Electrician · Longview, TX
Electrician in Longview: $639/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Longview at $47,580 a year. About 630 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $35,270 and the 90th is $74,020. Pay ranks 375th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($832/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $639 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 248 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$639
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,580
$35,270 to $74,020
Rent (1 bd)
$832
$991 (2 bd)
Employment
630
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
375th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $47,580.
- Taxes$609
- Rent$832
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$639
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,580
- Federal income tax
- −$3,671
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,640
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $40,269
- Effective tax rate
- 15.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $832
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,717
Left over each month
$3,965 gross, minus $609 in tax and $2,717 in living costs.
$639
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $1,467/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Longview?
$47,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Longview?
$639 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $832, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Longview.