Electrician · El Paso, TX

Electrician in El Paso: $568/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in El Paso at $48,140 a year. About 1,380 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $34,710 and the 90th is $71,530. Pay ranks 370th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,008/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $568 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 211 miles away, at $1,017 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$568

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$48,140

$34,710 to $71,530

Rent (1 bd)

$1,008

$1,200 (2 bd)

Employment

1,380

Location quotient 0.83

Pay rank

370th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $48,140.

Taxes$618
Rent$1,008
Other living costs$1,817
Left over$568

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $48,140
Federal income tax: −$3,738
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,683
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $40,719
Effective tax rate: 15.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,008
Groceries: $356
Getting around: $527
Healthcare: $401
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $312
Total spending: $2,825

Left over each month

$4,012 gross, minus $618 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.

$568

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $1,017/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in El Paso?

$48,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,380 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$568 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,008, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Midland, about 211 miles away, leaves $1,017 a month, more than El Paso.