Electrician · Great Falls, MT

Electrician in Great Falls: $1,906/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Great Falls at $76,960 a year. About 170 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $48,800 and the 90th is $94,670. Pay ranks 91st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,906 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 167 miles away, at $2,073 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,906

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$76,960

$48,800 to $94,670

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

170

Location quotient 0.94

Pay rank

91st of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $76,960.

Taxes$1,488
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$1,906

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $76,960
Federal income tax: −$8,545
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,887
State income tax (MT): −$3,426
Take-home pay: $59,101
Effective tax rate: 23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,019

Left over each month

$6,413 gross, minus $1,488 in tax and $3,019 in living costs.

$1,906

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Billings, $2,073/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Great Falls?

$76,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Great Falls?

$1,906 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Billings, about 167 miles away, leaves $2,073 a month, more than Great Falls.