Electrician · Clarksville, TN
Electrician in Clarksville: $1,198/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Clarksville at $58,670 a year. About 500 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $40,100 and the 90th is $91,400. Pay ranks 274th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,198 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Champaign, about 247 miles away, at $3,453 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,198
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,670
$40,100 to $91,400
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
274th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $58,670.
- Taxes$791
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$1,198
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,670
- Federal income tax
- −$5,002
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,488
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,180
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $371
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $418
- Utilities and internet
- $232
- Everything else
- $325
- Total spending
- $2,900
Left over each month
$4,889 gross, minus $791 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.
$1,198
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Champaign, $3,453/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Clarksville?
$58,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Clarksville?
$1,198 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Champaign, about 247 miles away, leaves $3,453 a month, more than Clarksville.