Electrician · Johnson City, TN
Electrician in Johnson City: $801/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Johnson City at $52,190 a year. About 270 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $38,930 and the 90th is $101,520. Pay ranks 342nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($969/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $801 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 190 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$801
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,190
$38,930 to $101,520
Rent (1 bd)
$969
$1,154 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
342nd 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 $52,190.
- Taxes$685
- Rent$969
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$801
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,190
- Federal income tax
- −$4,224
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,993
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $43,973
- Effective tax rate
- 15.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $969
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,863
Left over each month
$4,349 gross, minus $685 in tax and $2,863 in living costs.
$801
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chattanooga, $1,914/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Johnson City?
$52,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Johnson City?
$801 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $969, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 190 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Johnson City.