Electrician · Bellingham, WA
Electrician in Bellingham: $2,842/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Bellingham at $97,590 a year. About 560 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $57,530 and the 90th is $127,180. Pay ranks 16th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,842 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 187 miles away, at $3,053 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,842
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,590
$57,530 to $127,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 1.26
Pay rank
16th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $97,590.
- Taxes$1,712
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$2,842
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,590
- Federal income tax
- −$13,084
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,466
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,041
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$8,133 gross, minus $1,712 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$2,842
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $3,053/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Bellingham?
$97,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Bellingham?
$2,842 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Longview, about 187 miles away, leaves $3,053 a month, more than Bellingham.