Electrician · Las Vegas, NV
Electrician in Las Vegas: $1,583/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Las Vegas at $70,890 a year. About 5,730 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $45,810 and the 90th is $121,200. Pay ranks 133rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,267/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,583 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 220 miles away, at $1,619 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,583
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$70,890
$45,810 to $121,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,267
$1,508 (2 bd)
Employment
5,730
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
133rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $70,890.
- Taxes$1,016
- Rent$1,267
- Other$2,042
- Left$1,583
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $70,890
- Federal income tax
- −$6,766
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,423
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $58,701
- Effective tax rate
- 17.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,267
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $592
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,309
After tax and rent
$1,583 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $1,619/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Las Vegas?
$70,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,730 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Las Vegas?
$1,583 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,267, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
El Centro, about 220 miles away, leaves $1,619 a month, more than Las Vegas.