Electrician · Brownsville, TX
Electrician in Brownsville: $410/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Brownsville at $46,080 a year. About 450 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $32,180 and the 90th is $66,420. Pay ranks 382nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $410 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, at $1,192 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$410
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,080
$32,180 to $66,420
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
382nd 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 $46,080.
- Taxes$585
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$410
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,080
- Federal income tax
- −$3,491
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,525
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $39,064
- Effective tax rate
- 15.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$3,840 gross, minus $585 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$410
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Corpus Christi, $1,192/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Brownsville?
$46,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Brownsville?
$410 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, leaves $1,192 a month, more than Brownsville.