Electrician · Odessa, TX
Electrician in Odessa: $931/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Odessa at $57,110 a year. About 1,030 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.61). The 10th percentile is $41,690 and the 90th is $75,150. Pay ranks 306th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $931 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 237 miles away, at $1,073 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$931
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,110
$41,690 to $75,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,178
$1,402 (2 bd)
Employment
1,030
Location quotient 2.61
Pay rank
306th 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 $57,110.
- Taxes$765
- Rent$1,178
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$931
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,110
- Federal income tax
- −$4,815
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,369
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $47,926
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,178
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,063
Left over each month
$4,759 gross, minus $765 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.
$931
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $1,073/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Odessa?
$57,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,030 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Odessa?
$931 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Amarillo, about 237 miles away, leaves $1,073 a month, more than Odessa.