Electrician · Memphis, TN
Electrician in Memphis: $1,334/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Memphis at $60,890 a year. About 2,770 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $38,670 and the 90th is $84,890. Pay ranks 230th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,334 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 244 miles away, at $2,204 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,334
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,890
$38,670 to $84,890
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
2,770
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
230th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $60,890.
- Taxes$827
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$1,334
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,890
- Federal income tax
- −$5,268
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,658
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,964
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$5,074 gross, minus $827 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$1,334
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $2,204/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Memphis?
$60,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,770 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Memphis?
$1,334 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Evansville, about 244 miles away, leaves $2,204 a month, more than Memphis.