Electrician · Beckley, WV
Electrician in Beckley: $1,330/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Beckley at $63,060 a year. About 380 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.81). The 10th percentile is $43,470 and the 90th is $90,900. Pay ranks 188th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($853/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,330 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 224 miles away, at $2,199 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,330
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,060
$43,470 to $90,900
Rent (1 bd)
$853
$1,015 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 1.81
Pay rank
188th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $63,060.
- Taxes$1,046
- Rent$853
- Other living costs$2,026
- Left over$1,330
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,060
- Federal income tax
- −$5,529
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,824
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,201
- Take-home pay
- $50,506
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $853
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $611
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$5,255 gross, minus $1,046 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
$1,330
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $2,199/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Beckley?
$63,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Beckley?
$1,330 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $853, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Akron, about 224 miles away, leaves $2,199 a month, more than Beckley.