Electrician · Bozeman, MT

Electrician in Bozeman: $1,442/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Bozeman at $78,230 a year. About 440 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $51,770 and the 90th is $92,150. Pay ranks 71st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,442 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 113 miles away, at $2,073 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,442

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$78,230

$51,770 to $92,150

Rent (1 bd)

$1,684

$2,005 (2 bd)

Employment

440

Location quotient 1.25

Pay rank

71st of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $78,230.

Taxes$1,526
Rent$1,684
Other living costs$1,867
Left over$1,442

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $78,230
Federal income tax: −$8,825
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,985
State income tax (MT): −$3,501
Take-home pay: $59,920
Effective tax rate: 23.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,684
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $472
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,551

Left over each month

$6,519 gross, minus $1,526 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.

$1,442

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Billings, $2,073/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Bozeman?

$78,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Bozeman?

$1,442 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Billings, about 113 miles away, leaves $2,073 a month, more than Bozeman.