Electrician · Idaho Falls, ID

Electrician in Idaho Falls: $1,340/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Idaho Falls at $65,350 a year. About 540 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 $37,610 and the 90th is $100,770. Pay ranks 162nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,340 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 225 miles away, at $2,073 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,340

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$65,350

$37,610 to $100,770

Rent (1 bd)

$984

$1,172 (2 bd)

Employment

540

Location quotient 1.36

Pay rank

162nd of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $65,350.

Taxes$1,157
Rent$984
Other living costs$1,965
Left over$1,340

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $65,350
Federal income tax: −$5,991
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,999
State income tax (ID): −$2,890
Take-home pay: $51,470
Effective tax rate: 21.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $984
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $563
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $2,949

Left over each month

$5,446 gross, minus $1,157 in tax and $2,949 in living costs.

$1,340

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 Idaho Falls?

$65,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,340 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Billings, about 225 miles away, leaves $2,073 a month, more than Idaho Falls.