South Carolina electrician license & renewal
The requirements, the timing and the official sources. Everything we’ve verified, in one place.
License fee
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Required hours
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Exam
Pass Business Management and Law and Residential Electrical technical exam portions; exam fees go directly to PSI.
Renewal
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Before you begin
Agency guidance
Residential electrical work exceeding $500 requires a license. Commercial electrical work exceeding $10,000 is directed to the Contractor's Licensing Board.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Residential electrical work exceeding $500 requires a license. If you intend to perform commercial electrical work that exceeds $10,000, please see the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board for information about licensure.Official source
Agency guidance
Residential electrician fees: application $135; license $220; renewal $220.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Application Fee $135 License Fee $220 Renewal Fee $220Official source
How to get this license
Use the agency’s requirements below to plan your next steps. Missing details stay marked.
Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
South Carolina Residential Builders Commission; commercial licensing is handled by the Contractor's Licensing Board.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
South Carolina Residential Builders Commission. South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board
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Check the qualifications
Experience
Residential electrician: at least one year of residential electrical experience within the past five years, verified and approved before exam eligibility.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
An applicant must show a minimum of one year of residential electrical experience performed within the past five (5) years.
Official sourceExam
Pass Business Management and Law and Residential Electrical technical exam portions; exam fees go directly to PSI.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Exam fees are paid directly to PSI. You must pass both the Business Management and Law and the Residential Electrical technical portions of the exam.
Official sourceBond
Residential work exceeding $5,000 total construction cost requires a $10,000 surety bond on file before offering or performing that work.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
If you will be doing work that exceeds $5,000 total cost of construction (labor and materials) for a project, a Surety Bond in the amount of $10,000 must be submitted and on file with the Commission prior to performing or offering to perform work that exceeds this amount.
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Application fee
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Apply with the agency
Reciprocity
Residential technical-exam waiver may be available for a current North Carolina or Mississippi license obtained by exam and held at least one year. Experience and Business Management and Law requirements remain.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Work experience requirements and the Business Management and Law portion of the exam are still applicable: Has a current license in the eligible state that must have been obtained by examination for one year or longer. North Carolina, MississippiOfficial source
Official sources and verification (9)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
South Carolina Residential Builders Commission. South Carolina Contractor's Licensing BoardOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
An applicant must show a minimum of one year of residential electrical experience performed within the past five (5) years.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Exam fees are paid directly to PSI. You must pass both the Business Management and Law and the Residential Electrical technical portions of the exam.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
If you will be doing work that exceeds $5,000 total cost of construction (labor and materials) for a project, a Surety Bond in the amount of $10,000 must be submitted and on file with the Commission prior to performing or offering to perform work that exceeds this amount.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Work experience requirements and the Business Management and Law portion of the exam are still applicable: Has a current license in the eligible state that must have been obtained by examination for one year or longer. North Carolina, MississippiOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
Residential electrical work exceeding $500 requires a license. If you intend to perform commercial electrical work that exceeds $10,000, please see the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board for information about licensure.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Application Fee $135 License Fee $220 Renewal Fee $220Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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Last verified 2026-10-24.
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