Electrician · Huntington, WV
Electrician in Huntington: $1,424/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Huntington at $63,620 a year. About 870 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.28). The 10th percentile is $37,900 and the 90th is $96,600. Pay ranks 176th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 239 miles away, at $2,979 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,424
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,620
$37,900 to $96,600
Rent (1 bd)
$801
$954 (2 bd)
Employment
870
Location quotient 1.28
Pay rank
176th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $63,620.
- Taxes$1,059
- Rent$801
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$1,424
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,620
- Federal income tax
- −$5,610
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,867
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,228
- Take-home pay
- $50,915
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $801
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $607
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,819
Left over each month
$5,302 gross, minus $1,059 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.
$1,424
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $2,979/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Huntington?
$63,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 870 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Huntington?
$1,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kokomo, about 239 miles away, leaves $2,979 a month, more than Huntington.