Maryland Electrician Exam Questions (2026)
Good practice questions do more than count right answers. They show whether you can pick the right NEC rule, set up the calculation, and find it in the book, each one tied to the 2020 NEC article it comes from. Master questions add heavier calculations.
Last reviewed June 2026
What good Maryland exam questions test
The Maryland exam is open book, so it is not testing whether you memorized the code. It is testing whether you can find the rule fast, run the calculation clean, and apply the Maryland-specific rule where it overrides the NEC. A question bank that only quizzes trivia misses the skill that decides the score. Strong questions fall into three buckets.
- NEC rule selection: land on the right 2020 NEC article fast. Grounding and bonding (Article 250) is dense and heavily tested, and the question should cite the section.
- Calculation setup: box fill, conduit fill, voltage drop, motor and feeder sizing, dwelling load. The trap is usually a wrong setup, not bad arithmetic, so the explanation matters. The master exam leans on these hard.
- Maryland law and rule: Title 6 and COMAR 09.09.01 are woven into the single exam, and state code overrides the NEC where they conflict. Good questions reflect that, rather than treating Maryland as a generic NEC test.
The 2020 NEC, not a newer edition
The Maryland exam is based on the 2020 NEC, per the PSI bulletin. Study the 2020 edition for the test. Re-check the live bulletin before each refresh in case Maryland moves to a newer edition. Any question bank built to a newer edition will hand you answers the exam scores wrong, so check the edition before you trust a single question.
Master questions are heavier on calculations
The Maryland master exam is 90 questions in 4 hours, open book on the 2020 NEC, 70% to pass, and calculation-heavy (calculations are 30 of the 90 questions). It needs 7 years of experience. There is currently no rule that you must hold a journeyperson license first. A master-level question set that does not load up on service and feeder sizing, load calculation, and motor circuits leaves you short on the section that decides the test. See the master exam page for the breakdown.
The question-bank trap
Most guys search for a giant pile of questions. That sounds right. The better move is a diagnostic first. If grounding is solid and motor calculations are your bleeding points, 200 more random questions waste your nights. You need the weak articles first.
How JourneymanIQ uses the first test
- Run the free diagnostic across the article families the Maryland exam tests on the 2020 NEC.
- See your readiness report and the article families behind the misses.
- Drill the weak articles first, on the 2020 NEC, instead of grinding everything at once.
Where these exam facts come from: Maryland State Board of Electricians — License Requirements, PSI Maryland Master & Journeyperson Candidate Bulletin, Maryland Electricians Act (SB 762, 2021), COMAR 09.09.02.01 (continuing education).
Maryland prep checks before you pay
If you searched for Maryland journeyperson electrician practice test, Maryland electrician exam prep online, Maryland electrician exam simulator, or Maryland electrician exam questions, do not judge the page by question count alone. Those searches are asking whether the prep matches Maryland's PSI journeyperson and master exams, not a generic national open-book quiz.
Journeyperson
70 questions in 3 hours 30 minutes, open book on the 2020 NEC.
Master
90 questions in 4 hours, with heavier calculation work.
Pass rule
70% to pass, with a 30-day retake wait after a failed attempt.
First step
Diagnostic first, then drill the article families the score report exposes.
- It calls the Maryland exam closed book or uses the wrong question count.
- It treats journeyperson and master as the same exam.
- It claims copied PSI questions instead of original questions with article references.
Best first click: take the free Maryland diagnostic. If it shows clear weak areas, the paid plan has a job to do. If it does not, you saved yourself from buying blind.
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Start with the diagnostic
See your weakest article families first. Then drill the right thing instead of everything.