Electrician · Mount Vernon, WA
Electrician in Mount Vernon: $2,995/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Mount Vernon at $104,510 a year. About 740 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.89). The 10th percentile is $55,590 and the 90th is $156,620. Pay ranks 3rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,652/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,995 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 162 miles away, at $3,053 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,995
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,510
$55,590 to $156,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,652
$1,967 (2 bd)
Employment
740
Location quotient 2.89
Pay rank
3rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $104,510.
- Taxes$1,883
- Rent$1,652
- Other living costs$2,179
- Left over$2,995
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,510
- Federal income tax
- −$14,606
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,995
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,909
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,652
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $622
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,831
Left over each month
$8,709 gross, minus $1,883 in tax and $3,831 in living costs.
$2,995
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $3,053/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Mount Vernon?
$104,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 740 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Mount Vernon?
$2,995 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,652, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Longview, about 162 miles away, leaves $3,053 a month, more than Mount Vernon.