Electrician · Laredo, TX
Electrician in Laredo: $473/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Laredo at $46,140 a year. About 340 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $28,390 and the 90th is $63,910. Pay ranks 381st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($901/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $473 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 90 miles away, at $1,279 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$473
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,140
$28,390 to $63,910
Rent (1 bd)
$901
$1,073 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
381st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $46,140.
- Taxes$586
- Rent$901
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$473
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,140
- Federal income tax
- −$3,498
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,530
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $39,112
- Effective tax rate
- 15.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $901
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,786
Left over each month
$3,845 gross, minus $586 in tax and $2,786 in living costs.
$473
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $1,279/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Laredo?
$46,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Laredo?
$473 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $901, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 90 miles away, leaves $1,279 a month, more than Laredo.