Electrical contractors in Rhode Island 483 establishments · 2,857 employees · 2024
Firms (RI)
483
Employment
2,857
Avg Annual Pay
$81,092
State Rank
#43 of 52
How Rhode Island compares to national
Metric
Rhode Island
National
Rhode Island vs. U.S.
Establishments
483
99,685
0.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$81,092
$82,730
-$1,638 (-2.0%)
Location quotient
1.20
1.00
20% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
5.9
11.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
+4.5%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.20 means electrical contractors are 20% over-represented in Rhode Island's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 23821 (5-digit aggregation). Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json