Find a licensed electrician in Manhattan
Compare 1,278 licensed electricians in Manhattan for electrical repairs, panel upgrades and outlets and circuits, from public records, by neighborhood, with license checks.
Electricians in Manhattan with an active license, for electrical repairs, panel upgrades, outlets and circuits, lighting, EV chargers and rewiring. Every listing comes from public license records, so you can check it before you hire.
Which Manhattan neighborhood is the job in?
- Financial District
- Tribeca
- SoHo
- Greenwich Village
- West Village
- Chinatown
- Lower East Side
- East Village
- Chelsea
- Hell's Kitchen
- Midtown South
- Midtown
- Stuyvesant Town
- Gramercy
- Murray Hill
- East Midtown
- Upper West Side
- Upper East Side
- Morningside Heights
- Manhattanville
- Hamilton Heights
- Harlem
- East Harlem
- Washington Heights
- Inwood
Which licensed electricians are most active in Manhattan?
High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC
Master Electrician #012989Borowide Elect'l Contractors's
Master Electrician #010285Thanasi Electrical, LLC
Master Electrician #013155JAM Electrical Corp
Master Electrician #011986Nash Electric Services In
Master Electrician #013498Top Shelf Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012022Joseph Weinstein Electrical
Master Electrician #009113Empire LIC Electric Contrs
Master Electrician #013326Electrical Solutions LLC
Master Electrician #010482E & M Electrical NY Corporation
Master Electrician #012768The Metro Group Electrical
Master Electrician #013162WCK Electric Corp
Master Electrician #010377Solas Electrical Corp
Master Electrician #013292Accurate Electric'l Corp
Master Electrician #011485LIT Mode Electric Contracting Incorporated
Master Electrician #013127Titan Electric'l & Elev Contracting
Master Electrician #011613Denali Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012668Daven Electric Corp
Master Electrician #013346Glendale Electrical Contracting In
Master Electrician #013278Cresco Electrical Corp
Master Electrician #012659Amsterdam Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012505Power Surge Electric, Incorporated
Master Electrician #011440Gemini Electric Co., Inc.
Master Electrician #012916Aurora Electric Contracting Inc.
Master Electrician #012335
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What's different about electrical work in Manhattan?
Manhattan has about 918,806 homes. The median home was built in 1951, 75% of households rent, and 79% of homes are in buildings with 20 or more units.
HPD wrote 3,390 electrical violations in Manhattan rental buildings in the past 12 months.
1,278 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits in Manhattan in the last two years. The busiest was High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC, with 843 permits here.
Manhattan by the numbers
| Homes | 918,806 (Census ACS 2023) |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1951 (Census ACS 2023) |
| Households that rent | 75% (Census ACS 2023) |
| HPD electrical violations (12 months) | 3,390 (HPD) |
Do electricians need a license in New York City?
Electrical work in New York City must be done by a Licensed Master Electrician (or a Special Electrician for a specific building) licensed by the Department of Buildings. The electrician files the permit in DOB NOW: Electrical, and DOB inspects the work.
How can you check the license yourself?
Ask for the master electrician's license number and search it on the DOB NOW Public Portal. Every firm in our listings filed electrical permits with DOB in the last two years.
Where can you check a pro or report a problem in NYC?
- NYC 311: report a housing, pest or noise problem
- HPD Online: building violations and complaints
- DOB NOW Public Portal: permits and licenses
- DCWP license search
- DCWP: file a consumer complaint
- NYS DEC: pesticide businesses and applicators
- NYC Health: rats and rat prevention
- HPD: bed bugs and landlord duties
- DOB: gas piping inspections (Local Law 152)
- NYC Open Data (the records behind these pages)
What can an electrician in Manhattan help with?
- Panel and service upgrades
- New outlets and circuits
- Lighting installs and rewiring
- EV charger installation
- Troubleshooting tripping breakers
- Smoke and CO detector wiring
- Old wiring replacement (knob-and-tube, cloth)
- Generator and transfer switch hookups
Questions people ask
How many licensed electricians are there in Manhattan?
1,278 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits in Manhattan in the last two years. The busiest was High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC, with 843 permits here.
How do I check an electrician's license in Manhattan?
Ask for the master electrician's license number and search it on the DOB NOW Public Portal. Every firm in our listings filed electrical permits with DOB in the last two years.
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Sources: DOB NOW: Electrical permit filings; NYC HPD; US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year estimates and ZIP Business Patterns. Updated November 4, 2026.