Moderate demand
Electrician Careers in Mississippi
Everything you need to build an electrical career in Mississippi.
$31–$43 / hr
Typical pay range
Moderate
Electrician demand
Market pay ranges: Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Derived from BLS OEWS median Commercial and journeyman scale runs 26% above the BLS OEWS, May 2025 median hourly wage for all electricians in Mississippi ($29.26/hr).
Commercial rate ranges are derived from each state's BLS OEWS median electrician wage (SOC 47-2111, May 2025) applied against a national commercial-premium multiplier (1.15×–1.58×), based on 2026 published journeyman wage data. Not a direct BLS figure.
Electrical career overview
Gulfport's port infrastructure and growing manufacturing investment support commercial demand, though individual licensing is fully municipal and MSBOC only governs larger commercial contracting.
How licensing works in Mississippi
Mississippi issues no individual state journeyman or master license — individual licensing is entirely municipal, while the state licenses Electrical Contractors as businesses on commercial projects of $50,000 or more.