Electrician · Fayetteville, AR
Electrician in Fayetteville: $332/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Fayetteville at $49,230 a year. About 1,810 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $35,680 and the 90th is $74,120. Pay ranks 361st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,145/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $332 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jefferson City, about 206 miles away, at $1,933 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$332
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,230
$35,680 to $74,120
Rent (1 bd)
$1,145
$1,363 (2 bd)
Employment
1,810
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
361st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $49,230.
- Taxes$779
- Rent$1,145
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$332
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,230
- Federal income tax
- −$3,869
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,766
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,707
- Take-home pay
- $39,888
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,145
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,992
Left over each month
$4,103 gross, minus $779 in tax and $2,992 in living costs.
$332
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jefferson City, $1,933/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Fayetteville?
$49,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,810 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Fayetteville?
$332 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,145, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Jefferson City, about 206 miles away, leaves $1,933 a month, more than Fayetteville.