Electrician · Missoula, MT
Electrician in Missoula: $1,951/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Missoula at $79,250 a year. About 280 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $49,240 and the 90th is $81,150. Pay ranks 56th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,951 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kennewick, about 241 miles away, at $3,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,951
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,250
$49,240 to $81,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
56th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $79,250.
- Taxes$1,556
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$1,951
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,250
- Federal income tax
- −$9,049
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,063
- State income tax (MT)
- −$3,561
- Take-home pay
- $60,577
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$6,604 gross, minus $1,556 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$1,951
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 Missoula?
$79,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Missoula?
$1,951 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Kennewick, about 241 miles away, leaves $3,028 a month, more than Missoula.