Electrical contractors in West Virginia 422 establishments · 3,274 employees · 2024
Firms (WV)
422
Employment
3,274
Avg Annual Pay
$76,528
State Rank
#47 of 52
How West Virginia compares to national
Metric
West Virginia
National
West Virginia vs. U.S.
Establishments
422
99,685
0.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$76,528
$82,730
-$6,202 (-7.5%)
Location quotient
0.83
1.00
17% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
7.8
11.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
+1.9%
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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 0.83 means electrical contractors are 17% under-represented in West Virginia'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