Professional licenses · electricians
Electrician License Renewal Fees by State
Electrician licenses (journeyman, master and specialty) are issued by a state electrical board or labor department in most states, with code-update continuing education each cycle. A few states license electricians locally.
Checked against official sources on September 24, 2026 · Sources
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Purple states are verified against the board. Grey states are still being checked.
What renewing involves
- Code-update hours are tied to the current National Electrical Code edition your state has adopted.
- Master or administrator licenses often cost more and have extra requirements compared with journeyman certificates.
- Letting a certificate lapse too long can mean retesting, so renew on time.
Verified states
| State | Renewal fee | Cycle | Per year | Deadline | CE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WashingtonJourney-level or specialty electrician certificate | $92.60 | 3 years | $30.87 | Certificates renew every three years and expire on your birthdate. | — |
Each state's page lists its sources. Late fees, notes and a deadline calculator are on the state pages.
All states
- Alabama (not verified yet)
- Alaska (not verified yet)
- Arizona (not verified yet)
- Arkansas (not verified yet)
- California (not verified yet)
- Colorado (not verified yet)
- Connecticut (not verified yet)
- Delaware (not verified yet)
- District of Columbia (not verified yet)
- Florida (not verified yet)
- Georgia (not verified yet)
- Hawaii (not verified yet)
- Idaho (not verified yet)
- Illinois (not verified yet)
- Indiana (not verified yet)
- Iowa (not verified yet)
- Kansas (not verified yet)
- Kentucky (not verified yet)
- Louisiana (not verified yet)
- Maine (not verified yet)
- Maryland (not verified yet)
- Massachusetts (not verified yet)
- Michigan (not verified yet)
- Minnesota (not verified yet)
- Mississippi (not verified yet)
- Missouri (not verified yet)
- Montana (not verified yet)
- Nebraska (not verified yet)
- Nevada (not verified yet)
- New Hampshire (not verified yet)
- New Jersey (not verified yet)
- New Mexico (not verified yet)
- New York (not verified yet)
- North Carolina (not verified yet)
- North Dakota (not verified yet)
- Ohio (not verified yet)
- Oklahoma (not verified yet)
- Oregon (not verified yet)
- Pennsylvania (not verified yet)
- Rhode Island (not verified yet)
- South Carolina (not verified yet)
- South Dakota (not verified yet)
- Tennessee (not verified yet)
- Texas (not verified yet)
- Utah (not verified yet)
- Vermont (not verified yet)
- Virginia (not verified yet)
- Washington
- West Virginia (not verified yet)
- Wisconsin (not verified yet)
- Wyoming (not verified yet)
electrician renewal questions
Why are some states grey?
We only show figures after checking them against the licensing board’s own site or the state’s rules. Grey states are still being verified. Their pages point you to the board and show no numbers.