Electrician · Killeen, TX
Electrician in Killeen: $712/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Killeen at $49,660 a year. About 550 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $36,880 and the 90th is $75,360. Pay ranks 360th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $712 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 227 miles away, at $1,446 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$712
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,660
$36,880 to $75,360
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
550
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
360th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $49,660.
- Taxes$643
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,851
- Left over$712
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,660
- Federal income tax
- −$3,921
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,799
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $41,940
- Effective tax rate
- 15.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $536
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,783
Left over each month
$4,138 gross, minus $643 in tax and $2,783 in living costs.
$712
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,446/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Killeen?
$49,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 550 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Killeen?
$712 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Beaumont, about 227 miles away, leaves $1,446 a month, more than Killeen.