Electrician · Lawton, OK
Electrician in Lawton: $1,138/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Lawton at $56,500 a year. About 190 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $44,630 and the 90th is $90,370. Pay ranks 316th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,138 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wichita, about 225 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,138
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,500
$44,630 to $90,370
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
316th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $56,500.
- Taxes$938
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,821
- Left over$1,138
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,500
- Federal income tax
- −$4,742
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,322
- State income tax (OK)
- −$2,194
- Take-home pay
- $45,243
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $359
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $404
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $314
- Total spending
- $2,632
Left over each month
$4,708 gross, minus $938 in tax and $2,632 in living costs.
$1,138
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wichita, $1,588/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Lawton?
$56,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Lawton?
$1,138 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Wichita, about 225 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Lawton.