32%
- vs Minnesota median
- +6%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $50,140–$62,370$24.11–$29.99/hr | |
| Journeyman | $83,120$39.96/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $100,460–$100,770$48.30–$48.45/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Mankato, MN compares
- Mankato has the highest electrician median of the 9 Minnesota metro areas with published pay.
- Electricians hold about the same share of jobs in the Mankato area as nationally: 4.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $100,770, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $50,140: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Mankato, MN?
- Electricians in the Mankato, MN area earn a median of $83,120 a year, or $39.96 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $100,770.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Mankato, MN?
- The median hourly wage is $39.96. The middle half earn between $29.99 and $48.30 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Mankato, MN?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.11 an hour ($50,140 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.99.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Mankato, MN?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $83,120 a year ($39.96 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $100,460–$100,770.
- Do electricians make more in Mankato or Duluth?
- Mankato pays more: the median is $83,120 in Mankato and $82,700 in Duluth, a 1% difference.
- How does Mankato pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?
- The Mankato median of $83,120 is 6% more than the Minnesota median of $78,160.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2111 (Electricians), area code 31860 (Mankato, MN). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed electricians and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (91.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures