Seattle, WA · Electricians
Electricians in Seattle, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 1,051 electrical contractors in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in 2023, employing 15,011 people with $1.5 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
1,051
14th most of 387 US metro areas
15,011
14.3 per business, against 13.0 across all metros
$1.5 billion
$99,825 per employee
75%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
+1.0%
in the number of businesses (1,041 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Seattle.
- Seattle is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of electrical contractors, 14th of 387.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 14.3 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $99,825 per employee a year, against $77,600.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Electricians in Seattle
How many electrical contractors are there in Seattle?
1,051 in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 15,011 people and paid $1.5 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Seattle market for electricians growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 1,041 to 1,051 (+1.0%).
What does VERA do for electricians in Seattle?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Seattle business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is electrical contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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