South Dakota — statewide
South Dakota Electrical Commission
In short
South Dakota Electrical Commission issues 1 permit we publish for South Dakota — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician or Electrical Contractor Licenseonly if it applies to you | South Dakota Electrical Commission | $80–$200 for the license itself, plus a $60 application fee — Electrical Contractor $200, Journeyman $80 | 2 years — every license expires June 30 of even-numbered years | 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
Electrician or Electrical Contractor License
An Electrical Contractor's $200 license costs two and a half times a Journeyman's $80, with the same $60 application fee layered onto either, all on a shared two-year cycle expiring across the state on the same June 30 date in even years.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- South Dakota — statewide
- Phone
- (605) 773-3573
- Website
- dlr.sd.gov/electrical/
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.
- South Dakota Electrical Commission — license fee table and biennial expirationSouth Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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- South Dakota Cosmetology Commission
- South Dakota Department of Social Services, Office of Licensing and Accreditation
- South Dakota Plumbing Commission
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