Electrician · Abilene, TX
Electrician in Abilene: $56/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Abilene at $47,400 a year. About 500 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $35,900 and the 90th is $77,190. Pay ranks 377th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $56 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 194 miles away, at $1,259 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$56
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,400
$35,900 to $77,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,421
$1,692 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 1.37
Pay rank
377th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $47,400.
- Taxes$606
- Rent$1,421
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$56
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,400
- Federal income tax
- −$3,650
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,626
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $40,124
- Effective tax rate
- 15.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,421
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $552
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,288
Left over each month
$3,950 gross, minus $606 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.
$56
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $1,259/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Abilene?
$47,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Abilene?
$56 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 2.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Sherman, about 194 miles away, leaves $1,259 a month, more than Abilene.