Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors in Arkansas

Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (NAICS 238210) in Arkansas reports 8,832 workers across 757 establishments, with $537.2M of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 0.9% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Arkansas is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. Arkansas accounts for 0.9% of the national Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors establishment count (757 of 83,342), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors employees in Arkansas is $60,821/yr, versus a national average of $76,545/yr. Arkansas pays below the national average for this industry, common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Arkansas overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).