Electrician · Lewiston, ID
Electrician in Lewiston: $1,920/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Lewiston at $77,130 a year. About 230 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.61). The 10th percentile is $45,890 and the 90th is $104,590. Pay ranks 85th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,920 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 111 miles away, at $3,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,920
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,130
$45,890 to $104,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.61
Pay rank
85th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $77,130.
- Taxes$1,504
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$1,920
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,130
- Federal income tax
- −$8,583
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,900
- State income tax (ID)
- −$3,561
- Take-home pay
- $59,086
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$6,428 gross, minus $1,504 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$1,920
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kennewick, $3,028/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Lewiston?
$77,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Lewiston?
$1,920 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kennewick, about 111 miles away, leaves $3,028 a month, more than Lewiston.