Electrician · Midland, TX
Electrician in Midland: $1,029/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Midland at $59,530 a year. About 980 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.64). The 10th percentile is $38,960 and the 90th is $77,950. Pay ranks 255th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,254/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,029 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 218 miles away, at $1,085 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,029
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,530
$38,960 to $77,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,254
$1,493 (2 bd)
Employment
980
Location quotient 1.64
Pay rank
255th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $59,530.
- Taxes$793
- Rent$1,254
- Other$1,885
- Left$1,029
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,530
- Federal income tax
- −$4,964
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,554
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,012
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,254
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$1,029 left/mo
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $1,085/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Midland?
$59,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 980 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Midland?
$1,029 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,254, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Amarillo, about 218 miles away, leaves $1,085 a month, more than Midland.