Electrician · McAllen, TX
Electrician in McAllen: $602/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in McAllen at $46,930 a year. About 670 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.46). The 10th percentile is $34,520 and the 90th is $71,850. Pay ranks 379th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($863/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $602 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 208 miles away, at $1,279 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$602
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,930
$34,520 to $71,850
Rent (1 bd)
$863
$1,027 (2 bd)
Employment
670
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
379th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $46,930.
- Taxes$599
- Rent$863
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$602
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,930
- Federal income tax
- −$3,593
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,590
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $39,747
- Effective tax rate
- 15.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $863
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $532
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,710
Left over each month
$3,911 gross, minus $599 in tax and $2,710 in living costs.
$602
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $1,279/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in McAllen?
$46,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in McAllen?
$602 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $863, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,279 a month, more than McAllen.