Electrician · Austin, TX
Electrician in Austin: $988/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Austin at $60,390 a year. About 7,340 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $39,260 and the 90th is $78,820. Pay ranks 237th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $988 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 206 miles away, at $1,458 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$988
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,390
$39,260 to $78,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
7,340
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
237th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $60,390.
- Taxes$807
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$988
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,390
- Federal income tax
- −$5,067
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,620
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,703
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$988 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,458/mo.
Electrician leftover by city →Best cities for electricians to move to →Electrician nearby
Compare Austin with another city
Other jobs in Austin
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a electrician make in Austin?
$60,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,340 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Austin?
$988 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Beaumont, about 206 miles away, leaves $1,458 a month, more than Austin.