Idaho electrician license requirements

This guide summarizes what Idaho requires to work as an electrician, with a link to the state's own source for every requirement. Rules change; check the linked source before you apply.

Apprentices

Apprentice electricians must be registered with DOPL; working as an apprentice without a current registration is unlawful. (source)

Journeyman level: experience and exam

8,000 hours of work experience as an apprentice plus completion of a four-year approved course of instruction, or alternatively 16,000 hours of electrical experience. (source)

Journeyman applicants must pass a board-designated exam; Idaho electrical exams are offered through PSI. (source)

Master level

Applicants for a master electrician license must have worked as a licensed journeyman for not less than four years, plus hours prescribed by board rule. (source)

Contractor license

Businesses doing electrical contracting need an Idaho electrical contractor license, which requires proof of $300,000 liability insurance. (source)

Renewal, continuing education and fees

Master, residential, journeyman and limited electrical installer licenses are issued for three years and expire three years from the licensee's birthday. (source)

$15 application fee. (source)

Licensed in another state

Idaho may grant electrician licenses through reciprocal agreements with states whose licensing qualifications are at least equal to Idaho's; qualifying applicants skip the written exam. (source)

Check a license

Idaho's public license lookup: https://edopl.idaho.gov/OnlineServices/?link=PubSearch

Pay for electricians in Idaho

Statewide figures for Electricians (SOC 47-2111), all employers, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS):

• Median hourly wage: $30.29 (BLS OEWS)
• Median annual wage: $63,000 (BLS OEWS)
• 10th percentile: $18.67 (BLS OEWS)
• 90th percentile: $45.90 (BLS OEWS)
• Estimated employment: 5,690 (BLS OEWS)

Release: May 2025 (source)

These are benchmarks, not job offers. A listing on Mountain West Trades shows the pay that employer posted.