Electrician · Amarillo, TX
Electrician in Amarillo: $1,073/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Amarillo at $54,360 a year. About 750 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $36,100 and the 90th is $82,660. Pay ranks 328th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($854/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,073 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Oklahoma City, about 248 miles away, at $1,247 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,073
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,360
$36,100 to $82,660
Rent (1 bd)
$854
$1,017 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
328th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $54,360.
- Taxes$720
- Rent$854
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$1,073
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,360
- Federal income tax
- −$4,485
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,159
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $45,717
- Effective tax rate
- 15.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $854
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,737
Left over each month
$4,530 gross, minus $720 in tax and $2,737 in living costs.
$1,073
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Oklahoma City, $1,247/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Amarillo?
$54,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Amarillo?
$1,073 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $854, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Oklahoma City, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,247 a month, more than Amarillo.