Electrician · Cheyenne, WY
Electrician in Cheyenne: $2,041/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Cheyenne at $74,590 a year. About 530 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.26). The 10th percentile is $46,820 and the 90th is $94,230. Pay ranks 117th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,021/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,041 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Casper is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,680 left over a month), and Cheyenne still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,041
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,590
$46,820 to $94,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,021
$1,216 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 2.26
Pay rank
117th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $74,590.
- Taxes$1,144
- Rent$1,021
- Other living costs$2,010
- Left over$2,041
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,590
- Federal income tax
- −$8,024
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,706
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $60,860
- Effective tax rate
- 18.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,021
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,031
Left over each month
$6,216 gross, minus $1,144 in tax and $3,031 in living costs.
$2,041
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Casper, $1,680/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Cheyenne?
$74,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Cheyenne?
$2,041 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,021, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Cheyenne leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Casper at $1,680 a month.