Electrician · Houston, TX
Electrician in Houston: $1,005/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Houston at $59,180 a year. About 19,730 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $38,800 and the 90th is $84,470. Pay ranks 262nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,005 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 71 miles away, at $1,458 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,005
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,180
$38,800 to $84,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
19,730
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
262nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,180.
- Taxes$787
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$1,005
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,180
- Federal income tax
- −$4,922
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,527
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,731
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$1,005 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,458/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Houston?
$59,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 19,730 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Houston?
$1,005 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Beaumont, about 71 miles away, leaves $1,458 a month, more than Houston.