Nebraska — statewide
Nebraska State Electrical Division
In short
Nebraska State Electrical Division issues 1 permit we publish for Nebraska — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Contractor or Journeyman Licenseonly if it applies to you | Nebraska State Electrical Division | $187.50 a year for a contractor or master; a journeyman-level license is $37.50 a year | 2-year cycle — every license currently in force expires 31 December 2026 | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Electrical Contractor or Journeyman License
Electrical is the one trade Nebraska genuinely licenses at state level, through its own State Electrical Division, and it prices contractor and master-level credentials far above journeyman-tier ones: $187.50 a year for an electrical contractor or a master electrician, against $37.50 a year for a journeyman, a residential wireman, a fire alarm installer, an irrigation installer, a sign installer or an HVAC-and-refrigeration credential. An apprentice registers for a flat $35. Every license on the current cycle shares one expiry date, 31 December 2026, rather than an individual anniversary. Plumbing has no equivalent at state level at all — see the plumbing and HVAC record.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Nebraska — statewide
- Phone
- (402) 471-3550
- Website
- electrical.nebraska.gov/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Nebraska State Electrical Division — 2025-2026 license and registration feesNebraska State Electrical Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
Other Nebraska statewide offices
- Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure Unit
- Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Consumer Protection
- Nebraska Department of Labor, Contractor Registration
- Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners
- Nebraska Department of Revenue
- Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board
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