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Electrician Hourly Rate in St. George, UT

What the hour costs in Washington County, what the service call actually covers, how after-hours pricing works, and how the billing models compare.

Quick answer

As of September 2026, a licensed electrician in St. George, UT typically charges $60–$110 per hour, with a service call of $100–$200 that usually covers the first hour and an after-hours add-on of $100–$200 for nights, weekends, and holidays. St. George Electric Pro matches Washington County homeowners with an independent, licensed electrician at no cost.

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Rate and fee table

Hourly rates and visit fees · St. George, UT · as of September 2026
Job Typical range
Licensed electrician, hourly rate Journeyman at the low end, master electrician at the high end. Many shops quote flat rates for common jobs instead. $60–$110 per hour
Service call fee (usually covers the first hour) Some shops charge a separate trip fee instead of a service call. $100–$200
Trip fee (when charged separately) Instead of, not on top of, a service call fee. $40–$100
After-hours / weekend / holiday add-on Added to the normal rate. Some electricians bill 1.5× to 2× their hourly rate instead of a flat add-on. $100–$200
Typical emergency visit, all-in (diagnosis + a small repair) A dead circuit, a failed breaker, a burnt outlet. Bigger repairs are quoted separately. $250–$600
Troubleshooting / diagnostic visit (business hours) Finding why a circuit is dead or a breaker trips. Often credited toward the repair. $150–$350
Whole-home electrical safety inspection Worth it before buying an older home or adding an EV charger. $100–$400

Journeyman, master, apprentice

Utah licenses electricians individually (apprentice, journeyman, master, and residential variants) and licenses the electrical contractor, the business that pulls the permit, separately. On a typical St. George job, a journeyman does the work under a contractor’s license, a master electrician handles panels, service upgrades, and hard diagnostics, and an apprentice works alongside. National 2026 surveys put journeymen roughly in the $60–$110 band and masters at the top of it or above; the local surveys we found sit at or a little under those midpoints, which is why the published St. George range trims the national high end.

The title matters less than two other things: whether the contractor’s license is active (verify it on the DOPL lookup) and whether the quote is clear about what the hour and the visit fee include.

How electricians bill in this market

  • Service call + hourly

    A visit fee ($100–$200) that usually includes the first hour, then $60–$110 per hour after that. Good for diagnostics and open-ended jobs.

  • Flat rate per job

    A fixed price for “outlet,” “ceiling fan,” “200-amp panel.” Good for defined jobs; ask what happens if the job grows once the wall is open.

  • Trip fee + hourly

    A smaller $40–$100 trip fee instead of a full service call, then straight hourly. Common with one-truck operators.

  • After-hours

    Any of the above plus $100–$200, or the hourly rate billed at 1.5× to 2×. Ask which before they leave the shop.

What the service call covers, and what it does not

A service call fee is not a rip-off; it is the drive and the diagnosis, priced honestly. What you should know is what it includes. Most shops fold the first hour of labor into it, some fold in small materials (a breaker, a device), and many credit it toward the repair if you proceed. It does not usually include a permit, a second visit, or the after-hours add-on.

  • Ask: “Does the service call cover the first hour?” and “Is the diagnostic credited if I proceed?”
  • Ask: “What is your after-hours rate?” before you agree to a night call. If the house is safe, waiting until morning is a real savings.
  • Ask: “Can you quote this flat?” for anything routine.

Rough visit math

A single dead outlet on a Tuesday morning: service call plus maybe a device, so roughly the $100–$200 range, sometimes a bit more if the fault is upstream. The same outlet at 9 p.m. on a Saturday: add $100–$200, and you are inside the $250–$600 emergency range for the same repair. Three outlets, a fan, and a dimmer in one Tuesday visit: one service call plus two or three hours, which is why bundling is the single best way to lower the per-job number.

How these numbers were built

Methodology and sources

  1. National baseline. 2026 ranges from four cost aggregators (HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor, This Old House) that each survey thousands of completed jobs.
  2. Local anchor. Two St. George-specific data points: homeyou’s Saint George electrician report (August 2026) and ProMatcher’s Saint George cost report (older 2021–2023 survey data, used as a floor, not a current price).
  3. Blend. Both local sources sit at or slightly below the national midpoint, so the published St. George range trims the national high end, not the low end. Where a local figure is clearly stale (ProMatcher) it caps the low end only.
  4. What it is not. A quote. Every figure is a typical range for a licensed contractor in Washington County; the electrician you are matched with sets the actual price after seeing the job.
Show the basis for each row
  • Licensed electrician, hourly rate: National $50–$130/hr (HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor); Saint George residential $62–$76/hr (ProMatcher); Saint George licensed average $39–$54/hr (homeyou, which we treat as a low outlier).
  • Service call fee (usually covers the first hour): National $100–$200 first-hour service call (HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor).
  • Trip fee (when charged separately): National $40–$100 (HomeGuide).
  • After-hours / weekend / holiday add-on: National +$100–$200 after-hours fee, or time-and-a-half to double time (Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide).
  • Typical emergency visit, all-in (diagnosis + a small repair): Service call + after-hours add-on + 1–2 hours at the hourly rate; Fixr national $176–$327 per standard visit.
  • Troubleshooting / diagnostic visit (business hours): Fixr national $176–$327 per visit; HomeAdvisor typical range $163–$538.
  • Whole-home electrical safety inspection: Angi $280–$400 home inspection, $100–$125 safety inspection; HomeAdvisor $100–$125.

Sources checked September 2026 (next scheduled recheck: March 2027):

FAQ

Hourly rate questions

What do electricians charge per hour in St. George, UT?

As of September 2026, $60–$110 per hour for a licensed electrician in the St. George area, with journeymen at the low end and master electricians at the high end. A service call of $100–$200 typically covers the first hour.

Why is the first hour so much more than the second?

Because the first hour is really the visit: the drive from the shop, the truck, the diagnosis, and the paperwork. Shops recover that as a service call fee or a trip fee. The second hour is just labor.

Is a master electrician worth the higher rate?

For a panel, a service upgrade, or a diagnostic nobody else can solve, often yes. For a fan swap, a journeyman is the same result at a lower rate. What matters more than the title is that the contractor holds an active Utah electrical contractor license you have verified.

Do St. George electricians charge for estimates?

Many quote defined jobs (panels, EV chargers) free from photos or a quick visit, and charge a diagnostic fee to find an unknown fault. Ask up front, and ask whether the diagnostic fee is credited toward the repair.

How can I keep the hourly cost down?

Bundle every small job into one visit, call during business hours if the house is safe, have the panel accessible and the problem described clearly before they arrive, and ask for flat pricing on anything routine.

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