Electrician · Hot Springs, AR

Electrician in Hot Springs: $493/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Hot Springs at $46,650 a year. About 250 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.36). The 10th percentile is $29,640 and the 90th is $61,370. Pay ranks 380th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $493 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Joplin, about 189 miles away, at $1,762 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$493

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$46,650

$29,640 to $61,370

Rent (1 bd)

$811

$965 (2 bd)

Employment

250

Location quotient 1.36

Pay rank

380th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $46,650.

Taxes$728
Rent$811
Other living costs$1,856
Left over$493

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $46,650
Federal income tax: −$3,560
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,569
State income tax (AR): −$1,607
Take-home pay: $37,915
Effective tax rate: 18.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $811
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,667

Left over each month

$3,888 gross, minus $728 in tax and $2,667 in living costs.

$493

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Joplin, $1,762/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Hot Springs?

$46,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Hot Springs?

$493 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Joplin, about 189 miles away, leaves $1,762 a month, more than Hot Springs.