Electrician · Corpus Christi, TX

Electrician in Corpus Christi: $1,192/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Corpus Christi at $59,410 a year. About 1,080 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $36,160 and the 90th is $79,360. Pay ranks 258th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,072/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,192 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 245 miles away, at $1,446 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,192

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,410

$36,160 to $79,360

Rent (1 bd)

$1,072

$1,276 (2 bd)

Employment

1,080

Location quotient 1.15

Pay rank

258th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,410.

Taxes$803
Rent$1,072
Other living costs$1,884
Left over$1,192

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,410
Federal income tax: −$5,091
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,545
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $49,774
Effective tax rate: 16.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,072
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $569
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,956

Left over each month

$4,951 gross, minus $803 in tax and $2,956 in living costs.

$1,192

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,446/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Corpus Christi?

$59,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,080 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,192 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,072, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Beaumont, about 245 miles away, leaves $1,446 a month, more than Corpus Christi.