Electrician · Morristown, TN
Electrician in Morristown: $1,201/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Morristown at $57,170 a year. About 180 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $38,200 and the 90th is $82,380. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($879/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,201 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 134 miles away, at $1,914 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,201
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,170
$38,200 to $82,380
Rent (1 bd)
$879
$1,046 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
304th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $57,170.
- Taxes$766
- Rent$879
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$1,201
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,170
- Federal income tax
- −$4,822
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,374
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $47,975
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $879
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$4,764 gross, minus $766 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$1,201
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chattanooga, $1,914/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Morristown?
$57,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Morristown?
$1,201 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $879, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Chattanooga, about 134 miles away, leaves $1,914 a month, more than Morristown.