Electrician · Eugene, OR
Electrician in Eugene: $2,093/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Eugene at $94,680 a year. About 750 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $56,420 and the 90th is $122,700. Pay ranks 20th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,403/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,093 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 157 miles away, at $3,053 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,093
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,680
$56,420 to $122,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,403
$1,670 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
20th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $94,680.
- Taxes$2,286
- Rent$1,403
- Other living costs$2,108
- Left over$2,093
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,680
- Federal income tax
- −$12,444
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,243
- State income tax (OR)
- −$7,743
- Take-home pay
- $67,250
- Effective tax rate
- 29.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,403
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,511
Left over each month
$7,890 gross, minus $2,286 in tax and $3,511 in living costs.
$2,093
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $3,053/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Eugene?
$94,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Eugene?
$2,093 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,403, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Longview, about 157 miles away, leaves $3,053 a month, more than Eugene.