Do I have to take the Wisconsin master electrician exam if I'm licensed in Iowa?

No. The trade exam is waived on this path under the agreement with Iowa.

How long do I need to have held my Iowa license?

At least 1 year before applying.

What does it cost to get a Wisconsin master electrician license from Iowa?

Published fees on this path total $235, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.

Iowa to Wisconsin: master electrician license reciprocity

Reciprocity· Exam waivedVerified September 15, 2026· 6 sources

Wisconsin has a reciprocity agreement with Iowa: a Iowa master electrician can get a Wisconsin license without retaking the trade exam.

Reference only, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the licensing board before you apply. Full disclaimer.

Reciprocity for Iowa Master A Electricians

A signed state-to-state agreement. The trade exam is waived; you apply, prove your history, and pay the fee.

Form 3107 (Category C) states that a person who holds a valid, unexpired Master Electrician license acquired through a state examination in Iowa may apply for a Wisconsin Master Electrician license without taking the Wisconsin exam, under the reciprocal-agreement authority in Wis. Stat. 101.874. The applicant must have held an Iowa Master A Electrician license continuously for at least one year immediately before applying, completes the Experience Table (Form 3107T) with the Iowa license number for verification, and submits the application and fees in LicensE. No Wisconsin examination is required. Iowa is the only master-level reciprocity state Wisconsin lists.

At a glance

Trade exam: Waived
Law / code exam: Not required
Agreement: Active

What you must already have

Your Iowa license must have been obtained by examination, not by reciprocity or grandfathering.
You must have held your Iowa license for at least 1 year.Held continuously for at least one year immediately prior to submitting the Wisconsin application
Your Iowa license must be active and in good standing.

What you'll do to get licensed in Wisconsin

1Application fee. Pay the application fee ($35). Master Electrician license application fee (Table 305.02 line 25g), paid in LicensE.
2License fee. Pay the license or certificate fee ($200). Master Electrician initial license fee (Table 305.02 line 25g); two-year credential.
3Other. Form 3107T Experience Table with the Iowa license number for verification by the Iowa licensing agency.

Published fees on this path total $235, excluding exam-vendor fees, bonds, and insurance.

How Wisconsin licenses master electricians

Wisconsin master electrician · “Master Electrician”

Statewide license

Verified September 15, 2026· 5 sources

Issued by Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)

Wisconsin issues a statewide, person-held Master Electrician license through DSPS; the separate Electrical Contractor license is a business credential that must designate a master electrician and is not covered here. A new applicant under Wis. Stat. 101.868 qualifies with 12 months of experience as a licensed journeyman electrician, or 60 months with at least 10,000 hours of experience, or a bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, applies in the LicensE portal, and passes the DSPS master electrician exam. Under Wis. Stat. 101.874 DSPS may enter into reciprocal agreements; Form 3107 currently waives the exam only for Iowa Master A Electricians. The license is renewed every two years for $40.

Moving to Wisconsin Leaving Wisconsin

Common questions

Do I have to take the Wisconsin master electrician exam if I'm licensed in Iowa?: No. The trade exam is waived on this path under the agreement with Iowa.
How long do I need to have held my Iowa license?: At least 1 year before applying.
What does it cost to get a Wisconsin master electrician license from Iowa?: Published fees on this path total $235, not counting exam vendor fees or bonds.

Sources

Wisconsin DSPS Form 3107 - Master Electrician License Application Information (Rev. 12/04/2025) · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Form · verified September 15, 2026Category A (experience/degree and examination): 12 months of experience as a licensed journeyman electrician, or 60 months with at least 10,000 hours of experience (or 1,000 hours per year for seven years; up to 3,000 hours / three years of schooling credit), or a bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering. Category C (reciprocity): a valid, unexpired Master Electrician license acquired through a state examination in Iowa (Master A), held continuously for at least one year immediately before applying, licenses without the Wisconsin exam. Fees are calculated in LicensE.
Wisconsin DSPS - Master Electrician · Wis. Stat. 101.862; Wis. Admin. Code SPS 305.43 · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Agency Page · verified September 15, 2026Program page: applications (Form 3107) are filed in LicensE; exams reflect SPS 316 and the NEC; links to the Trades Renewal Dates and Fees document. Does not itself list reciprocity states.
DSPS - Trades Renewal Dates and Fees · Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services · Other · verified September 15, 2026HVAC Qualifier: 4-year credential renewing from date of issuance, renewal fee $100, no CE, reinstatement $200. HVAC Contractor: 4-year registration from date of issuance, renewal $40, reinstatement $200. (SPS 305 Table 305.07 still lists a 2-year term for these credentials; DSPS's current schedule is used here.) Read with pdftotext after download.
Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 305 - Licenses, Certifications and Registrations (Register August 2025) · SPS 305.02 Table 305.02; SPS 305.70; SPS 305.71 · Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · Admin Rule · verified September 15, 2026Table 305.02: HVAC Contractor registration $15 application fee and $160 registration fee; HVAC Qualifier certification $15 application fee, $25 examination fee, $60 certification fee. SPS 305.70: HVAC contractor registration is mandatory for any person, entity or business installing or servicing HVAC equipment and is applied for by the owner, partner or chief executive; a note reminds that federal Section 608 technician certification is required for refrigerant work. SPS 305.71: an individual may obtain an HVAC qualifier certification by meeting the 4-year experience/education standard, passing the exam under SPS 305.09 and paying the certification fee; a business that uses a qualifier is a 'certified HVAC business' that cannot be required to obtain local approval. The chapter contains no reciprocity or credential-by-endorsement provision for HVAC. Read with pdftotext after download.
Wis. Stat. 101.868 - Master electrician license · Wis. Stat. 101.868 · Wisconsin Legislature · Statute · verified September 15, 2026Master electrician qualifications: a bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, or 12 months of experience while licensed as a journeyman electrician, or 60 months with at least 10,000 hours of experience installing, repairing and maintaining electrical wiring; each followed by passage of the department's examination.
Wis. Stat. 101.874 - Reciprocal agreements (electrical credentials) · Wis. Stat. 101.874 · Wisconsin Legislature · Statute · verified September 15, 2026DSPS may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another state recognizing electrician credentials as comparable only if the other state's education, experience and examination requirements are at least equivalent to Wisconsin's; under an agreement DSPS issues a credential to an applicant who submits an application, pays the fee under s. 101.82(4), and holds a valid comparable credential from the other state.

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