Electrician · Jackson, TN
Electrician in Jackson: $1,183/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Jackson at $60,360 a year. About 520 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th is $81,660. Pay ranks 240th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,183 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 174 miles away, at $2,204 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,183
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,360
$37,650 to $81,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
520
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
240th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $60,360.
- Taxes$819
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$1,183
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,360
- Federal income tax
- −$5,205
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,618
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,538
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $3,028
Left over each month
$5,030 gross, minus $819 in tax and $3,028 in living costs.
$1,183
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $2,204/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Jackson?
$60,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Jackson?
$1,183 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Evansville, about 174 miles away, leaves $2,204 a month, more than Jackson.