Electrician · Kennewick, WA
Electrician in Kennewick: $3,028/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Kennewick at $99,850 a year. About 1,050 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.66). The 10th percentile is $48,260 and the 90th is $125,380. Pay ranks 10th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,331/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,028 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 164 miles away, at $3,053 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,028
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,850
$48,260 to $125,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,331
$1,585 (2 bd)
Employment
1,050
Location quotient 1.66
Pay rank
10th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $99,850.
- Taxes$1,768
- Rent$1,331
- Other living costs$2,194
- Left over$3,028
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,850
- Federal income tax
- −$13,581
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,639
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $78,630
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,331
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,525
Left over each month
$8,321 gross, minus $1,768 in tax and $3,525 in living costs.
$3,028
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $3,053/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Kennewick?
$99,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,050 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Kennewick?
$3,028 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,331, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Longview, about 164 miles away, leaves $3,053 a month, more than Kennewick.