Electrician · Grants Pass, OR

Electrician in Grants Pass: $1,949/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Grants Pass at $88,140 a year. About 60 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $53,460 and the 90th is $133,260. Pay ranks 27th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,949 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Portland, about 228 miles away, at $2,669 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,949

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$88,140

$53,460 to $133,260

Rent (1 bd)

$1,128

$1,343 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.42

Pay rank

27th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $88,140.

Taxes$2,077
Rent$1,128
Other living costs$2,191
Left over$1,949

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $88,140
Federal income tax: −$11,005
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,743
State income tax (OR): −$7,171
Take-home pay: $63,221
Effective tax rate: 28.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,128
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $618
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,319

Left over each month

$7,345 gross, minus $2,077 in tax and $3,319 in living costs.

$1,949

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Portland, $2,669/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Grants Pass?

$88,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Grants Pass?

$1,949 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Portland, about 228 miles away, leaves $2,669 a month, more than Grants Pass.