Electrician · Longview, WA
Electrician in Longview: $3,053/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Longview at $96,860 a year. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.48). The 10th percentile is $56,670 and the 90th is $126,100. Pay ranks 18th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,100/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,053 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Kennewick is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,028 left over a month), and Longview still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,053
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,860
$56,670 to $126,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,100
$1,309 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.48
Pay rank
18th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $96,860.
- Taxes$1,694
- Rent$1,100
- Other living costs$2,224
- Left over$3,053
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,860
- Federal income tax
- −$12,923
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,410
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $76,527
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,100
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $667
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,324
Left over each month
$8,072 gross, minus $1,694 in tax and $3,324 in living costs.
$3,053
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 Longview?
$96,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Longview?
$3,053 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,100, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Longview leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Kennewick at $3,028 a month.